Hafnium has been used as an alloying agent for iron, titanium, niobium, and other metals. Finely divided hafnium is pyrophoric and can ignite spontaneously in air. Melting near 3,890 ° C, (7,034 ° F), hafnium carbide (HfC) has the highest melting point of any known binary compound. More @Wikipedia
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