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Ruthenium Foil (Light Tight)

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Commodity: Precious Metals Material: Ruthenium Form: Foil (Light Tight) Composition: Ru CAS Number: 7440-18-8 Purity: 99.9% Opacity: Light Tight
Ruthenium Foil (Light Tight) offers the same corrosion resistance, catalytic performance, and electrical conductivity as standard ruthenium foil but with a pinhole-free structure that blocks all external light transmission. This makes it essential in applications requiring both physical shielding and optical isolation, such as sensitive optical instruments, high-precision sensors, and laser-based experimental setups. It is used in constructing light-tight catalyst housings, shielding components in photodetectors, and hermetically sealed electrochemical cells. Technologies in photonics research, vacuum-based spectroscopy, and optoelectronic calibration benefit from its unique combination of opacity and chemical durability. In advanced research, it enables controlled light environments for photoelectrochemical studies and quantum optics experiments. Its dual role as a chemical and optical barrier makes it a critical asset in specialized scientific and industrial fields.
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Material Properties

Atomic Properties
Element Value
Atomic number 44
Crystal structure Hexagonal close packed
Electronic structure Kr 4d⁷ 5s¹
Valences shown 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Atomic weight( amu ) 101.07
Thermal neutron absorption cross-section( Barns ) 3
Photo-electric work function( eV ) 4.71
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% ) 99/ 12.7
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% ) 96/ 5.5
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% ) 104/ 18.6
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% ) 98/ 1.9
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% ) 101/ 17.1
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% ) 100/ 12.6
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% ) 102/ 31.6
Atomic radius - Goldschmidt( nm ) 0.134
Ionisation potential( No./eV ) 2/ 16.8
Ionisation potential( No./eV ) 3/ 28.5
Ionisation potential( No./eV ) 1/ 7.36
Mechanical Properties
Element Value
Material condition Hard
Material condition Soft
Poisson's ratio 0.25
Poisson's ratio 0.25
Bulk modulus( GPa ) 286
Bulk modulus( GPa ) 286
Tensile modulus( GPa ) 432
Tensile modulus( GPa ) 432
Hardness - Vickers( kgf mm⁻² ) 750
Hardness - Vickers( kgf mm⁻² ) 350
Tensile strength( MPa ) 495
Yield strength( MPa ) 372
Electrical Properties
Element Value
Electrical resistivity( µOhmcm ) 7.7@20°C
Superconductivity critical temperature( K ) 0.49
Temperature coefficient( K⁻¹ ) 0.0041@0-100
Physical Properties
Element Value
Boiling point( C ) 3900
Density( gcm⁻³ ) 12.2@20
Thermal Properties
Element Value
Melting point( C ) 2310
Latent heat of evaporation( J g⁻¹ ) 5610
Latent heat of fusion( J g⁻¹ ) 252
Specific heat( J K⁻¹ kg⁻¹ ) 238@20°C
Thermal conductivity( W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ ) 117@0-100°C
Coefficient of thermal expansion( x10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ ) 9.6@0-100°C
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Commodity: Precious Metals Material: Ruthenium Form: Foil (Light Tight) Composition: Ru CAS Number: 7440-18-8 Purity: 99.9% Opacity: Light Tight

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Foil (Light Tight)
Thickness <0.01mm ±25%
Thickness 0.01mm - 0.05mm ±15%
Thickness >0.05mm ±10%
Linear dimension <100mm ±1mm
Linear dimension >=100mm +2 / -1%