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Density
ρ2.84 - 3.1 g/cm³ at 23 °C
Dimensions
Dicke
Creep strength
Rm,creepup to 1000 hours
Coefficient of thermal expansion
α2.23E-5 1/K at 20 °C
Melting point
Tm540 - 645 °C
Specific heat capacity
cp860 J/(kg·K) at 23 °C
Thermal conductivity
λ113 - 172 W/(m·K) at 23 °C
Electrical conductivity
σel1.60E+7 - 2.60E+7 S/m at 23 °C
Typical/derived value
Electrical resistivity
ρel3.85E-8 - 6.25E-8 Ω·m at 23 °C
Typical value
Specific Electrical conductivity
30 % IACS
Typical value
Element
Weight %
Comment
91.5 - 93.8 %
5.8 - 6.8 %
0.2 - 0.4 %
0.1 - 0.25 %
0.05 - 0.15 %
Brazing
general: no brazing is known or developed
Corrosion properties
Stress corrosion cracking: Betriebsschäden in Gebieten mit Zugspannungen quer zur Kornstruktur, Eingeschränkte Schäden an Laborproben (T31, T351, T3510, T3511, T37), kein Schadensfall im Betrieb, eingeschränkte Schäden bei den Labortests (T81, T851, T8510, T8511), general: sufficient, in principle it should be protected
General machinability
General: good to acceptable
Workability
general (condition): poor(T31, T351, T3510, T3511), not suitable (T37, T81, T851, T8510, T8511, T87)
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