Rhenium is a rare, dense transition metal with high melting point and excellent high temperature strength used in jet engine alloys.
Properties of Rhenium | It has high melting point, good creep resistance and forms useful catalytic compounds for petrochemical processes.
Uses of Rhenium | Used in superalloys for turbine blades, catalytic reforming and thermocouples and as an alloying element to improve high temperature performance.
Isotopes of Rhenium | Stable isotope Re 185 and Re 187 exist; rhenium is rare and handled with standard industrial precautions.