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Hafnium is chemically very similar to zirconium and can be called its twin brother. In this chapter its properties are mentioned. The similarities as well as the differences in comparison with zirconium are pointed out. Possible applications of hafnium are pointed out.
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Sicius, H. (2016). Titangruppe: Elemente der vierten Nebengruppe (S. 33–39). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien.
Wikipedia. Hafnium. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafnium. Accessed: 20. Okt. 2018.
Spektrum Akademischer Verlag. Hafnium. https://www.spektrum.de/lexikon/chemie/hafnium/3911. Accessed: 8. Jan. 2019.
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Arnold, B. (2022). Hafnium: Twin Brother of Zirconium. In: Zircon, Zirconium, Zirconia - Similar Names, Different Materials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64269-6_7
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