Nuclear Grade Hafnium vs. 85-platinum 15-iridium
Both nuclear grade hafnium and 85-platinum 15-iridium are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nuclear grade hafnium and the bottom bar is 85-platinum 15-iridium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 5.5 to 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 | |
| 560 to 730 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 110 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 140 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 22 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.3 | |
| 5.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 9.3 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 7.1 to 9.3 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.4 | |
| 6.9 to 8.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 | |
| 21 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
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| Hafnium (Hf), % | 99.8 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Iridium (Ir), % | 0 | |
| 14.5 to 15.5 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 84.3 to 85.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.23 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |