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	PRODUCT DATA of Platinum

Material	Platinum
Chemical Composition	100Pt
CAS Registry ID	7440-06-4

	EXPERIENCE IN PRACTICE

Development Status	Special Commercial Product
Cost Range	High
Equivalent Designations	Pt
Space Experience	Good

	PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Atomic Number	78
Atomic Weight	195 amu
Work Function	5.3 eV
Crystal Structure	Face centered cubic (fcc)
Surface Energy	2490 mJ/m^2
Specific Gravity	21.5
Relative Permeability	1

	ELASTIC PROPERTIES

Tensile Modulus	147 GPa
Poisson Ratio	0.39
Speed of Sound (longitudinal)	3300 m/s
Speed of Sound (transverse)	1700 m/s
Acoustic Impedance	69.8 MRayls

	ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES

Electrical Volume Resistivity

9.83e-8 ohm.m

	THERMAL PROPERTIES

Thermal Conductivity	69.1 W/m.K
Thermal Expansion Coefficient	8.9 μstrain/°C
Melting Range	1770 °C
Specific Heat	0.131 J/g.K

	RELEVANT PROPERTIES FOR USE IN SPACE COMMUNITY

EMF vs SCE

0.17 V Remark: Measured in 3.5% NaCl solution Data Quality: Design Data