Cerium

Cerium: physical properties

Temperatures

• Melting point: 1068 [or 795 °C (1463 °F)] K
• Boiling point: 3633 [or 3360 °C (6080 °F)] K (liquid range: 2565  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: 11  W m^-1 K^-1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 6.3  x 10^-6 K^-1

Bulk properties

• Density of solid: 6689  kg m^-3
• Molar volume: 20.69  cm³
• Velocity of sound: 2100  m s^-1

Elastic properties

• Youngs modulus: 34  GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 14  GPa
• Bulk modulus: 22  GPa
• Poissons ratio: 0.24  (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: 2.5  (no units)
• Brinell hardness: 412  MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: 270  MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 74  10^-8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Optical properties

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

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