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Nuclear Grade Hafnium vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

Nuclear grade hafnium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S32304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nuclear grade hafnium and the bottom bar is S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 78
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 130
290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.9
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 13
7.7

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 11
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.4
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 55
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Hafnium (Hf), % 99.8 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.23
0