The use of zirconium is constantly tapping its potential. Zirconium teeth, cutting tools, anti-corrosion kits, and other fields are continuously penetrating, so new demand growth points are expected to appear.
The application field of zirconium is very wide, metal Zr only accounts for about 3% to 4%, mainly in the form of silicate, the zirconium oxide used in ceramics, refractory materials, and other fields, its part of the application accounted for more than 90% of the consumption.
In addition, because it has excellent nuclear properties, its thermal neutron absorption cross-section is small, only 0.18 × 10-28. An important use of its alloys is as fuel cladding materials and other structural materials for nuclear power reactors. Therefore, the research and development of Zr and Zr alloys are closely related to the nuclear industry. It was first used in nuclear-powered ships, and then vigorously developed atomic power stations.
Zirconium is an active metal with a high affinity for oxygen, which leads to the formation of the protective oxide film in the air at room temperature. the film makes it has excellent corrosion resistance. with excellent corrosion resistance, it has strong resistance to many sheet corrosion media, featured by good mechanical and heat transfer, and significant cost advantages, making it an excellent corrosion-resistant structural material in the field of the petrochemical industry.
Industrial zirconium is widely used in various anti-corrosion equipment. Its main applications include pressure vessels, heat exchangers, pipes, slots, shafts, mixers, and other mechanical equipment as well as valves, pumps, sprayers, pallets, mist eliminators, and towers. According to statistics, it is processed into metal zirconium (or sponge ), and then further processed into an alloy, which is used in nuclear fuel assemblies or general industry. In terms of processing difficulty, technology, and other aspects, the Zr industry chain is the highest end.
Industrial grade zirconium (or chemical-grade) is mainly used to make chemical acid-base resistant equipment, military industry, and electronic industry.
Zirconium is a silvery-white transition metal. It is easy to form an oxide film on the surface with luster. Therefore, its appearance is similar to that of steel and has corrosion resistance, but it is soluble in hydrofluoric acid and aqua regia; At high temperatures, it can react with non-metallic and many metal elements to form solid solution compounds. it has good plasticity and is easy to be processed into plates, wires, etc. it can absorb a large amount of oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and other gases when heated, which can be used as hydrogen storage materials; it has better corrosion resistance than titanium, close to niobium and tantalum.
Zirconium mainly exists in nature in the form of minerals. it ranks 20th in the earth's crust. It is more than the common metals copper, lead, nickel and zinc, but it is called a rare metal, Because the preparation process is complex and difficult to be economically extracted. In addition, among the more than 40 kinds of zirconium hafnium deposits that have been found, only about 10 kinds have industrial mining value, and only two kinds of zircon and oblique zircon are used for industrial production.
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