Updated 12/23/02

Chromium can be used as a conductor, but it is not as conductive as some of the other metals. It is often used as a adhesion metal in thin films, between the ceramic substrate and the gold traces. Without this element, the 1950's would not have been possible!

Formula or Composition:	Cr
Bulk Resistivity:	18 -cm
Temperature Coefficient of Resistivity (TCR):	5.9 ppm/°C
Mass Density:	7.1 gr/cc
Heat Capacity:	449.0 J/g/°C
Thermal Conductivity (k):	91.3 W/m°C
Temperature Coefficient of Expansion (TCE):	8.2 ppm/°C
Melting Point, °C:	1903 °C
Melting Point, °F:	3457 °F