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Structural materials
Updated November
11, 2004
These materials
are alloys, or composites. As such, their composition and material
properties depend on which vendor you choose.
|
Material
|
Vendor
|
Formula
or Composition
|
Bulk
Resistivity (micro-ohm-cm)
|
Mass
Density (gr/cc)
|
Specific
Heat (J/g/°C)
|
Thermal
Conductivity (k)
(W/m°C)
|
Melting
Point (°C)
|
Temp
Coefficient of Expansion (TCE) (ppm/°C)
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| Alloy 42 |
Ed Fagan, Inc.
|
Fe/Ni
58/42
|
70
|
8.12
|
0.52
|
12.2
|
|
4.8
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| Alloy 42-6 |
Ed Fagan, Inc.
|
Fe/Ni/Cr
52/42/6
|
93
|
8.12
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|
|
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| Alloy 46 |
Ed Fagan, Inc.
|
Fe/Ni
54/46
|
45
|
8.17
|
|
11.4
|
|
8.2
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| Alloy 48 |
Ed Fagan, Inc.
|
Fe/Ni
52/48
|
47
|
8.25
|
|
|
|
9.4
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| Alloy 52 |
Ed Fagan, Inc. |
Fe/Ni
49.5/50.5
|
42
|
8.3
|
|
|
|
10.5
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| Aluminum 6061 |
|
Al/Mg
98/1
|
2.65
|
2.7
|
0.9
|
237
|
660
|
25.4
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| Aluminum Beryllium |
Brush Wellman
|
AlBeMet
|
3.5
|
2.10
|
1.56
|
210
|
660
|
|
| Aluminum Graphite |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| AlSiC-9 |
CPS |
AlSiC
|
|
3.01
|
0.741
|
180
|
|
8.75
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| AlSiC-10 |
CPS |
AlSiC
|
|
2.96
|
0.786
|
180
|
|
10.56
|
| AlSiC-11 |
CPS |
AlSiC
|
|
2.89
|
0.808
|
170
|
|
11.5
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| Beryllium |
Brush Wellman |
Be
|
4
|
1.85
|
1.95
|
216
|
1278
|
|
| Brass |
|
|
|
|
|
109
|
|
|
| Carpenter 49 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Invar 36 |
Ed Fagan, Inc.
|
Fe/Ni
64/36
|
|
|
0.53
|
|
|
0.8-1.6
|
| Kovar |
Ed Fagan, Inc.
|
Fe/Ni/Co
54/29/17
|
48
|
8.36
|
|
14.2
|
1449
|
5.1
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| Magnesium |
|
Mg
|
4.45
|
1.74
|
1.016
|
156
|
649
|
|
| Molybdenum |
|
Mo
|
5.69
|
10.3
|
2.336
|
138
|
2617
|
5
|
| Monel |
|
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
| Steel, Carbon |
|
|
|
7.9
|
|
46
|
|
|
| Steel, Stainless |
|
|
|
7.9
|
|
32.9
|
|
17.3
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| Thermkon 62 |
CMW Inc. |
W/Cu 90/10
|
5.37
|
17.17
|
|
160
|
|
5.7
|
| Thermkon 65M |
CMW Inc. |
Mo/Cu
85/15
|
6.17
|
9.92
|
|
140
|
|
6.5
|
| Thermkon 68 |
CMW Inc. |
W/Cu 85/15
|
4.92
|
16.31
|
|
176
|
|
6.7
|
| Thermkon 70N |
CMW Inc. |
Mo/Cu
80/20
|
5.38
|
9.85
|
|
160
|
|
8.2
|
| Thermkon 76 |
CMW Inc. |
W/Cu 80/20
|
4.81
|
15.56
|
|
195
|
|
7.6
|
| Thermkon 83 |
CMW Inc. |
W/Cu 75/25
|
3.83
|
14.84
|
|
220
|
|
8.5
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