With its unique mechanical and chemical properties, molybdenum is an outstanding material that can meet the most exacting requirements. Because molybdenum possesses a very high melting point, a low coefficient of thermal expansion and a high level of thermal conductivity, it is used in many different industries. Molybdenum is a genuine all-rounder. We use this material, for example, to produce ribbons and wires for the lighting industry, semiconductor base plates for power electronics, glass melting electrodes, hot zones for high-temperature furnaces and sputtering targets for coating solar cells and flat screens.

Applications：

The industrial applications for our molybdenum are as varied as its properties. We briefly present three of these below:

High purity and excellent creep resistance

Our molybdenum is exceptionally pure, withstands very high temperatures and is nevertheless still easy to machine. For example,to produce crucibles for all the conventionally employed processes in the field of sapphire growth. Thanks to their exceptional purity, these have proved their worth as optimized melting and solidification vessels.

High dimensional stability and excellent corrosion resistance

Our stirrers homogenize all types of glass melt. To do this, they must withstand extreme temperatures and aggressive glass melts. Molybdenum makes it possible. With its excellent dimensional stability and corrosion resistance against metal and glass melts, our material ensures optimum stirring coupled with long product service lives.

High thermal conductivity and low thermal expansion

High power densities and the flow of electricity through power diodes and transistors generate heat. Thanks to its good thermal conductivity and thermal expansion properties that are adapted to the relevant semiconductor material, molybdenum and its alloys are the perfect substrate for power electronics. When used as a base plate, molybdenum reliably dissipates heat.

Pure molybdenum - or maybe an alloy?

We prepare our molybdenum to perform perfectly in every application. We can determine the following properties through the addition of various alloys:

Physical properties (e.g. melting point, vapor pressure, density, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, thermal expansion, heat capacity)

Mechanical properties (e.g. strength, fracture behavior, creep resistance, ductility)

Chemical properties (corrosion resistance, etchability)

Machinability (e.g. cutting processes, formability, weldability)

Recrystallization behavior (recrystallization temperature, embrittlement, aging effects)

And there's more: By using our own customized manufacturing processes, we can modulate various other properties of molybdenum across a wide range of values. The result: Molybdenum alloys with different ranges of properties which are precisely engineered to meet the requirements of each individual application.