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Lithium Foil 99.9% Purity (LI000260)

Lithium Foil 99.9% Purity (LI000260)

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Description

Lithium is a soft, silver metal, and is the first member of the alkali group of metals. It is the lightest of all metals and, whilst resembling sodium chemically, it is less active. As is the case for other alkali group elements, it is obtained by the electrolysis of the fused halides.

The abundance of lithium in the earth's crust is 20 ppm. Lithium reacts slowly in water and in air where it eventually forms a black coating of oxide. This means that this metal tends to be stored under oil to prevent deterioration.

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General

Property	Temperature	Value
Density	23.0 °C	0.53 g/cm³ Show Material materials with Density of 0.53 g/cm³

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value
Elastic modulus	23.0 °C	4.91 GPa Show Material materials with Elastic modulus of 4.91 GPa
Hardness, Vickers	23.0 °C	5 [-] Show Material materials with Hardness, Vickers of 5 [-]
Poisson's ratio	23.0 °C	0.36 [-] Show Material materials with Poisson's ratio of 0.36 [-]

Thermal

Property	Temperature	Value
Boiling point		1342 °C Show Material materials with Boiling point of 1342 °C
Coefficient of thermal expansion	100.0 °C	5.6E-5 1/K Show Material materials with Coefficient of thermal expansion of 5.6E-5 1/K
Latent heat of evaporation		19600 J/g Show Material materials with Latent heat of evaporation of 19600 J/g
Latent heat of fusion		422 J/g Show Material materials with Latent heat of fusion of 422 J/g
Melting point		180.5 °C Show Material materials with Melting point of 180.5 °C
Specific heat capacity	23.0 °C	3560 J/(kg·K) Show Material materials with Specific heat capacity of 3560 J/(kg·K)
Thermal conductivity	100.0 °C	84.8 W/(m·K) Show Material materials with Thermal conductivity of 84.8 W/(m·K)

Electrical

Property	Temperature	Value	Comment
Electrical resistivity	23.0 °C	9.29E-8 Ω·m Show Material materials with Electrical resistivity of 9.29E-8 Ω·m
Temperature coefficient of resistance	23.0 °C	4.35E-3 1/K Show Material materials with Temperature coefficient of resistance of 4.35E-3 1/K
Thermal electromotive force	23.0 °C	1.82 mV Show Material materials with Thermal electromotive force of 1.82 mV	cold 0°C - hot 100°C

Chemical properties

Property	Value
Aluminium	5E-4 % Show Material materials with Aluminium of 5E-4 %
Calcium	1E-3 % Show Material materials with Calcium of 1E-3 %
Chlorine	4E-3 % Show Material materials with Chlorine of 4E-3 %
Iron	5E-3 % Show Material materials with Iron of 5E-3 %
Lithium	balance
Nitrogen	4E-3 % Show Material materials with Nitrogen of 4E-3 %
Potassium	6E-3 % Show Material materials with Potassium of 6E-3 %
Silicon	1E-3 % Show Material materials with Silicon of 1E-3 %
Sodium	8E-3 % Show Material materials with Sodium of 8E-3 %

Technological properties

Property
Application areas	Lithium and its compounds find applications in the manufacture of glass and ceramics.

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Lithium Foil 99.9% Purity (LI000260)

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