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EN 1.4876 Stainless Steel vs. Nuclear Grade Hafnium

EN 1.4876 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nuclear grade hafnium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4876 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nuclear grade hafnium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
78
Elongation at Break, % 33
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
5.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.0
13

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
73
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
11
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
55

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
99.8 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 38.6 to 50.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.23