Copper

Copper: physical properties

Temperatures

• Melting point: 1357.77 [or 1084.62 °C (1984.32 °F)] K
• Boiling point: 3200 [or 2927 °C (5301 °F)] K (liquid range: 1842.23  K
• Critical temperature: no data  K
• Superconduction temperature: no data  K

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Expansion and conduction properties

• Thermal conductivity: 400  W m^-1 K^-1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 16.5  x 10^-6 K^-1

Bulk properties

• Density of solid: 8920  kg m^-3
• Molar volume: 7.11  cm³
• Velocity of sound: 3570  m s^-1

Elastic properties

• Youngs modulus: 130  GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 48  GPa
• Bulk modulus: 140  GPa
• Poissons ratio: 0.34  (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: 3.0  (no units)
• Brinell hardness: 874  MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: 369  MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 1.7  10^-8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Optical properties

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

• Reflectivity: 90  %
• Refractive index: no data  (no units)

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