Controlled Expension Alloy Kovar

  • Controlled Expension Alloy Kovar
  • General Characteristics

    A nickel-iron-cobalt alloy containing approximately 29% nickel and 17% cobalt. Its thermal expansion characteristics match those of borosilicate glasses and alumina type ceramics. It is manufactured to a close chemistry range, yielding repeatable properties which make it eminently suitable for glass-to-metal seals in mass production applications, or where reliability is of paramount importance. The magnetic properties of Nilo alloy K are governed basically by its composition and by the heat treatment applied.

  • Typical Chemical Composition

    Weight % Ni Fe Co
    Typical Composition 29.5 53.0 17.0
  • Physical Properties

    Characteristics English Metric
    Nominal density 25°C   /   78°F 0.295 lbs/in3 8.16 g/cm3
    Melting point 2640 °F 1450 °C
    Coefficient of thermal

    expansion

    From 20°C to

    temperature

    100°C /  212°F 3.3 µin/in- °F 6.0 µm/m- °K
    200°C /  392°F 3.1 µin/in- °F 5.5 µm/m- °K
    300°C /  572°F 2.8 µin/in- °F 5.1 µm/m- °K
    400°C /  752°F 2.7 µin/in- °F 4.9 µm/m- °K
    500°C /  932°F 3.4 µin/in- °F 6.2 µm/m- °K
    Thermal conductivity 100-300°C

    (212-572°F)

    5.78 BTU/ft- hr – °F 10.0 W/m – °K
    Electrical resistivity 25°C   /   78°F 800 nΩ · m
  • Mechanical Properties (*)

    Temperature Tensile
    Ultimate Yield Elongation on

    50 mm (2”)

    Reduction

    of area

    °C °F KSI MPa KSI MPa % %
    20 68 75 520 49 340 42 72
    100 212 62 430 38 260 42 72
    200 392 58 400 30 210 42 72
    300 572 58 400 20 140 45 73
    400 752 58 400 16 110 49 76

    (*) Hot-rolled, annealed

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