Nuclear Grade Hafnium vs. 90-silver 10-nickel
Both nuclear grade hafnium and 90-silver 10-nickel are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 13 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 90-silver 10-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 82 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 30 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 | |
| 250 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 130 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 140 | |
| 260 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.3 | |
| 4.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 6.7 to 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.4 | |
| 8.5 to 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 | |
| 11 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
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| Hafnium (Hf), % | 99.8 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 8.8 to 11 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 89 to 91 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.23 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |