Rare Earth Metal - Zirconium (Zr 40)

Rare Industrial Metal - Zirconium

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Zirconium
Zr 40
91.224 amu
6.51 g/cm3
1,857 Degrees C
4,409 Degrees C
590.5 kJ/mol
Metallic Silver

Key Industries for Zirconium

  • Jewelry
  • Ceramic Industry
  • Vacuum Equipment
  • Nuclear Industry


Key Applications for Zirconium

  • Cladding tube for fuel elements
  • Refractory ceramics
  • Acid resistant equipment components (e.g. pipes, nozzles, valves)
  • Material for vacuum equipment
  • Electrolytes in solid oxide fuel cells
  • Cubic Zirconium
  • Pigment in ceramics
  • Nuclear reactors