Beryllium

Beryllium: physical properties

Temperatures

• Melting point: 1560 [or 1287 °C (2349 °F)] K
• Boiling point: 2742 [or 2469 °C (4476 °F)] K (liquid range: 1182  K
• Critical temperature: no data  K
• Superconduction temperature: 0.026 [or -273.124 °C (-459.62 °F)] K

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Expansion and conduction properties

• Thermal conductivity: 190  W m^-1 K^-1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 11.3  x 10^-6 K^-1

Bulk properties

• Density of solid: 1848  kg m^-3
• Molar volume: 4.85  cm³
• Velocity of sound: 13000  m s^-1

Elastic properties

• Youngs modulus: 287  GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 132  GPa
• Bulk modulus: 130  GPa
• Poissons ratio: 0.032  (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: 5.5  (no units)
• Brinell hardness: 600  MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: 1670  MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 4  10^-8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Optical properties

• Reflectivity: no data  %
• Refractive index: no data  (no units)

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