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Nuclear Grade Hafnium vs. C21000 Brass

Nuclear grade hafnium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 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 C21000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 78
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
2.9 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
240 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
69 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.9
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 13
8.8

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73
13 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
21 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 11
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.4 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.4
9.6 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 55
8.1 to 15

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 0
94 to 96
Hafnium (Hf), % 99.8 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.7 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2