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Manganese Foil/Sheet
Available Configurations
Properties common to all products in this list
| Purity | Thickness | Sides | Support Option | Other Variant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.7% (1N87) to 99.95% (3N5) | 0.001 mm to 2 mm | 10 mm to 150 mm | 0.125 mm permanent polyester | Light Tight (Pinhole Free) |
Need custom configurations? Please contact us.
Key Features
Manganese Foil at 98.7–99.95% purity is a hard, brittle metallic foil distinguished by paramagnetic behavior, high chemical reactivity, and a body-centered cubic structure that limits ductility but supports precise, static use where dimensional stability matters more than mechanical flexibility:
Functional Brittleness — Sharp Edges & Consistent Geometry Without Deformation
Manganese foil's brittleness is functionally useful: thin-layer targets retain sharp edges and consistent geometry without the deformation that more ductile metals would introduce — making it well suited to roles where the foil simply needs to stay put and present a clean, well-characterized surface rather than withstand forming or load-bearing operations.
Mohs Hardness 5 & Body-Centered Cubic Structure for Dimensional Stability
A Mohs hardness of 5 and body-centered cubic crystal structure give Manganese Foil dimensional stability suited to static, precision applications such as neutron activation analysis targets and spectroscopic calibration references, where the foil's geometry must remain unchanged throughout the measurement or analysis process.
Paramagnetic Behavior & High Chemical Reactivity for Materials Research
Manganese's paramagnetic behavior and high chemical reactivity make Manganese Foil a material of interest in phase transformation studies, corrosion and oxidation investigations, and thin-film reaction work — where its magnetic and crystallographic behavior is the property under study rather than an incidental characteristic.
Wide Thickness Range (0.001 mm to 2 mm) with Polyester Support for Thin Gauges
Available from 0.001 mm foil through to 2 mm sheet in sizes up to 150 mm, with a permanent polyester support option for the thinnest gauges, Manganese Foil covers a wide range of handling requirements — from delicate calibration targets requiring substrate support to thicker specimens for alloy development work.
High Melting Point (1244 °C) for Alloy Development & Reference Specimens
A melting point of 1244 °C and density of 7.4 g/cm³ support Manganese Foil's use as alloy development specimens for steel and non-ferrous systems, where well-defined thermal and physical properties provide a reliable reference material for systematic alloy composition studies.
Industrial Applications
Manganese Foil is used across nuclear analysis, spectroscopic calibration, alloy development, and materials research wherever a hard, dimensionally stable, chemically reactive metallic foil is required for static, precision applications:
- ✦ Neutron Activation Analysis Targets
- Used as neutron activation analysis targets, where manganese's well-characterized nuclear activation behavior, combined with the foil's brittleness-derived dimensional stability and sharp-edge retention, provides a reliable, geometrically consistent target material for nuclear analytical chemistry applications.
- ✦ Spectroscopic Calibration References
- Applied as spectroscopic calibration references, where manganese foil's well-defined composition, dimensional stability, and clean, well-characterized surface provide a reliable reference material for calibrating spectroscopic instrumentation against a known elemental standard.
- ✦ Alloy Development Specimens for Steel & Non-Ferrous Systems
- Used as alloy development specimens for steel and non-ferrous systems, where manganese's well-defined melting point of 1244 °C and density of 7.4 g/cm³ provide a reliable reference material for systematic investigation of manganese's role in alloy composition and resulting mechanical or microstructural properties.
- ✦ Phase Transformation & Corrosion/Oxidation Studies
- Used in phase transformation studies and corrosion and oxidation investigations, where manganese's high chemical reactivity and well-characterized crystallographic behavior make it a material of direct research interest — with the foil format providing a defined surface area and geometry for systematic experimental observation.
- ✦ Thin-Film Reaction Research
- Employed in thin-film reaction research where manganese's magnetic and crystallographic behavior is the property under study, with the foil's body-centered cubic structure and paramagnetic behavior providing the experimental subject matter for investigations into manganese-based thin-film reaction mechanisms and phase behavior.
Material Properties
| Element | Value |
|---|---|
| Atomic number | 25 |
| Crystal structure | Body centred cubic |
| Electronic structure | Ar 3d⁵ 4s² |
| Valences shown | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 |
| Atomic weight( amu ) | 54.938 |
| Thermal neutron absorption cross-section( Barns ) | 13.3 |
| Photo-electric work function( eV ) | 3.8 |
| Atomic radius - Goldschmidt( nm ) | 0.112 |
| Ionisation potential( No./eV ) | 2/ 15.64 |
| Ionisation potential( No./eV ) | 3/ 33.67 |
| Ionisation potential( No./eV ) | 4/ 51.2 |
| Ionisation potential( No./eV ) | Jun-95 |
| Ionisation potential( No./eV ) | 5/ 72.4 |
| Ionisation potential( No./eV ) | 1/ 7.43 |
| Element | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardness - Mohs | 5 |
| Material condition | Polycrystalline |
| Poisson's ratio | 0.24 |
| Bulk modulus( GPa ) | 118 |
| Tensile modulus( GPa ) | 191 |
| Element | Value |
|---|---|
| Electrical resistivity( µOhmcm ) | 160@20°C |
| Element | Value |
|---|---|
| Boiling point( C ) | 1962 |
| Density( gcm⁻³ ) | 7.4@20°C |
| Element | Value |
|---|---|
| Melting point( C ) | 1244 |
| Latent heat of evaporation( J g⁻¹ ) | 4207 |
| Latent heat of fusion( J g⁻¹ ) | 267 |
| Specific heat( J K⁻¹ kg⁻¹ ) | 477@25°C |
| Thermal conductivity( W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ ) | 7.81@0-100°C |
| Coefficient of thermal expansion( x10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ ) | 23@0-100°C |
Tolerances
| Thickness | <0.01mm | ±25% |
|---|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.01mm - 0.05mm | ±15% |
| Thickness | >0.05mm | ±10% |
| Linear dimension | <100mm | ±1mm |
| Linear dimension | >=100mm | +2 / -1% |