Zirconium (Zr) is a highperformance metal valued for its exceptional corrosion resistance, hightemperature stability, and compatibility with aggressive chemical environments. Its ability to resist acids, alkalis, and seawater makes it essential in chemical processing, desalination, and industrial fluidhandling systems.
In the nuclear industry, Zirconium alloys are critical for fuel cladding due to their low neutronabsorption crosssection and excellent structural stability under extreme heat and radiation. This makes Zirconium indispensable in modern reactor designs.
Zirconium’s high melting point and oxidation resistance support applications in aerospace, foundry equipment, and hightemperature furnace components. In electronics and advanced ceramics, zirconiabased materials provide superior toughness, thermal shock resistance, and ionic conductivity.
With its combination of chemical inertness, thermal resilience, and nucleargrade performance, Zirconium is a key material for advanced energy systems, chemical processing, and hightemperature industrial technologies.
General Properties
| Properties | Value |
| Element Name | Zirconium |
| Symbol | Zr |
| Atomic Number | 40 |
| CAS Number | 7440677 |
| EC (EINECS) Number | 2311769 |
| Appearance | Silverywhite / grayish metallic solid |
| Atomic Weight | 91.224 |
| Density | 6.49–6.52 g/cm³ at 20 °C |
| Melting Point | 1852–1855 °C (≈2125–2128 K) |
| Boiling Point | 4377–4409 °C (≈4650–4682 K) |
| Crystal Structure | Hexagonal closepacked (hcp) |
| Hardness | Mohs 5.0; Vickers 820–1800 MPa |
| Thermal Conductivity | 22–23 W/(m·K) |
Product Availability
We supply high purity Zirconium (Zr) pellets, shot, ingots, powders, oxides, alloys and precision machined parts engineered for industrial applications requiring exceptional
thermal resistance.
| Purity | Up to 99.999% (5N) |
| Forms | Pellets, Shot, Ingots, powders & oxide or custom req |
| Components | machined or customfabricated Based on drawings |
| Packaging | Vacuumsealed, moistureprotected packaging |
For inquiries regarding Vanadium materials, alloys and parts, please contact our sales team for details at sales@american-gmg.com.