Rhenium

HM is an expert in rare high melting point metal materials "rhenium" and "rhenium alloys", and can manufacture a variety of rhenium high-purity rhenium alloy powders, finished products, and precision parts. Rhenium has a wide range of applications in industry, medicine, and science.

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    Rhenium powder, a dark gray powder of rhenium metal, has a chemical purity of over 99.99% and an average particle size of 1.5μm to 15μm. It is used as a metal additive for ultra-high-temperature alloys and is made into rods, plates, and wires. We offer high-purity rhenium powder ranging from 99.99% to 99.999% at competitive prices, with customizable...

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    Spherical Rhenium (Re) Powder exhibits high sphericity and uniform particle size distribution and is widely used in 3D printing, additive materials, and thermal spray industries. Heeger Materials provides high-quality Spherical Rhenium (Re) Powder at a competitive price, with customized options for particle size to meet specific requirements.

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    Rhenium Sputtering Target can be used in semiconductor, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD) display, and optical applications. We are a supplier of high-quality Rhenium Sputtering Target at competitive prices.

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    High Purity Rhenium (Re)  Evaporation Materials in form of pieces, granules, or pellets. Packed in glass vials in quantities varying from 5-25 grams. Used for thin-film research, thermal evaporation, and electron microscopy coatings. HM is a leading vendor of Rhenium (Re) Evaporation Material available in various purities ranging from 99.9% to 99.999%.

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    Rhenium (Re) Heater for MOCVD is a metal resistance heating element used for the metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) process. Heeger Materials can provide top-quality Rhenium (Re) Heater at competitive prices, with customized options for shapes and dimensions according to drawings to meet specific requirements.

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    Tungsten-rhenium alloy wire, drawn from a rod containing tungsten and rhenium (typically 3%, 5%, 25%, or 26% rhenium), boasts excellent electrical conductivity, ductility, and workability. It finds utility in high-temperature thermocouples and cathode wires. Heeger Materials offers top-quality Tungsten-rhenium alloy wire at competitive prices, with...

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    Molybdenum-rhenium alloy is based on molybdenum, with the addition of 14% to 47.5% rhenium, greatly enhancing its ductility, weldability, and formability. Heeger Materials offers top-quality Molybdenum-Rhenium Alloy Wire at competitive prices, offering customized dimensions to meet specific requirements.

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    Molybdenum-rhenium alloy is based on molybdenum, with the addition of 14% to 47.5% rhenium, greatly enhancing its ductility, weldability, and formability. Heeger Materials offers top-quality Molybdenum-Rhenium Alloy Tube at competitive prices, offering customized dimensions to meet specific requirements.

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    Tungsten-rhenium alloys are solid solution-strengthened alloys with tungsten as the base metal and rhenium as the alloying element. The rhenium content in these alloys is typically found in concentrations of 3%, 5%, 10%, 25%, and 26%. Heeger Materials offers top-quality tungsten rhenium alloy tubes at competitive prices, with customized options for...

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    Molybdenum-rhenium alloy is based on molybdenum, with the addition of 14% to 47.5% rhenium, greatly enhancing its ductility, weldability, and formability. Heeger Materials offers top-quality Molybdenum-Rhenium Alloy Rod at competitive prices, offering customized dimensions to meet specific requirements.

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    Molybdenum Rhenium Alloy Plate exhibits excellent ductility, welding properties, electrical conductivity, wear resistance, and arc ablation resistance. Heeger Materials offers top-quality molybdenum-rhenium alloy plates at competitive prices, providing customized options to meet specific requirements.

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    Molybdenum-rhenium alloy, based on molybdenum and incorporating varying levels of rhenium, combines the high-temperature physical characteristics of rhenium with the strong mechanical properties of molybdenum. Heeger Materials offers high-quality molybdenum-Rhenium alloy Powder at competitive prices, offering customized options for component ratios and...

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Rhenium and Rhenium Alloy Description

Rhenium is a rare refractory metal known for its high melting point, high strength, good plasticity, and excellent mechanical stability. With a melting point second only to tungsten at 3180°C, rhenium exhibits no brittle critical transition temperature. It demonstrates excellent creep resistance under high temperatures and rapid cooling and heating conditions, making it suitable for ultra-high temperature and strong thermal shock working environments. Rhenium has a room temperature tensile strength of more than 1172 MPa, and at 2200°C, it can still maintain a tensile strength of 48 MPa, surpassing other metals. Rhenium-manufactured engine nozzles can withstand 100,000 thermal fatigue cycles without failure at 2200°C. Additionally, rhenium offers excellent resistance to wear and corrosion, maintains chemical inertness to most gases except oxygen, and resists hot hydrogen corrosion. Due to these properties, rhenium and its alloys are widely used in petrochemical, electronics, and aerospace industries, becoming a key material in modern high-tech fields.

Rhenium is a silvery-white, soft rare metal with a density of 21.04 g/cm³, a melting point of 3186°C, and a boiling point of 5596°C. It naturally occurs as two isotopes, 187Re and 185Re, with 187Re being radioactive. Rhenium is increasingly used in aerospace, petrochemical, electronics, and medical fields. About 79% of rhenium is used for high-temperature alloys in aerospace, 9% for platinum-rhenium catalysts for gasoline, 6% for high-temperature alloys in industrial gas turbines, and 6% for producing tungsten-rhenium, molybdenum-rhenium, and other alloys. Rhenium-containing minerals are mainly found in Eurasia, North America, and western South America, with over 33,000 tons of associated rhenium resources worldwide.

What Is Rhenium Used for?

1. Alloying Element: Rhenium can form a series of alloys with nickel, molybdenum, tungsten, platinum, iron, copper, and other metals. Rhenium-nickel, rhenium-tungsten, and rhenium-molybdenum high-temperature alloys are the most important rhenium alloys.

2. Catalysts: Rhenium and its compounds have excellent catalytic activity. In petroleum refining, adding rhenium to Pt catalysts with Al₂O₃ carriers results in platinum-rhenium catalysts with higher activity and better stability, increasing service life to 3-4 years and improving gasoline, aromatics, and hydrogen yields. Rhenium is also used as a catalyst in automobile exhaust purification and fuel cells.

3. Coatings and Films: Rhenium coatings and films resist high temperatures, high pressure, and abrasion. Depositing rhenium on rocket nozzles, barrels, and gun chambers prevents surface loss due to thermal shock and chemical corrosion. Rhenium-nickel-iridium coatings can produce large-grain diamonds, and rhenium can be used in electroluminescent materials.

4. Medical Applications: Scientists have found that radioactive rhenium can be used to treat diseases. Various radioactive pharmaceuticals made from technetium-rhenium complexes have been developed to treat malignant tumors, such as liver cancer.