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The Material Database enables you to find comprehensive data about precious metals and precious metal alloys. By setting filters, you can refine your selection, compare material properties, and access detailed technical data for each material.

Material database

For the selection of precious metal containing products, several dedicated selectors are available: Precious Metal Investment Bars, Master Alloys (Precious metal alloys for the jewellery industry), Precious Coatings (metallo-organic compounds for decoration and technical applications), Catalyst Selector (Heterogeneous Catalysts), Chemical Products Selector (Homogenous Catalysts and Precious Metal Compounds).

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AgCu10Hera 342sheet, wiresliding contacts, contactsAgCu10
AgCu20strip, wireslip rings, sliding contacts, switching contacts, contactsAgCu20
AgCu3Hera 343wire, sheet, strip, spheres, tubecollectors, commutators, contacts, sliding contactsAgCu3
AgNi0.15wire, stripswitching contacts, contactsAgNi0.15
AgNi10Hera 367wire, stripsliding contacts, contactsAgNi10
AgNi15Hera 368wire, sheetswitching contacts, contactsAgNi15
AgNi20Hera 365wire, stripswitching contacts, contactsAgNi20
AgNi40Hera 361wirecontacts, switching contactsAgNi40
AgPd30Cu5Hera 625wire, sheetsliding contacts, contactsAgPd30Cu5
AuAg20Cu10Hera 238wire, stripcontacts, slip rings, sliding contactsAuAg20Cu10
AuAg25Pt6Hera 248wireswitching contacts, contacts, sliding contactsAuAg25Pt6
AuCu14Pt8.5Ag4 | similar to ASTM B541Hera 249wire, stripcontacts, slip rings, sliding contactsAuCu14Pt8.5Ag4 | similar to ASTM B541
AuNi5Hera 220wire, stripcontacts, sliding contacts, switching contactsAuNi5
AuPd27Ag18Sn3Hera 277wireslip rings, sliding contacts, contactsAuPd27Ag18Sn3
Gold Au ingots, wire, sheet, stripplugging contacts, switching contacts, anodes, IC carriersGold
IridiumIrwirecrucibles, thermocouples, spark plug electrodes, probe needlesIridium
IrRe3wire, sheetcrucibles, spark plug electrodesIrRe3
IrRh10wirespark plug electrodesIrRh10
IrRh2.5wire, sheet, tubespark plug electrodesIrRh2.5
Palladium Pdwire, sheet, stripcatalysts, plugging contacts, switching contacts, diffusion barrier for low-load contacts, conductive pastes, hydrogen diffusion cellsPalladium
PalysiumHera 6307wire, sheetSprings, semiconductor probing, probe needlesPalysium
Palysium C+sheetprobe needles, semiconductor probing, SpringsPalysium C+
PdAg30Cu14Pt10Au10 | similar to ASTM B540Hera 648wire, sheet, stripsliding contacts, contactsPdAg30Cu14Pt10Au10 | similar to ASTM B540
PdAg38Cu15 | similar to ASTM B563Hera 649wire, strip, sheetslip rings, contacts, potentiometer wire, sliding contactsPdAg38Cu15 | similar to ASTM B563
PdCu15Hera 614wire, stripsliding contacts, contactsPdCu15
PdCu31Ag29 Hera 6321wire, sheetprobe needles, semiconductor probingPdCu31Ag29
PlatinumPtwire, sheet, tubecrucibles, casting dishes, electrodes, semi-finished products, laboratory equipment (crucibles), crystal growth crucibles, glass manufacturing, thermocouple thimblesPlatinum
Platinum DPHPt DPHwire, sheet, tubecrucibles, electrodes, casting dishes, semi-finished products, glass manufacturing, crystal growth crucibles, thermocouple thimblesPlatinum DPH
Platinum DPH-StrongPt DPH-Strongsheet, tube, wireglass manufacturing, casting dishes, glass fibre bushings, stirrers, laboratory equipment (crucibles), plungerPlatinum DPH-Strong
Platinum-CHPt-CHsheetcrystal growth cruciblesPlatinum-CH
PtAu5wire, sheet, tubeelectrodes, crucibles, casting dishes, laboratory equipment (crucibles), semi-finished products, thermocouple thimblesPtAu5
PtIr10Hera 173wire, sheetthermocouples, electrodes, spark plug electrodesPtIr10
PtIr20Hera 174wirecontacts, electrodes, sliding contacts, spark plug electrodes, Medical wirePtIr20
PtIr30Hera 175wireMedical wirePtIr30
PtIr5Hera 171wire dishes, spark plug electrodesPtIr5
PtIr5Ni5PtIr5Ni5 spheres, wirespark plug electrodesPtIr5Ni5
PtNi10Hera 166spheres, strip, wirespark plug electrodesPtNi10
PtNi31.5Hera 1206wireprobe needlesPtNi31.5
PtNi5Hera 165wire, spheres, stripspark plug electrodes, casting dishesPtNi5
PtRh10Pt-10%Rhsheet, wire, tubeglass manufacturing, drain bushings, semi-finished products, glass fibre bushingsPtRh10
PtRh10 DPHPt-10%Rh DPHwire, sheet, tubecrucibles, glass fibre bushings, electrodes, casting dishes, semi-finished products, glass manufacturing, drain bushings, thermocouple thimblesPtRh10 DPH
PtRh10 DPH-FlexPt-10%Rh DPH-Flexsheet, tube, wirecasting dishes, plunger, glass manufacturing, feeders, cladding components, feeder systems, crucibles, stirrersPtRh10 DPH-Flex
PtRh10 DPH-StrongPt-10%Rh DPH-Strongtube, sheet, wireglass manufacturing, glass fibre bushings, plunger, casting dishes, crucibles, stirrersPtRh10 DPH-Strong
PtRh20Pt-20%Rhsheet, tube, wireglass fibre bushings, semi-finished products, glass manufacturing, drain bushingsPtRh20
PtRh30Pt-30%Rhwirethermocouples, heating elements, resistance thermometers, anemometersPtRh30
PtRh5Pt-5%Rhwire, sheet, tubesemi-finished products, glass manufacturing, glass fibre bushings, drain bushingsPtRh5
PtRh5 DPHPt-5%Rh DPHwire, tube, sheetglass manufacturing, drain bushings, glass fibre bushings, semi-finished productsPtRh5 DPH
PtW10Hera 150wire, sheetpotentiometer wire, spark plug electrodes, Resistance wire, Medical wirePtW10
PtW5Hera 157wirespark plug electrodesPtW5
PtW8Hera 158wirespark plug electrodes, Resistance wire, Medical wirePtW8
RhodiumRhwire, sheetcatalysts, crucibles, inert gas contacts, heating elements, mirrorsRhodium
SilverAg ingots, wire, sheet, stripcatalysts, plugging contacts, switching contacts, conductive pastes, electrodes, IC carriersSilver