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Controlled expansion alloys
Osprey® CE7F
Controlled expansion aluminium-silicon alloy, Si-30%Al, with a room-temperature expansion of 7.2 ppm/°C and a density of 2.43 g/cc. Machined components for electronics packaging, photonics and space hardware.
Physical, mechanical and thermal properties
| Composition | Si-30%Al |
|---|---|
| Tensile strength, MPa | ≥100 |
| Young's modulus, GPa | 129.2 |
| Density, g/cc | 2.43 |
| Thermal conductivity at 25°C, W/m·K | 120 |
| Thermal conductivity at 200°C, W/m·K | 100 |
| CTE at room temp., ppm/°C | 7.2 |
| CTE 25–200°C, ppm/°C | 8.3 |
| CTE 25–500°C, ppm/°C | 9.7 |
Supplied as
Machined components to drawing, from billet. Controlled expansion alloys are not supplied as powder.