| Hafnium | |
| Electron Configuration | 2,8,18,32,10,2 |
| Electron Configuration | [Xe]] 4f14 5d2 6s2 |
| Electronegativity | 1.3 |
| Enthalpy of Fusion | 25.5 kJ mol-1 |
| Enthalpy of Vaporisation | 570.7 kJ mol-1 |
| Heat Capacity | 25.73 J mol-1 K-1 |
| Thermal Conductivity | 23.0 W m-1 K-1 |
| Thermal Expansion | 5.9 μm m-1 K-1 |
| Magnetic ordering | No data |
| Electrical resistivity | 331 Ω m |
| Speed of sound | 3010 m s-1 |
| Young's modulus | 78 GPa |
| Shear modulus | 3010 GPa |
| Bulk modulus | 110 GPa |
| Poisson ratio | 0.37 |
| Mohs hardness | 5.5 |
| Vickers hardness | 1760 MPa |
| Brinell hardness | 1700 MPa |
Atomic Radii |
|
| 155 pm | |
| 208 pm | |
| 150 pm | |
| 0 pm | |
Oxidation States |
|
| Hf+4 | |
| Hf+1, Hf+2, Hf+3 | |
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) ![]() |
|
| 642 | |
| 1440 | |
| 2250 | |
| 3216 | |