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Nuclear Grade Hafnium vs. ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel

Nuclear grade hafnium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ACI-ASTM CB30 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 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 nuclear grade hafnium and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 78
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.9
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 13
7.7

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 11
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.4
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 55
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Hafnium (Hf), % 99.8 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
72.9 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Residuals, % 0 to 0.23
0