Tellurium

Tellurium: physical properties

Temperatures

• Melting point: 722.66 [or 449.51 °C (841.12 °F)] K
• Boiling point: 1261 [or 988 °C (1810 °F)] K (liquid range: 538.34  K
• Critical temperature: no data  K
• Superconduction temperature: no data  K

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Expansion and conduction properties

• Thermal conductivity: 3  W m^-1 K^-1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: no data  x 10^-6 K^-1

Bulk properties

• Density of solid: 6240  kg m^-3
• Molar volume: 20.46  cm³
• Velocity of sound: 2610  m s^-1

Elastic properties

• Youngs modulus: 43  GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 16  GPa
• Bulk modulus: 65  GPa
• Poissons ratio: no data  (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: 2.25  (no units)
• Brinell hardness: 180  MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: no data  MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: about 10000 10^-8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Optical properties

• Reflectivity: 50  %
• Refractive index: 1.000991  (no units)

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