Gadolinium

Gadolinium: physical properties

Temperatures

• Melting point: 1585 [or 1312 °C (2394 °F)] K
• Boiling point: 3523 [or 3250 °C (5882 °F)] K (liquid range: 1938  K
• Critical temperature: no data  K
• Superconduction temperature: 1.083 [or -272.067 °C (-457.72 °F)] K

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Expansion and conduction properties

• Thermal conductivity: 11  W m^-1 K^-1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 9.4  x 10^-6 K^-1

Bulk properties

• Density of solid: 7901  kg m^-3
• Molar volume: 19.90  cm³
• Velocity of sound: 2680  m s^-1

Elastic properties

• Youngs modulus: 55  GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 22  GPa
• Bulk modulus: 38  GPa
• Poissons ratio: 0.26  (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: no data  (no units)
• Brinell hardness: no data  MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: 570  MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 130  10^-8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Optical properties

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

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