Lutetium

Lutetium: physical properties

Temperatures

• Melting point: 1925 [or 1652 °C (3006 °F)] K
• Boiling point: 3675 [or 3402 °C (6156 °F)] K (liquid range: 1750  K
• Critical temperature: no data  K
• Superconduction temperature: 0.022 [or -273.128 °C (-459.63 °F) (under pressure)] K

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Expansion and conduction properties

• Thermal conductivity: 16  W m^-1 K^-1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 9.9  x 10^-6 K^-1

Bulk properties

• Density of solid: 9841  kg m^-3
• Molar volume: 17.78  cm³
• Velocity of sound: no data  m s^-1

Elastic properties

• Youngs modulus: 69  GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 27  GPa
• Bulk modulus: 48  GPa
• Poissons ratio: 0.26  (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: no data  (no units)
• Brinell hardness: 893  MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: 1160  MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 56  10^-8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Optical properties

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

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