Zirconium is a metal in group IVB of the periodic table with atomic number 40, an atomic weight of 91.22, and a density of 6.49 Mg/m 3. Its melting point is 1852 C, and it boils at 3580 C. The ...

Although zirconium is chemically very similar to hafnium, it is unlike hafnium in that it is very poor at absorbing neutrons.

Electron configuration and elemental properties of zirconium. (Image credit: Greg Robson/Creative Commons, Andrei Marincas Shutterstock) History Zircon, a gemstone, comes in blue, yellow, green ...

Despite similarities in crystallography and electronic structure in titanium and zirconium, it is shown that plasticity proceeds differently between the two, associated with differing dislocation ...

The zirconium alloy technology had come from a nuclear submarine design, but after the tragic failure in Japan, engineers would like to replace the material in above-ground reactors with something ...

This article will look into the properties and applications of zirconium oxide nanoparticles. Zirconium oxide nanoparticles (ZrO 2) are available in the form of nanodots, nanofluids and nanocrystals ...

At first, his team became highly excited when they thought they had discovered an example of SSB in electrons on the surfaces of crystals of zirconium silicon sulfide using a scanning tunneling ...