Samarium

Samarium: physical properties

Temperatures

• Melting point: 1345 [or 1072 °C (1962 °F)] K
• Boiling point: 2076 [or 1803 °C (3277 °F)] K (liquid range: 731  K
• Critical temperature: no data  K
• Superconduction temperature: no data  K

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Expansion and conduction properties

• Thermal conductivity: 13  W m^-1 K^-1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 12.7  x 10^-6 K^-1

Bulk properties

• Density of solid: 7353  kg m^-3
• Molar volume: 19.98  cm³
• Velocity of sound: 2130  m s^-1

Elastic properties

• Youngs modulus: 50  GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 20  GPa
• Bulk modulus: 38  GPa
• Poissons ratio: 0.27  (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: no data  (no units)
• Brinell hardness: 441  MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: 412  MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 94  10^-8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Optical properties

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

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