Zinc is a bright whitesilver metal widely used across the automotive, construction, and medical industries thanks to its excellent corrosion resistance, formability, and versatility.
Highpurity zinc plays an essential role in advanced semiconductor and optoelectronic technologies. It is a key precursor for compound semiconductors such as CdZnTe, used in highperformance radiation detectors, photorefractive devices, electrooptic modulators, infrared lasers, and nextgeneration solar cells. Zinc is also critical in producing ZnSe for blue light–emitting diodes and ZnTe for thermoelectric cooling systems.
In leadingedge research and semiconductor manufacturing, highpurity zinc is used extensively in Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE). It is supplied in forms suitable for precise evaporation and deposition, supporting the fabrication of highquality epitaxial layers and enabling the development of advanced electronic and photonic devices.
General Properties
| Properties | Value |
| Symbol | Zn |
| CAS Number | 7440-66-6 |
| EC / EINECS Number | 231-175-3 |
| Atomic Number | 30 |
| Atomic Weight | 65.38 |
| Density | 7.133 gm/cc |
| Melting Point | 419.53 °C |
| Boiling Point | 907 °C |
| Thermal Conductivity | 116 W/(m⋅K) |
| Electrical Resistivity | 59.0 nΩ⋅m (at 20 °C) |
| Electronegativity | Pauling scale: 1.65 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 115 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 7.32 kJ/mol |
Product Availability
We provide high-purity Zinc (Zn) metal tailored for semiconductor and industrial requirements.
| Purity | Up to 99.99999% (7N) |
| Forms | Small pellet sizes or other forms and sizes |
| Package | Small Packs or upon request, vacuum-sealed |
If you require any of this high-purity metal, please contact our sales team for details at sales@american-gmg.com.