Our online catalog is being updated! Please contact us for current pricing. Evaporation Table Evaporation Table The information in the tables has been compiled from a number of sources, some of which may be out of date. Should you find an error or be able to add new information, please contact us. Evaporation Rate Table (104K PDF) -- A more complete list consisting of over 167 materials. Name Symbol Melting Point °C Density gm/cm3 Temperature (°C) at Vap. Press. Evaporation Techniques Remarks 10-8 Torr 10-6 Torr 10-4 Torr Electron Beam Crucible Coil Boat Basket Aluminum Al 660 2.7 677 812 1010 Xlnt. ZrB2, BN Vit. Carbon W TiB2, BN, Al2O3 W Alloys and wets, Tungsten-stranded Aluminum Carbide Al4C3 1400 2.4     ~800 Fair           Aluminum Fluoride AIF AIF3 Subl. 2.9 410 Sublimes 490 Sublimes 700 Sublimes Poor   W Ta     Loses Fluorine. Disproportionates. Aluminum Nitride AIN Subl. 3.3     ~1750 Fair         Decomposes. Alumina(a) Al2O3 2020 4.0 1045 1210 1325 Xlnt. W W W W Sapphire Xlnt. in EB. Chemically deposit. Index may change. Antimony Sb 630 6.7 279 345 425 Poor Al2O3 Mo Ta Mo, Ta, Al2O3 Coated Mo Ta   Antimony Trioxide Sb203 656 5.2     ~300 Good Al2O3   Pt Al2O3 Coated Pt Toxic Antimony Trisulphide Sb2S3 550 4.6     ~200       Mo Ta Mo Ta   Arsenic As 814 5.7 107 Sublimes 150 Sublimes 210 Sublimes Poor Al2O3 BeO Vit. Carbon   C   Sublimes rapidly at low temperature, toxic. Arsenic Selenide As2Se3 360 4.5         Quartz         Barium Ba 725 3.5 545 627 735 Fair   W W Ta Mo W Wet without alloying. Reacts with ceramics. Barium Fluoride BaF2 1280 4.9     ~700             Barium Oxide BaO 1923 5.7     ~1200 Poor     Pt Pt   Barium Titanate BaTiO3 Dec. 6.0 Decomposes Decomposes Decomposes           Decomposes. Yields free Ba from Titanate single source—evaporate from two sources, flash from superheated W. Beryllium Be 1278 1.9 710 878 1000 Xlnt. BeO C Vit. Carbon W W Ta Mo W Wets W/Mo/Ta. Oxides are toxic. Beryllium Fluoride BeF2 Subl. 2.0     ~200 Good         Toxic Beryllium Oxide BeO 2530 3.0    ~1900 Good         W Powders are toxic. Bismuth Bi 271 9.8 330 410 520 Good Al2O3 Vit. Carbon W W Mo Al2O3 Ta W Vapors are toxic. High resistivity. No shorting of baskets. Bismuth Fluoride BiF3 727 5.3                   Bismuth Oxide Bi2O3 820 8.9     ~1400 Poor       Pt Vapors are toxic. Bismuth Selenide Bi2Se3 710 6.8       Good Quartz         Bismuth Telluride Bi2Te3 585 7.9         Quartz   W Mo     Bismuth Titanate BiTi2O7     Decomposes Decomposes Decomposes           Decomposes, evaporate from two sources. Bismuth Trisulphide Bi2S3 685 7.5