Iron

Iron: physical properties

Temperatures

• Melting point: 1811 [or 1538 °C (2800 °F)] K
• Boiling point: 3134 [or 2861 °C (5182 °F)] K (liquid range: 1323  K
• Critical temperature: no data  K
• Superconduction temperature: no data  K

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Expansion and conduction properties

• Thermal conductivity: 80  W m^-1 K^-1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 11.8  x 10^-6 K^-1

Bulk properties

• Density of solid: 7874  kg m^-3
• Molar volume: 7.09  cm³
• Velocity of sound: 4910  m s^-1

Elastic properties

• Youngs modulus: 211  GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 82  GPa
• Bulk modulus: 170  GPa
• Poissons ratio: 0.29  (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: 4.0  (no units)
• Brinell hardness: 490  MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: 608  MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 9.7  10^-8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Optical properties

The image above is a virtual representation of iron metal calculated by Patrick Callet using the complex diectric function of the element only.

• Reflectivity: 65  %
• Refractive index: no data  (no units)

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