Rhenium (Re)
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Purity
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Atomic Number
Industries
IR & Visible Optics
Color
Silver
Heat of Fusion
60.43 kJ/mol
Uses & Information
Rhenium has one of the highest melting points only exceeded by tungsten & carbon. This metal is used in nickel-based superalloys which are used in high-temperature applications. It is the key component in the rheniforming process for producing gasoline and of filaments in mass spectrometers, ion gauges, and lamps in photoflash photography.
Technical Information
Technical Informaiton
Crystal Structure: Hexagonal close-packed (hcp)
Melting Point: 3459 K (3186 °C, 5767 °F)
Boiling Point: 5903 K (5630 °C, 10,170 °F)
Heat of Fusion: 60.43 kJ/mol
Vapor Pressure
P (Pa) | 1 | 10 | 100 | 1 k | 10 k | 100 k |
at T (K) | 3303 | 3614 | 4009 | 4500 | 5127 | 5954 |
Common Uses
Common Uses
Non-Vacuum Filaments
Dopant for Superalloys (TiRe)
Extreme High-Temperature Applications
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