Cadmium

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Description

This transition metal is highly corrosion resistant, shows good electrical conductivity, and has electrochemical properties that make it one of the most widely used components in rechargeable batteries. Nickel-Cadmium batteries are ubiquitous all over the world thanks to their high cycle life and different application profiles. Many cadmium compounds are used as thermally stable inorganic pigments in the plastics and ceramics industries, but as an engineering material, cadmium is best known for its use as a protection coating for different structural metals to reduce corrosion as well as enhance lubricity, which makes it especially suited to protect bolts and nuts in critical aerospace applications.

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Properties

General

Property	Temperature	Value
Density	20.0 °C	8.65 g/cm³ Show Material materials with Density of 8.65 g/cm³

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value
Elastic modulus	20.0 °C	50 GPa Show Material materials with Elastic modulus of 50 GPa
Hardness, Brinell	20.0 °C	203 [-] Show Material materials with Hardness, Brinell of 203 [-]
Poisson's ratio	20.0 °C	0.3 [-] Show Material materials with Poisson's ratio of 0.3 [-]
Tensile strength	20.0 °C	75 MPa Show Material materials with Tensile strength of 75 MPa

Thermal

Property	Temperature	Value
Melting point		321 °C Show Material materials with Melting point of 321 °C
Specific heat capacity	20.0 °C	230 J/(kg·K) Show Material materials with Specific heat capacity of 230 J/(kg·K)
Thermal conductivity	20.0 °C	96 W/(m·K) Show Material materials with Thermal conductivity of 96 W/(m·K)

Electrical

Property	Temperature	Value
Electrical resistivity	20.0 °C	7E-8 Ω·m Show Material materials with Electrical resistivity of 7E-8 Ω·m