Hafnium ke tšepe e khanyang ea silevera-grey phetoho.Hafnium ha e sebetsane le dilute hydrochloric acid, dilute sulfuric acid le alkali solution e matla, empa e qhibiliha ka hydrofluoric acid le aqua regia.Hangata phofo ea Hafnium e hlahisoa ke mokhoa oa hydrodehydrogenation.