Material Database

PtW10 / Hera 150

  • General Designation: PtW10
  • Applications: potentiometer wire, spark plug electrodes, Resistance wire, Medical wire
  • Product Forms: wire, sheet
  • Density (g/cm³): 21.35

Details

Age Hardenable
No
Material Behaviour
ductile
Forming Process
limited machinability, limited formability

Comment
oxidation resistant up to 1000 °C

IACS Min. (%) [100% IACS ≙ 58 S*m/mm²]
2.12
IACS Max. (%) [100% IACS ≙ 58 S*m/mm²]
2.23
Thermo-emf. vs. copper Hard (mV)
0.44
Temperature coefficient of electric resistivity
From Temperature (°C)
To Temperature (°C)
Hard (x10-4/K)
Annealed (x10-4/K)
0 100 1.9 5.9

Young's Modulus (GPa)
250
Modulus of Rigidity (GPa)
89
Property Range
Hardness (HV)
Tensile Strength (MPa)
Yield Strength (MPa)
Elongation (%)
300 - 400 950 - 1300 2 - 20

Melting Range
From Temperature (°C)
To Temperature (°C)
1900 1920
Linear Coefficient of Expansion³
From Temperature (°C)
To Temperature (°C)
Coefficient (x10-6/K)
20 100 8.1
20 200 8.2
20 300 7.9
20 400 6.5
20 500 6.9
20 600 7.2

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