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Nuclear Grade Hafnium vs. AWS E630

Nuclear grade hafnium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS E630 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nuclear grade hafnium and the bottom bar is AWS E630.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 78
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.9
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 13
7.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 11
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.4
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 55
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 16.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.3 to 4.0
Hafnium (Hf), % 99.8 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
71.6 to 75.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.23
0