High-Performance Molybdenum Ground Rods for Industrial Applications

With its unique mechanical and chemical properties, molybdenum is an outstanding material that can meet the most exacting requirements. Because molybdenum possesses a very high melting point, a low coefficient of thermal expansion and a high level of thermal conductivity, it is used in many different industries. Molybdenum is a genuine all-rounder.

Properties

General

Property	Temperature	Value
Density	23.0 °C	10.15 g/cm³
Neutron capture cross-section	23.0 °C	0 m²
Surface roughness		0.8 - 1 μm

Dimension

Property	Value
Diameter	2 - 30 mm
Length	100 - 3000 mm
Dimensions	Available dimensions (diameter x length, mm x mm): 2 x 300-3000; 3 x 300-3000; 4 x 300-3000; 4.75 x 300-3000; 5 x 300-3000; 6 x 300-3000; 6.35 x 300-3000; 7 x 300-2900; 8 x 300-2900; 9 x 300-2900; 9.525 x 300-1400; 10 x 100-2900; 12 x 100-2900; 12.7 x 100-1200; 13 x 100-1900; 14 x 100-2000; 15 x 100-1900; 15.875 x 100-2000; 19.05 x 100-1800; 20 x 100-2100; 22.225 x 100-1700; 25 x 100-2100; 30 x 100-1900

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value
Elongation	23.0 °C	10 - 18 %
Hardness, Vickers, 10	23.0 °C	215 - 280 [-]
Tensile strength	23.0 °C	515 - 620 MPa
Yield strength Rp0.2	23.0 °C	380 - 515 MPa

Thermal

Property	Value
Melting point	2620 °C

Electrical

Property	Temperature	Value
Electron work function	23.0 °C	4.39 eV

Acoustical

Property	Temperature	Value
Sound speed, longitudinal	23.0 °C	6250 m/s
Sound speed, transversal	23.0 °C	3350 m/s

Chemical properties

Property	Value
Aluminium	1E-4 %
Cadmium	1E-4 %
Carbon	1.3E-3 %
Chromium	3E-4 %
Copper	2E-4 %
Iron	5E-4 %
Molybdenum	99.97 %
Nickel	1E-4 %
Nitrogen	5E-4 %
Oxygen	6E-4 %
Potassium	6E-4 %
Silicon	2E-4 %
Tungsten	0.02 %

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