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Nuclear Grade Hafnium vs. AWS E80C-B2

Nuclear grade hafnium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS E80C-B2 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nuclear grade hafnium and the bottom bar is AWS E80C-B2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 78
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.9
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 13
7.8

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 11
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.4
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 55
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Hafnium (Hf), % 99.8 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
95.3 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5