Tellurium Metal and Alloys

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Tellurium Metal and Alloys

Tellurium is a chemical element with symbol Te and atomic number 52. It is a brittle, mildly toxic, rare, silver-white metalloid. Tellurium is chemically related to selenium and sulfur. It is occasionally found in native form as elemental crystals. Tellurium metal is a brittle silvery-white semi-metallic element and is available in disc, granules, ingots, pellets, and other various forms. It is commonly produced as a byproduct of copper refining. Tellurium metal is a semiconductor that varies in electrical conductivity depending on its atomic alignment. The conductivity increases upon being exposed to light. In its molten state, it becomes corrosive to copper, iron, and stainless steel.

ATT provides tellurium metal and tellurium compounds including Tellurium Metal(ingot, rod, plate, powder, lump, particle, tellurium sputtering target, etc.),Purity: 3N~7N, or customized.

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Tellurium is a rare, silvery-white, semi-metallic element which exhibits both metallic and non-metallic traits and has an abundance of 0.005 ppm in the earth's crust. It exists in only one form, whereas the other members of the oxygen group of elements in the periodic table all exhibit at least two allotropic forms. It is generally found in combination with other elements, and can be isolated from the fine dusts of telluride gold ores. Tellurium will burn in air and oxygen, is unaffected by water or HCl, but is soluble in HNO₃. Tellurium has p-type semiconductor properties and, hence, is used in the electronics industry. The metal is used in the refining of zinc where it eliminates cobalt from the process. Other metallurgical applications include its use as an alloying element with, for example copper and stainless steel, the resulting alloys having improved machineability. Contact with either the pure metal or its compounds is to be avoided as they are not only toxic, but inhalation of the vapours leads to unpleasant body odours!

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