| Iron [Fe] (CAS-ID: 7439-89-6) | |
| An: 26 N: 30 Am: 55.845 (2) | |
| Group No: 8 | |
| Block: d-block Period: 4 | |
| State: solid at 298 K | |
| Colour: lustrous, metallic, greyish tinge Classification: Metallic | |
| Boiling Point: 3034K (2861'C) | |
| Melting Point: 1811K (1538'C) | |
| Density: 7.86g/cm3 | |
| Availability: Iron is available in many forms including foil, chips, sheet, wire, granules, nanosized activated powder, powder, and rod. Small and large samples of iron foil, sheet and wire (also Iron alloy in foil form and stainless steel alloys in foil, sheet, wire, wire straight cut lengths, insulated wire, mesh, rod, tube and powder form). | |
 Discovery Information |
| Who: Known to the ancients. |
| Name Origin |
| Latin: ferrum (iron). |
| Sources |
| Obtained from iron ores. |
| Uses |
| Used in steel and other alloys which are used in countless products. It is essential for animals as it is the chief constituent of hemoglobin which carries oxygen in blood vessels. |
| Notes |
| Iron is the most abundant metal on Earth and is believed to the tenth most abundant element in the entire universe. |
| With the exception of a few bacteria, iron is essential to all living organisms. |
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Wire, foil and powder |