What does zirconium mean?

Answer 1

Uses

Zirconium is used in a number of industrial applications because it is so resistant to corrosion. It is used in pumps and valves and the cores of nuclear reactors. Zirconium oxide is used to make laboratory crucibles and to line furnaces.

When zirconium is alloyed (mixed) with the element niobium, it becomes superconductive. This means that it is able to conduct electricity with very little loss of energy to electric resistance. Superconductivity is possible only at very low temperatures.

Another feature of zirconium is that it does not absorb neutrons (unlike hafnium, which absorbs neutrons, and is also found in zirconium deposits). This makes it useful in nuclear applications, where it is used as fuel cladding in nuclear reactors, and as a coating on nuclear fuel parts.

Zirconium is also used in everyday home products. Zirconium compounds are used in deodorants, flashbulbs, lamp filaments, and in artificial gemstones. Cubic zirconia is a hard, clear, gem-like material that is marketed as an inexpensive diamond-like gemstone. Colored cubic zirconia is sold as simulants of many different gemstones.

Answer 2

Zirconium is used for: * nuclear reactor components - zircaloy 2 (alloy with some Sn, Cr, Fe, O): nuclear fuel rods - zircaloy 4: calandria - Zr-Nb: pressure tubes - U-Zr-Er-H: nuclear fuel * alloys for space aircraft and aviation (Zr-Al) * to made pumps, pipes and valves for special processes in chemical industry * getter, its values are flash bulbs * component of incendiary bombs * crucibles, etc. (cheaper than platinum crucibles)

Answer 3

• cubic zirconia synthetic gems (diamond substitutes)
• zircaloy nuclear reactor fuel pellet cladding
• dental implants
• knee and hip replacements
• middle-ear ossicular chain reconstruction
• ZS-9 for oral therapy in the treatment of hyperkalemia (elevated serum potassium levels)
• deodorants and antiperspirants
• water purifiers
• the human body contains, on average, 250 milligrams of zirconium
• zirconium is widely distributed in nature and is found in all biological systems
• etc.

Answer 4

Zirconium is used for: * nuclear reactor components - zircaloy 2 (alloy with some Sn, Cr, Fe, O): nuclear fuel rods - zircaloy 4: calandria - Zr-Nb: pressure tubes - U-Zr-Er-H: nuclear fuel * alloys for space aircraft and aviation (Zr-Al) * to made pumps, pipes and valves for special processes in chemical industry * getter, its values are flash bulbs * component of incendiary bombs * crucibles, etc. (cheaper than platinum crucibles)

Answer 5

* nuclear reactor components - zircaloy 2 (alloy with some Sn, Cr, Fe, O): nuclear fuel rods - zircaloy 4: calandria - Zr-Nb: pressure tubes - U-Zr-Er-H: nuclear fuel * alloys for space aircraft and aviation (Zr-Al) * to made pumps, pipes and valves for special processes in chemical industry * getter, its values are flash bulbs * component of incendiary bombs * crucibles, etc. (cheaper than platinum crucibles)

Answer 6

Zirconium is an element that is a metal used for pumps and valves because of its corrosion resistant properties. Zirconium has the atomic number of and a mass of 91.224.

Answer 7

• zircalloy
• cubic zirconia
• zircon
• etc.

Answer 8

Zirconium does not react well with many corrosive agents, but it will dissolve in hydrochloric and sulfuric acid, especially if fluorine is present.

Answer 9

Its an element on the Periodic Table.