Nuclear Grade Hafnium vs. EN 1.0456 Steel
Nuclear grade hafnium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.0456 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nuclear grade hafnium and the bottom bar is EN 1.0456 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
24 to 26 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 | |
420 to 450 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 | |
290 to 300 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
250 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 140 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
7.8 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 73 | |
93 to 99 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
220 to 230 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.3 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
15 to 16 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.4 | |
16 to 17 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 | |
13 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.020 to 0.060 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Hafnium (Hf), % | 99.8 to 100 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
96.7 to 99.48 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 1.4 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.23 | |
0 |