Periodic Table of Elements

Element Hafnium - Hf

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Overview of Hafnium

Hafnium's Name in Other Languages

  • Latin: Hafnium
  • Czech: Hafnium
  • Croatian: Hafnij
  • French: Hafnium
  • German: Hafnium - s
  • Italian: Afnio
  • Norwegian: Hafnium
  • Portuguese: Háfnio
  • Russian: Гафний
  • Spanish: Hafnio
  • Swedish: Hafnium

Atomic Structure of Hafnium

Chemical Properties of Hafnium

Physical Properties of Hafnium

Regulatory / Health

  • CAS Number
    • 7440-58-6 powder, wet
  • UN/NA ID and ERG Guide Number
    • 1326  / 170 powder, wet
    • 2545  / 135 powder, dry
  • RTECS: MG4600000
  • OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)
  • OSHA PEL Vacated 1989
  • NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limit (REL)
  • Routes of Exposure: Inhalation; Ingestion; Skin and/or eye contact
  • Target Organs: Eyes, skin, mucous membrane , liver
  • Levels In Humans:
    Note: this data represents naturally occuring levels of elements in the typical human, it DOES NOT represent recommended daily allowances.
    • Blood/mg dm-3: n/a
    • Bone/p.p.m: n/a
    • Liver/p.p.m: n/a
    • Muscle/p.p.m: n/a
    • Daily Dietary Intake: n/a
    • Total Mass In Avg. 70kg human: n/a

Who / Where / When / How

  • Discoverer: Dirk Coster, Georg C. von Hevesy
  • Discovery Location: Copenhagen Denmark
  • Discovery Year: 1923
  • Name Origin:
    From Hafnia Latin name of Copenhagen.
  • Abundance of Hafnium:
    • Earth's Crust/p.p.m.: 5.3
    • Seawater/p.p.m.: 0.000007
    • Atmosphere/p.p.m.: N/A
    • Sun (Relative to H=1E12): 6
  • Sources of Hafnium:
    Obtained as a by-product zirconium refining. Around 50 tons are produced world wide annually.
  • Uses of Hafnium:
    Used in reactor control rods because of its ability to absorb neutrons also as a gas scavenger in vacuum tubes.
  • Additional Notes:
    Hafnium is poorly absorbed by the body. As a result poisoning by compounds of hafnium is rare.

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