Manganese Rod

Manganese Rod, fabricated from commercially pure manganese, is valued for its metallic strength, corrosion resistance, and critical role as an alloying component. Its uniform rod form allows precise machining, welding, and integration into metallurgical and chemical processes. Industries including steelmaking, specialty alloys, and powder metallurgy rely on manganese rods as a feedstock for developing advanced structural and functional materials. Specific applications include their use in alloying steels to enhance toughness and wear resistance, in copper and aluminum systems to improve strength and stability, and in heavy alloys for aerospace and defense technologies. Research emphasizes manganese’s unique contribution to improving damping properties and microstructural control in engineered alloys, highlighting its utility beyond traditional steelmaking. Manganese Rod thus remains essential to research and industrial innovation, serving as a foundational element in advancing alloys and technologies across manufacturing, aerospace, and high-performance engineering fields.

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Tolerances

Rod

Diameter	=<10mm	±10%
Diameter	>10mm	±5%

Material Properties for Metals

Atomic 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

Mechanical Properties

Element	Value
Hardness - Mohs	5
Material condition	Polycrystalline
Poisson's ratio	0.24
Bulk modulus( GPa )	118
Tensile modulus( GPa )	191

Electrical Properties

Element	Value
Electrical resistivity( µOhmcm )	160@20@20°C

Physical Properties

Element	Value
Boiling point( C )	1962
Density( gcm⁻³ )	7.4@20°C

Thermal Properties

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