PtIr10 Alloy: Superior Corrosion Resistance and Wear Performance
The platinum-iridium material PtIr10, also Pt10Ir, Pt90Ir10, for jewelery alloys Pt / Ir900 or Pt900 / Ir100 shows a very good corrosion behavior as well as good wear properties. He will u. a. for mains electrodes in gravimetry as well as for sliding contacts and switching contacts as well as for laboratory equipment or structural components such as B. satellite control nozzles that are mechanically stressed, thermally and corrosively heavily used. The mechanical, thermal and corrosive resistance increases with increasing iridium content. In an oxidizing atmosphere, increased weight loss occurs in platinum-iridium alloys. This material is widely used as a jewelry alloy for forming and machining. When used for sliding contacts, the platinum-iridium material shows very good corrosion behavior as well as good wear behavior. PtIr10, used for switches and relays for higher AC loads (currents over 300 mA at voltages over 12 V) with a long service life. Another field of application for this material is the use as a potentiometer alloy.
Properties
General
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Density | 20.0 °C | 21.6 g/cm³ |
Mechanical
| Property | Temperature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
Elastic modulus | 20.0 °C | 220 GPa | |
Elongation | 20.0 °C | 2 % | |
Hardness, Vickers | 20.0 °C | 215 [-] | |
Poisson's ratio | 23.0 °C | 0.39 [-] | Typical for Platinum |
Shear modulus | 23.0 °C | 62 GPa | Typical for Platinum |
Tensile strength | 20.0 °C | 650 MPa | |
Yield strength | 20.0 °C | 630 MPa |
Thermal
| Property | Temperature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
Coefficient of thermal expansion | 23.0 °C | 8.8E-6 - 9.1E-6 1/K | Typical for Platinum |
Melting point | 1769 °C | Typical for Platinum | |
Specific heat capacity | 23.0 °C | 136 J/(kg·K) | Typical for Platinum |
Thermal conductivity | 20.0 °C | 29 W/(m·K) |
Electrical
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Electrical conductivity | 20.0 °C | 4.50E+6 S/m |
Electrical resistivity | 20.0 °C | 2.22E-7 Ω·m |
Chemical properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
Iridium | 10 % |
Platinum | 90 % |
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