Description of Zirconium Plate
Zirconium (Zr) is a silver metal with a density of 6.52 g/cm3. Zr has a very small neutron absorption cross-section and a relatively high melting point (1855 °C or 3371 °F), making zirconium a great material for nuclear power rods. In the 1990s, about 90% of zirconium produced every year is consumed by the nuclear industry. However, as more and more people get familiar with Zr and its compound, more applications have been found. Zirconium metal and Zirconium alloys have advantages in specialized chemical environments - primarily acetic and hydrochloric acids. The corrosion resistance of Zirconium comes from a tightly adhered oxide that forms almost instantaneously. As a result, zirconium has been used to make electrodes components, foils, flanges bolts, tubes and rods for special applications. Zirconium products also have wide applications in medical equipment, such as zirconium implants. As Zirconium sheets have better mechanical strength under high temperature, it is also used as support and structure components for high-temperature applications.
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Zirconium Plate Applications:
• Used to make high temperature superconductive materials, such as heat exchanger.
• Used to make electrodes components, foils, flanges bolts, tubes and rods for special applications.
• Wide applications in medical equipment, such as zirconium implants.
• Zirconium alloys are also considered to be promising materials for commercial amorphous metal, also called metallic glass. Compared with common metal materials, amorphous metal has no grain boundaries, leading to better wear resistance and hardness.
Multiple sizes are available and we do make customized products. High purity, 99.95% products made from zirconium crystal bars are also available.
Available sizes of our zirconium plates and zirconium sheets
Specification of Zirconium Plate
Material | Zr702, Zr704, Zr705 |
Thickness | 0.5~50mm, or 0.02"~2" |
Width | <1000mm, or 36" |
Length | <2000mm, or 72" |
Physical Properties of Zirconium Plate
Material | State | Rm(≥)/MPa | Rp0.2(Pa | A50mm(≥)/% |
Zirconium 702 (UNS R60702) | annealed | 379 | 207 | 16 |
Zirconium 704 (UNS R60704) | annealed | 413 | 241 | 14 |
Zirconium 705 (UNS R60705) | annealed | 552 | 379 | 16 |
Composition of Zirconium Materials
| Zr 702 | Zr 704 | Zr 705 | Zircaloy-2 | Zircaloy-4 |
Sn | / | 1~2% | 1~2% | 1.2~1.7% | 1.2~1.7% |
Fe | <0.05% | 0.1~0.2% | <0.05% | 0.07~0.2% | 0.07~0.2% |
Cr | <0.05% | 0.1~0.2% | <0.01% | 0.05~0.15% | 0.05~0.15% |
Ni | / | / | / | 0.03~0.08% | <0.007% |
Hf | 1~2.5% | <4.5% | <4.5% | <200ppm for Nuclear industry | <200ppm for Nuclear industry |
Nb | / | / | 2~3% | | |
Zn+Hf | ~99.5% | ~97.5% | ~95.5% | ~98% | ~98% |
Packaging of Zirconium Plate
Our Zirconium Plates are carefully handled to prevent damage during storage and transportation and to preserve the quality of our products in their original condition.
