Nuclear Grade Hafnium vs. R60901 Alloy
Both nuclear grade hafnium and R60901 alloy are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nuclear grade hafnium and the bottom bar is R60901 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 | |
| 500 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 | |
| 350 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 140 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 6.6 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 73 | |
| 88 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 640 to 760 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.3 | |
| 8.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.4 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 | |
| 58 to 67 |
Alloy Composition
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 99.8 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.4 to 2.8 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 96.8 to 97.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.29 |