The Application of Hafnium

 

Hafnium and zirconium are symbiotic. There is no single hafnium mineral present in nature. Zirconium minerals usually contain 1% -2% hafnium. Some contain 5% hafnium. The preparation technique of hafnium is extremely complicated. Hafnium is truly a rare metal. Hafnium is mainly found in Australia, South Africa, the United States, Brazil, India and other countries. Use zirconium sand as the raw material, after extraction and separation, and we have hafnium oxide. And then, after chlorination, purification and reduction of hafnium tetrachloride, we finally have sponge hafnium. However, sponge hafnium does not have plasticity, needs to be iodized and melt into hafnium ingot. After further forging, sandblasting, pickling and cold rolling, and the strip, bar and other materials are formed. By melting with other metals, various hafnium alloys are formed.

 

processing performance and performance of high temperature resistance and corrosion resistance. As a neutron absorber, it can capture a large area of thermal neutrons, and can be used to produce nuclear reaction control rods and protection devices. In addition, hafnium is prone to launching electrons. It can be used as the cathode in X-ray tube, and is common electronic material in photovoltaic manufacturing industry. Hafnium is a good alloy material, with a strong ductility, an antioxidant capacity and a high temperature resistance. Niobium-hafnium alloy containing about 10% hafnium is commonly used in the aerospace industry. Tantalum-tungsten alloy containing about 2% hafnium has a high creep strength and can be used as a protective layer material for spacecraft.