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6066 Aluminum vs. Nuclear Grade Hafnium

6066 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 (13, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 6066 aluminum and the bottom bar is nuclear grade hafnium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
78
Elongation at Break, % 7.8 to 17
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 400
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 360
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
5.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
13

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 52
73
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 920
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
11
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 39
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9 to 17
55

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 97
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
99.8 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.23