Atomized iron is susceptible to rusting if exposed to moisture, care should be taken to keep it dry. It should be noted that it does not keep well in compositions containing oxidizers.
Photograph is an unmeasured weight, and is only to represent the material, not the weight.
| Purity: | >99.0% Fe |
| Impurities: | Max values: Sulphur 0.02%, Carbon 0.01%, Oxygen 0.15% |
| Particle size: | '300 mesh'. <2% +75 micron, <20% +45 micron |
| Bulk density | 2.8 - 3.0 g/cm³ |
| Colour: | Dark, Silver white to grey |
| Odour: | Odourless |
| Formula: | Fe |
| Melting Point: | 1371 – 1483 °C |
| Boiling Point: | 2850 – 3150 °C |