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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. Nuclear Grade Hafnium

EN 1.4592 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nuclear grade hafnium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
78
Elongation at Break, % 23
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
5.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
13

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
73
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
3.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
11
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
55

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
99.8 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.23