C22600 Bronze vs. Nuclear Grade Hafnium
C22600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nuclear grade hafnium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 C22600 bronze and the bottom bar is nuclear grade hafnium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 78 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 33 | |
| 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 31 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 570 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 490 | |
| 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 130 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 5.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 14 to 100 | |
| 73 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 to 1070 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 3.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 7.4 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 18 | |
| 8.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 19 | |
| 55 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 86 to 89 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 99.8 to 100 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 10.7 to 14 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.23 |