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Hafnium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Hf and atomic number 72. A lustrous, silvery gray tetravalent transition metal, hafnium resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals. Hafnium is used in tungsten alloys in filaments and electrodes and also acts as a neutron absorber in control rods in nuclear power plants.

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Hafnium is a shiny silvery, ductile metal that is corrosion resistant and chemically similar to zirconium. The properties of hafnium are markedly affected by zirconium impurities and these two elements are amongst the most difficult to separate. The only notable difference between them is their density (zirconium is about half as dense as hafnium).

Hafnium carbide is the most refractory binary compound known and hafnium nitride is the most refractory of all known metal nitrides with a melting point of 3310 °C. This metal is resistant to concentrated alkalis, but halogens react with it to form hafnium tetrahalides. At higher temperatures hafnium reacts with oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, boron, sulfur, and silicon.

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@hafnium163 そのCMめっちゃ可愛いと思う(^3^)/ま、あたしは料理つくれないけどね・・・(-_-;)
@AmeGal - According to the regex dictionary, only hafnium and selfness have the characters (nf) as in #banff.
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@AmeGal - According to the regex dictionary, only hafnium and selfness have the characters (nf) as in #banff.
Method for hafnium nitride deposition [6432283] http://bit.ly/8VsgYJ
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Wikipedia (en) Tantalum hafnium carbide: http://bit.ly/6tRMMq
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Wikipedia (en) Tantalum hafnium carbide: http://bit.ly/6tRMMq

 
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