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IRON (Fe)

 

MATERIAL OVERVIEW

Characteristics: Silver-white, malleable metal. The only metal that can be tempered. Mechanical properties are altered by impurities, especially carbon. Iron is highly reactive chemically, a strong reducing agent, oxidizes readily in moist air and reacts with steam when hot to yield hydrogen and iron oxides. Dissolves in nonoxidizing acids (sulfuric and hydrochloric) and in cold dilute nitric acid.

Hazards: Tolerance (as oxide fume): 5 mg/m3 of air. Dust and fine particles suspended in air are flammable and an explosion risk. Tolerance for soluble salts (as Fe), 1 mg/m3 of air.  

GENERAL PROPERTIES

Symbol:

Fe

Atomic Number:

26

Atomic Weight:

55.847

Density:

7.874 gm/cc

Melting Point:

1535 oC

Boiling Point:

2750 oC

Thermal Conductivity:

0.804 W/cm/oK @ 298.2 oK

Electrical Resistivity:

9.71 microhm-cm @ 20 oC

Electronegativity:

1.8 Paulings

Specific Heat:

0.106 Cal/g/oK @ 25 oC

Heat of Vaporization:

84.6 K-Cal/gm atom at 2750 oC

Heat of Fusion:

3.56 Cal/gm mole

TYPICAL ANALYSES

Impurities in ppm

Material / Purity:

3N5

5N

Cu

<1

<1

Mg

2

1

Mn

1

3

Ni

40

2

P

10

-

Si

4

1

Ag

42

<1

Na

55

1

S

67

-

Zn

8

-

Sn

5

-

 

IRON WIRE

Material

Purity

Iron Wire .005” to .090”

3N5, 5N

Wire is spooled to order and sold by the foot or meter.  

IRON ROD

Material

Purity

Iron Rod .0625”

3N5, 5N

Iron Rod .125”  

3N5, 5N

Iron Rod .250”

3N5, 5N

Iron Rod .500”    

3N5, 5N

Iron Rod .625”

3N5, 5N

Iron Rod .750”

3N5, 5N

Iron Rod 1”

3N5, 5N

Rod is cut to order and sold by the inch or foot.  

IRON FOIL

Material

Purity

Iron Foil .001”

3N5, 5N

Iron Foil .002”

3N5, 5N

Iron Foil .003”

3N5, 5N

Iron Foil .004”

3N5, 5N

Iron Foil .005”

3N5, 5N

Iron Foil .006”

3N5, 5N

Iron Foil .007”

3N5, 5N

Iron Foil .008”

3N5, 5N

Iron Foil .009”

3N5, 5N

Foil is cut to order and sold by the square inch or square foot.  

IRON SHEET

Material

Purity

Iron Sheet .010” to 1”

3N5, 5N

Sheet is cut to order and sold by the square inch or square foot.  

IRON SPUTTERING TARGETS

Material

Purity

Iron Sputtering Target  2"D X .125"T

3N5, 5N

Iron Sputtering Target 2"D X .250"T

3N5, 5N

Iron Sputtering Target 4"D X .125"T

3N5, 5N

Iron Sputtering Target 4"D X .250"T

3N5, 5N

Iron Sputtering Target 5"D X .125"T

3N5, 5N

Iron Sputtering Target 5"D X .250"T

3N5, 5N

Iron Sputtering Target 6"D X .125"T

3N5, 5N

Iron Sputtering Target 6"D X .250"T

3N5, 5N

Additional sizes available upon request.

Sputtering Targets produced from Iron compounds are available upon request.  

IRON POWDER, SHOT, PELLETS, & INGOT

Material

Purity

Iron Shot .125"

3N5, 5N

Iron Shot 1-3mm 

4N

Iron Pellets  .250"D X .125"L

3N5, 5N

Iron Pellets .250"D X .250"L

3N5, 5N

Iron Ingot

3N5, 5N

Iron Powder-100 Mesh

3N5, 5N

Iron Powder-325 Mesh

3N5, 5N

Powder, shot, pellets, and ingots are packaged to order and sold by the gram or kilogram.  

IRON COMPOUNDS

Material

Purity

Iron Boride, FeB, -35 Mesh

2N

Iron Boride, Fe2B, -35 Mesh

2N

Iron Chloride, FeCl2, -80 Mesh

2N5, 4N

Iron Chloride, FeCl3, -60 Mesh

3N

Iron Fluoride, FeF2, -80 Mesh

2N5

Iron Fluoride, FeF3, -80 Mesh

2N5

Iron Nitride, FexN, -325 Mesh

3N

Iron Oxide, FeO, -10 Mesh

3N

Iron Oxide, Fe2O3, 1/2"-1/8" Pieces

3N

Iron Oxide, Fe2O3, -325 Mesh

3N, 4N

Iron Oxide, Fe3O4, 5 Microns or Less

2N5

Iron Oxide, Fe3O4, -325 Mesh

1N5

Iron Phosphide, Fe2P, -40 Mesh

3N

Iron Phosphide, Fe3P, -40 Mesh

3N

Iron Selenide, FeSe, -40 Mesh

3N

Iron Sulfide, FeS, -100 Mesh

3N

Iron Sulfide, FeS2, -100 Mesh 3N

3N

Iron Telluride, FeTe2, 1/4" Pieces by Down

2N5

Iron Telluride, FeTe, 1/4" Pieces by Down

2N5

Compounds are packaged to order and sold by the gram or kilogram.

Material Safety Data Sheet - MSDS

Iron MSDS

Technical Data Sheets

Understanding Mesh Sizes

 

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