Nuclear Grade Hafnium vs. ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel
Nuclear grade hafnium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A387 grade 9 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 nuclear grade hafnium and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 9 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 | |
| 500 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 | |
| 230 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 130 | |
| 270 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 140 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 73 | |
| 83 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 140 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.3 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.4 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 | |
| 14 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 99.8 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 87.1 to 90.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.23 | |
| 0 |