Yttrium Rod

Yttrium Rod offers excellent corrosion resistance, high melting point, and good machinability, making it a reliable choice for structural components in demanding chemical and thermal environments. The rod form provides mechanical stability, making it suitable for machining into custom parts, electrodes, and supports. Industries such as electronics, metallurgy, and research use yttrium rods for alloying, high-temperature fixtures, and electrode components in specialized devices. Specific applications include alloying with aluminum and magnesium for aerospace materials, creating stable electrode rods for vacuum systems, and producing corrosion-resistant shafts or pins. In research, yttrium rods are used to study mechanical behavior under extreme conditions and to produce prototype components. Their combination of structural integrity and resistance to degradation ensures long-term performance in critical systems.

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

Material Properties for Metals

Atomic Properties

Element	Value
Atomic number	39
Crystal structure	Hexagonal close packed
Electronic structure	Kr 4d¹ 5s²
Valences shown	3
Atomic weight( amu )	88.9059
Thermal neutron absorption cross-section( Barns )	1.3
Photo-electric work function( eV )	3.1
Atomic radius - Goldschmidt( nm )	0.181
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	1/ 6.38
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	Jun-93
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	3/ 20.5
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	2/ 12.2
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	May-77
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	4/ 61.8

Mechanical Properties

Element	Value
Hardness - Brinell	100-140
Hardness - Brinell	30-60
Material condition	Soft
Material condition	Hard
Poisson's ratio	0.265
Poisson's ratio	0.265
Bulk modulus( GPa )	37.3
Bulk modulus( GPa )	37.3
Tensile modulus( GPa )	66.3
Tensile modulus( GPa )	66.3
Izod toughness( J m⁻¹ )	24
Tensile strength( MPa )	130
Tensile strength( MPa )	455
Yield strength( MPa )	375
Yield strength( MPa )	57

Electrical Properties

Element	Value
Electrical resistivity( µOhmcm )	53@20@20
Electrical resistivity( µOhmcm )	53@20C
Temperature coefficient( K⁻¹ )	0.00271@0-100
Temperature coefficient( K⁻¹ )	0.00271@0-100C
Thermal emf against Pt (cold 0C - hot 100C)( mV )	0.55

Physical Properties

Element	Value
Boiling point( C )	3338
Density( gcm⁻³ )	4.478@20
Density( gcm⁻³ )	4.478@20C

Thermal Properties

Element	Value
Melting point( C )	1522
Latent heat of evaporation( J g⁻¹ )	4135
Latent heat of fusion( J g⁻¹ )	193
Specific heat( J K⁻¹ kg⁻¹ )	285@25
Specific heat( J K⁻¹ kg⁻¹ )	285@25C
Thermal conductivity( W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ )	17.2@0-100
Thermal conductivity( W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ )	17.2@0-100C
Coefficient of thermal expansion( x10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ )	10.8@0-400
Coefficient of thermal expansion( x10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ )	10.8@0-400C