Iridium Powder

Formula: Ir

Form: Powder

Material: Iridium

CAS Number: 7439-88-5

Commodity: Precious Metals

Our Iridium Powder is available in a choice of high purities from 99.9% to 99.99%, with particle sizes ranging from 1 to 45 microns. Made from fine iridium particles, it offers the benefits of a high melting point, corrosion resistance and biocompatibility. It has applications in fields like aerospace engineering, medical devices and electronics manufacturing. With 9 variations in the range, our Iridium Powder provides options for prototyping and research across many industries.

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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 Precious Metals

Atomic Properties

Element	Value
Atomic number	77
Crystal structure	Face centred cubic
Electronic structure	Xe 4f¹⁴ 5d⁷ 6s²
Valences shown	3, 4
Atomic weight( amu )	192.22
Thermal neutron absorption cross-section( Barns )	425
Photo-electric work function( eV )	4.6
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	191/ 37.3
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	193/ 62.7
Atomic radius - Goldschmidt( nm )	0.135

Mechanical Properties

Element	Value
Material condition	Soft
Material condition	Hard
Poisson's ratio	0.26
Poisson's ratio	0.26
Bulk modulus( GPa )	371
Bulk modulus( GPa )	371
Tensile modulus( GPa )	528
Tensile modulus( GPa )	528
Hardness - Vickers( kgf mm⁻² )	650
Hardness - Vickers( kgf mm⁻² )	200-300
Tensile strength( MPa )	550-1100
Tensile strength( MPa )	1200

Electrical Properties

Element	Value
Electrical resistivity( µOhmcm )	5.1@20@20°C
Superconductivity critical temperature( K )	0.11
Temperature coefficient( K⁻¹ )	0.0045@0-100°C
Thermal emf against Pt (cold 0C - hot 100C)( mV )	0.65

Physical Properties

Element	Value
Boiling point( C )	4130
Density( gcm⁻³ )	22.4@20°C

Thermal Properties

Element	Value
Melting point( C )	2410
Latent heat of evaporation( J g⁻¹ )	3186
Latent heat of fusion( J g⁻¹ )	135
Specific heat( J K⁻¹ kg⁻¹ )	133@25°C
Thermal conductivity( W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ )	147@0-100°C
Coefficient of thermal expansion( x10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ )	6.8@0-100°C

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