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Hafnium vs Iron


Iron vs Hafnium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Hf   
Fe   

Group Number
4   
14
8   
10

Period Number
6   
4   

Block
d block   
d block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440586   
30
7439896   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
229.00   
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
  
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  

Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1922   
Before 5000 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %   
25
1.1 * 10-1 %   
1

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.1 %   
1

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
37
22.00 %   
1

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
31
6.30 %   
2

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
27
0.00 %   
12

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.01 %   
5

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It has an ability to absorb neutrons and hence it is used to make control rods in nuclear submarines. And this metal is also used in Plasma welding torches.
  • It alloys with iron, titanium and niobium are very useful.
  
  • Iron metal alloy steel is used in the application of civil engineering and manufacturing.
  • Alloys of iron with nickel, vanadium, chromium, tungsten and manganese have very useful properties.
  

Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
447.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
3

In Bone
Not Available   
380.00 p.p.m.   
5

Physical Properties

Melting Point
2,150.00 °C   
10
1,535.00 °C   
25

Boiling Point
5,400.00 °C   
5
2,750.00 °C   
37

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Gray   
Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.50   
7
4.00   
10

Brinell Hardness
1,450.00 MPa   
6
200.00 MPa   
40

Vickers Hardness
1,520.00 MPa   
5
608.00 MPa   
18

Speed of Sound
3,010.00 m/s   
27
5,120.00 m/s   
8

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
65.00 %   
12

Allotropes
No   
Yes   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Ferrite (alpha Iron)   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
beta Iron   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
gamma Iron   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Hf   
Fe   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
32   
7
26   
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
1.83   
14

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.20   
7

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23   
25
1.64   
8

Allen Electronegativity
1.16   
37
1.80   
12

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
2.17   
40

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol   
40
762.50 kJ/mol   
17

2nd Energy Level
1,440.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,561.90 kJ/mol   
36

3rd Energy Level
2,250.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,957.00 kJ/mol   
29

4th Energy Level
3,216.00 kJ/mol   
99+
5,290.00 kJ/mol   
16

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
7,240.00 kJ/mol   
16

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
9,560.00 kJ/mol   
14

7th Energy level
Not Available   
12,060.00 kJ/mol   
15

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
14,580.00 kJ/mol   
14

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
22,540.00 kJ/mol   
5

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
25,290.00 kJ/mol   
8

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
28,000.00 kJ/mol   
9

12th Energy Level
Not Available   
31,920.00 kJ/mol   
9

13th Energy Level
Not Available   
34,830.00 kJ/mol   
9

14th Energy Level
Not Available   
37,840.00 kJ/mol   
11

15th Energy Level
Not Available   
44,100.00 kJ/mol   
11

16th Energy Level
Not Available   
47,206.00 kJ/mol   
13

17th Energy Level
Not Available   
122,200.00 kJ/mol   
1

18th Energy Level
Not Available   
131,000.00 kJ/mol   
2

19th Energy Level
Not Available   
140,500.00 kJ/mol   
3

20th Energy Level
Not Available   
152,600.00 kJ/mol   
5

21st Energy Level
Not Available   
163,000.00 kJ/mol   
5

22nd Energy Level
Not Available   
173,600.00 kJ/mol   
4

23rd Energy Level
Not Available   
188,100.00 kJ/mol   
4

24th Energy Level
Not Available   
195,200.00 kJ/mol   
1

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.66 g/amp-hr   
99+
0.69 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
3.90 eV   
27
4.70 eV   
10

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
72   
99+
26   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2   
[Ar] 3d6 4s2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
72   
99+
26   
99+

Number of Neutrons
106   
29
30   
99+

Number of Electrons
72   
99+
26   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
159.00 pm   
28
126.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
175.00 pm   
23
132.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
178.49 amu   
39
55.85 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
13.60 cm3/mol   
38
7.10 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lutetium
  
Manganese
  

Next Element
Tantalum
  
Cobalt
  

Valence Electron Potential
81.00 (-eV)   
16
67.00 (-eV)   
20

Lattice Constant
319.64 pm   
99+
286.65 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58   
12
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.31 g/cm3   
26
7.87 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
12.00 g/cm3   
12
6.98 g/cm3   
35

Tensile Strength
445.00 MPa   
8
11,000.00 MPa   
1

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
28

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
24
36.80 (Pa)   
5

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa   
23
82.00 GPa   
11

Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPa   
15
170.00 GPa   
10

Young's Modulus
78.00 GPa   
25
211.00 GPa   
9

Poisson Ratio
0.37   
7
0.29   
15

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.31   
18
7.20   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Ferromagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
6.3 * 10-3 H/m   
1

Susceptibility
Not Available   
2,00,000.00   
1

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
331.00 nΩ·m   
14
96.10 nΩ·m   
32

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω   
39
0.10 106/cm Ω   
20

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
15.70 kJ/mol   
34

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)   
37
0.44 J/(kg K)   
13

Molar Heat Capacity
25.73 J/mol·K   
36
25.10 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
23.00 W/m·K   
99+
80.40 W/m·K   
22

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
5.90 µm/(m·K)   
99+
11.80 µm/(m·K)   
33

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
661.10 kJ/mol   
5
351.00 kJ/mol   
23

Enthalpy of Fusion
25.10 kJ/mol   
8
14.90 kJ/mol   
22

Enthalpy of Atomization
703.00 kJ/mol   
5
414.20 kJ/mol   
19

Standard Molar Entropy
43.60 J/mol.K   
34
27.30 J/mol.K   
99+

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