85-Platinum 15-Iridium Electrical Contact Alloy

85-platinum 15-iridium is a precious metal alloy formulated for use in electrical contacts. It has a moderately high density among precious metal electrical contact alloys. In addition, it has the highest melting temperature and a moderately low electrical conductivity.

The properties of 85-platinum 15-iridium include two common variations. This page shows summary ranges across both of them. For more specific values, follow the links immediately below. The graph bars on the material properties cards further below compare 85-platinum 15-iridium to: precious metal electrical contact alloys (top), all alloys in the same category (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.