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- Copper Metal
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- Copper Cathode Carmen de Andacollo
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Cadmium Billets
Cadmium is a chemical element. Elements are the building blocks for everything that has mass and takes up space. Its chemical symbol is Cd, not to be confused with the elements C (carbon) and Ca (calcium). Cadmium is element 48, meaning that each cadmium atom contains 48 protons in its nucleus. In its pure form, cadmium is a white/silver colored metal with a mass of 112.41 grams per mole. Cadmium metal is very resistant to corrosion. Cadmium also forms many compounds where it has an oxidation state of +2, including many brightly colored pigments.
| Molecular Weight | 112.41 |
| Appearance | Silvery metal |
| Melting Point | 320.9 °C |
| Boiling Point | 765 °C |
| Density | 8.65 g/cm3 |
| Thermal Expansion | (25 °C) 30.8 µm•m-1•K-1 |
| Poisson Ratio | 0.3 |
| Vickers Hardness | N/A |
| Young’s Modulus | 50 GPa |
| Thermal Conductivity | 96.6 W •m-1 •K-1 |
| Electronegativity | 1.7 Paulings |
| Specific Heat | 0.23 kJ/kg K |
| Heat of Vaporization | 99.87 kJ •mol-1 |
| Heat of Fusion | 6.21kJ •mol-1 |
Used in the production of low-melting alloys,
brazing alloys,
and bearing alloys, and as an alloying ingredient to Copper to improve hardness
