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Technical Properties



Property Rhenium Molybdenum Tungsten
Atomic Number 75 42 74
Atomic Weight 186.21 95.94 183.85
Electron Shells 2,13,32,18,8,2    

Electrical and Magnetic Properties
Re Mo-47.5Re
W-3 Re
W- 5 Re W-25 Re
Temperature transition to Superconductivity, °C
-271.3
-262.1
-
-
-268.8
Electronic work function, eV
4.8-5.1
4.4
-
-
4.65
Temperature @ 20-1000°C
3.1-3.9
1.7
4.1
3.2
1.15
Coefficient of @ 20-100°C
4.9
- 3.6
2.95
-
Electrical @ 900-1500°C
- 7.15
- - -
resistivity x13-3 °C-1
- - - - -


Mechanical Properties Re Mo-47.5Re
W-3 Re
W- 5 Re W-25 Re
Density @ 20°C
21.04
13.52
370   19.7
Young's modulus Gpa
430-510
300-370
403
411
410
Shear Modulus, Gpa
176-1779
1320-137
-
-
159
Poissons ratio
.49-.296
0.285
-
0.3
0.29
Tensile Strength @20°C Mpa
deformed
1800-2400
2450-3900
-
-
2750-4900
annealed
700-1300
980-1180
-
-
1370
Elongation @ 20°C, %
deformed
1-3
1.5-3
-
-
1-2
annealed
10-25
20-25
-
-
20
Tensile Strength @1500°C MPa
360
147
-
-
330
Tensile Strength @1800°C MPa 200
59
-
-
196
Impact Strength , Mpa
- 2.45
-
-
1.76

Physical and Chemical Properties Re Mo 48/Re W 3/5% Re W 25/ Re
Density at 20° C :g/cm3 21.04 13.52 19.4 19.7
Melting point (°C) 3180 2550 3410/ 3350 3120/ 3130
Crystal lattice HCP BCC BCC BCC
Electrical resistivity, m at 20°C 0.193 0.220 0.0914/ 0.1166 0.2749/ 0.2832
Temperature coefficient of electrical
resistivity, at 20° C
- - 0.0041/ 0.0032 0.00115
Elastic modulus in tension, GPa 460 373 403/ 405 430

Thermal Properties Re Mo-47.5Re
W-3 Re
W- 5 Re
W-25 Re
Ductile-brittle trnasition Temperature (DBTT) , °C
does not exist
       
Stress relieving temperature (SR ), °C
900-1200
1000-1200
-
-
1200 - 1400
Recrystallization temperature
(SR ), °C insipient
  1300-1350
1400
1400
1600-1800
(SR ), °C complete
  1400-1600
1525
1525
1625-1850

Selected Physical Properties of RHENIUM
Atomic Number
75
Atomic weight 186.2
Atomic volume, m3/g-atom 8.9x10-6
Atomic radius, nm 0.137
Bonding radius, nm 0.128
Valences -1,4 and 7
Minimum interatomic distance,nm 0.274
Thermal neutron absorption cross section, b 85
Boiling point, °C ~5627
Melting point, °C ~3180
Common isotopes, % abundance Re185 (37.02)
  Re185 (62.93)
Oxidizing temperature, °C >160
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