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Controlled expansion alloys

Osprey® CE9F

Controlled expansion aluminium-silicon alloy, Si-40%Al, with a room-temperature expansion of 9.1 ppm/°C and a density of 2.47 g/cc. Machined components for electronics packaging, photonics and space hardware.

Physical, mechanical and thermal properties

CompositionSi-40%Al
Tensile strength, MPa181
Young's modulus, GPa118
Density, g/cc2.47
Hardness, HV230
Thermal conductivity at 25°C, W/m·K121
Thermal conductivity at 200°C, W/m·K108
CTE at room temp., ppm/°C9.1
CTE 25–200°C, ppm/°C10.2
CTE 25–500°C, ppm/°C11.4

Supplied as

Machined components to drawing, from billet. Controlled expansion alloys are not supplied as powder.

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