Molecular Dynamics Study of Hydrogen in α-Zirconium

Table 4

Calculated Young’s modulus (GPa), bulk modulus (GPa), and Poisson’s ratio for zirconium, in comparison with experimental data.

[Direction]	EAM	MEAM	Experimental values [22]
Young’s modulus (GPa)
2    0, 0 1 0	93	74	98
0 0 0 1	117	135	125
Poisson’s ratio
2    0, 0 1 0	0.33	0.37	0.32
0 0 0 1	0.34	0.28	0.30
Bulk modulus (GPa)	96.7	98.94	96.48