Gallium
MATERIAL OVERVIEW
Characteristics: A soft silvery-white metal, liquid at slightly above room temperature, elemental gallium is a brittle solid at lower temperatures. It may be undercooled to almost 0 °C without solidifying, and is more dense as a liquid than as a solid. Soluble in acid, alkali and slightly soluble in mercury. Reacts with most metals at high temperatures.
Beginning with its discovery in 1875, gallium was used primarily to make alloys that melt at low temperatures. Today most gallium is used in the form of gallium compounds, in the production of electronic components. Gallium arsenide (GaAs), gallium nitride (GaN), and copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) are used in the production of integrated circuits, semiconductors, transistors, light-emitting diodes, laser diodes, photo detectors and solar cells. These components are important in the manufacture of high-performance computers and smartphones, and in the aerospace and telecommunications industries.
ESPI supplies pure Gallium in the form of Shot, Ingot and Rod. Express shipping in cold packaging is necessary to maintain these solid manufactured forms.
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GENERAL PROPERTIES
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Symbol: |
Ga |
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Atomic Number: |
31 |
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Atomic Weight: |
69.737 |
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Density: |
5.904 gm/cc |
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Melting Point: |
29.78 oC |
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Boiling Point: |
2403 oC |
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Thermal Conductivity: |
0.281 W/cm/K @ 302.93 K |
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Electrical Resistivity: |
17.4 microhm-cm @ 20 oC |
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Electronegativity: |
1.6 |
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Specific Heat: |
0.089 Cal/g/K @ 25 oC |
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Heat of Vaporization: |
- |
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Heat of Fusion: |
1.336 Cal/gm mole
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TYPICAL ANALYSES - Impurities in ppm
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Material / Purity: |
5N |
6N |
7N |
| Cu | 0.6 | <0.1 | <0.001 |
| Pb | 0.1 | <0.1 | 0.002 |
| Fe | 0.1 | <0.1 | 0.002 |
| Al | 0.2 | <0.1 | 0.025 |
| Hg | 0.1 | <0.1 | <0.004 |
| Si | 0.5 | <0.1 | <0.002 |
| Ag | 0.3 | <0.1 | <0.065 |
| Sn | 0.1 | <0.1 | <0.002 |
GALLIUM ROD
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Material |
Purity |
Gallium Rod .250”  |
5N, 6N |
| Gallium Rod .500” | 5N, 6N |
Rod is made to order and sold by the inch or gram. Call or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for additional diameters or custom sizes.
GALLIUM SHOT & INGOT
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Material |
Purity |
| Gallium Shot 3-12mm | 5N, 6N, 7N |
| Gallium Ingot | 5N, 6N |
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GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
There are no Gallium Compounds at this time.
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Material |
Purity |
Gallium Indium Tin Eutectic
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5N
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