Parameter

Pearson symbol
Structure type
Space group
Prototype

Hf

Hf,Nb

hP2

cI2

cph

bcc

P63/mmc

Im3m

Mg

Parameter
Voltage
Current
Wavelength
Time
JCPDS number

Values
35 KV
19.7 mA
1.788970
1200 secs
01-089-5154

Nb weight % in Hf-Nb alloy

20
30
40

2 (in degrees)

d(spacing in )

a(lattice parameter in )

42.477
42.871
43.295

2.469
2.448
2.425

1
1
1

1
1
1

0
0
0

3.492
3.461
3.429

3.493
3.477
Lattice parameter (in )

3.461
3.445
3.429
20

30
Nb wt % in Hf-Nb alloy

30
% in Hf-Nb alloy

40

Material
Pure Hf
Hf-20 wt % Nb alloy
Hf-30 wt % Nb alloy
Hf-40 wt % Nb alloy

v(volume=a^3 in )
44.65
42.583
41.473
40.323

0
20
30
40

44.65
42.583
41.473
40.323

45
44
43
42
Volume

41
40
39
38
0

10

15

20

25

30

Nb weight % in Hf-Nb alloy

35

40

Material

Hardness value

Pure Hf

200 5

Hf-20 wt % Nb alloy

253 10

Hf-30 wt % Nb alloy

273 10

Hf-40 wt % Nb alloy

330 3

360

300

240
Vickers Hardness (VHN)

180

120

60

200

253

200
253
273
330

200

253

273

330

Material

Diameter(mm) Height (mm) Area (cm^2) Density(g/cm^3)

Hf-20 wt % Nb alloy

14.657

5.083

5.712

12.4

Hf-30 wt % Nb alloy

14.98

5.447

6.085

11.9

Hf-40 wt % Nb alloy

15.530

5.6

6.517

11.4

Hf-40 wt % Ti alloy

16.55

4.04

6.400

9.8

Intial weight (gm) Final weight (gm) Weightloss (gm)

8.8408

8.84057

0.00023

9.3345

9.33378

0.00072

9.4685

9.4677

0.0008

6.1322

6.1095

0.0227

0.025

0.02

0.015
Corrosion rate (in mm/yr)
0.01

0.005

0
20

20
30
30
40

0.0059
0.0180
0.0195

Nb weight % in Hf-Nb alloy

40

40

Material

Corrosionrate(mm/yr)

Hf-20 wt % Nb alloy

0.0059

Hf-30 wt % Nb alloy

0.0180

Hf-40 wt % Nb alloy

0.0195

Hf-40 wt % Ti alloy

0.656

Corrosionrate(mpy)
0.2317
0.7095
0.7683
25.8274