Nuclear Grade Hafnium vs. N07041 Nickel
Nuclear grade hafnium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 N07041 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 14 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 | |
| 1400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 | |
| 1050 |
Thermal Properties
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 140 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.9 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 13 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 73 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 2510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.3 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.4 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 | |
| 38 |