High Purity Chromium (HP Cr) >99.8%

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Description

Chromium is a lightweight blue-silvery white metal. The name chromium comes from the Greek "chroma" and means color.

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Properties

General

PropertyTemperatureValue

Density

23.0 °C

7.15 g/cm³

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Molar mass

52 g/mol

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Mechanical

PropertyTemperatureValue

Elastic modulus

23.0 °C

290 GPa

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Hardness, Vickers, 10

23.0 °C

180 - 250 [-]

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Poisson's ratio

23.0 °C

0.21 [-]

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Thermal

PropertyTemperatureValue

Boiling point

2672 °C

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Coefficient of thermal expansion

23.0 °C

6.2E-6 1/K

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Melting point

1900 °C

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Specific heat capacity

23.0 °C

450 J/(kg·K)

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Thermal conductivity

23.0 °C

93.7 W/(m·K)

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Electrical

PropertyTemperatureValue

Electrical conductivity

23.0 °C

7.90E+6 S/m

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Electrical resistivity

23.0 °C

1.3E-7 Ω·m

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Electron work function

23.0 °C

4.5 eV

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Acoustical

PropertyTemperatureValue

Sound speed, longitudinal

23.0 °C

6850 m/s

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Sound speed, transversal

23.0 °C

3980 m/s

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Chemical properties

PropertyValueComment

Carbon

0.03 %

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Chromium

99.8 %

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min

Iron

0.15 %

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Molybdenum

0.005

Nitrogen

0.02 %

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Other

0.03 %

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Oxygen

0.1 %

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Silicon

0.05 %

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Tungsten

5E-3 %

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Technological properties

Property
Application areas

Thanks to its very high corrosion resistance against many different acids and bases as well as hot gases, chromium is a popular material for all types of protective coating. In combustion equipment, chromium is used as a wear-resistant coating to increase the service life of specific components. As a component in high-temperature fuel cells, chromium also performs brilliantly. Alongside these applications, chromium is also used as a brilliant decorative coating for operating elements on appliances or for jewellery.