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| PRODUCT DATA of Silicon |
| Material | Silicon |
| Chemical Composition | 100Si |
| EXPERIENCE IN PRACTICE |
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| Equivalent Designations | Si |
| PHYSICAL PROPERTIES |
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| Atomic Number | 14 |
| Atomic Weight | 28.1 amu |
| Work Function | 4.2 eV |
| Crystal Structure | Diamond |
| Specific Gravity | 2.33 |
| ELASTIC PROPERTIES |
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| Tensile Modulus | 112 GPa |
| Bulk Modulus | 100 GPa |
| Poisson Ratio | 0.42 |
| ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES |
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| Electrical Volume Resistivity | 0.000023 ohm.m |
| Dielectric Constant | 11.8 |
| THERMAL PROPERTIES |
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| Temperature Range | 1350 °C(maximum) |
| Thermal Conductivity | 156 W/m.K |
| Thermal Expansion Coefficient | 4.7 to 7.6 μstrain/°C |
| Melting Range | 1410 °C |
| Specific Heat | 0.628 J/g.K |
| OPTICAL PROPERTIES |
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| Refractive Index | 1.54 |
| RELEVANT PROPERTIES FOR USE IN SPACE COMMUNITY |
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| EMF vs SCE | -0.24 V Remark: Measured in 3.5% NaCl solution Data Quality: Design Data |