Carbon Powder

Carbon Powder offers high surface area, tunable porosity, and excellent chemical stability, making it an essential material for applications in energy storage, catalysis, and advanced manufacturing. Produced via methods such as molten salt synthesis, mechanical milling, or chemical vapor deposition, it can be engineered for specific surface functionalities, particle sizes, and electrical conductivities. Industries including battery manufacturing, fuel cell technology, and printing employ carbon powder in negative electrodes for lithium-ion batteries, catalyst supports for fuel cells, and toner formulations for high-resolution printing. Specific applications include high-BET-surface-area carbon powders enhancing catalyst durability in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells, magnetic carbon powders improving print density and charge uniformity in high-speed printing, and nanostructured carbon powders for conductive coatings. Optimized formulations can achieve improved cycle life, conductivity, and adsorption selectivity without generating harmful byproducts. With its versatility in both functional and structural roles, carbon powder remains a critical enabler of innovation in sustainable energy systems, precision electronics, and advanced materials processing.

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Powder

Mean Particle Size		Nominal
Minimum Particle Size		Nominal
Maximum Particle Size		Nominal
Maximum Particle Size		Nominal
Particle Size D10		Nominal
Particle Size D50		Nominal
Particle Size D90		Nominal

Material Properties for Metals

Atomic Properties

Element	Value
Atomic number	6
Crystal structure	Hexagonal/Diamond
Electronic structure	He 2s² 2p²
Valences shown	2, 3, 4
Atomic weight( amu )	12.011
Thermal neutron absorption cross-section( Barns )	0.0034
Photo-electric work function( eV )	4.8
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	12/ 98.89
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	13/ 1.11
Atomic radius - Goldschmidt( nm )	0.077
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	6/ 490
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	4/ 64.5
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	1/ 11.26
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	3/ 47.9
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	2/ 24.38
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	5/ 392

Mechanical Properties

Element	Value
Hardness - Mohs	0.5-1
Hardness - Mohs	10
Material condition	Diamond
Material condition	Graphite
Bulk modulus( GPa )	33
Bulk modulus( GPa )	542
Tensile modulus( GPa )	4.8

Electrical Properties

Element	Value
Electrical resistivity( µOhmcm )	1375@0@0°C
Thermal emf against Pt (cold 0C - hot 100C)( mV )	0.7

Physical Properties

Element	Value
Boiling point( C )	5000
Density( gcm⁻³ )	2.25@20°C

Thermal Properties

Element	Value
Melting point( C )	3650
Specific heat( J K⁻¹ kg⁻¹ )	712@25°C
Thermal conductivity( W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ )	80-240@0-100°C
Coefficient of thermal expansion( x10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ )	0.6-4.3@0-100°C