Nuclear Grade Hafnium vs. EN 1.1118 Cast Steel
Nuclear grade hafnium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.1118 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nuclear grade hafnium and the bottom bar is EN 1.1118 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 14 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 | |
| 700 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 | |
| 460 to 630 |
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 | |
| 97 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 550 to 1050 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 25 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.4 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 | |
| 22 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.25 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 99.8 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 97.3 to 98.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 1.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.23 | |
| 0 |