Zirconium

Zirconium: physical properties

Temperatures

• Melting point: 2128 [or 1855 °C (3371 °F)] K
• Boiling point: 4682 [or 4409 °C (7968 °F)] K (liquid range: 2554  K
• Critical temperature: no data  K
• Superconduction temperature: 0.61 [or -272.54 °C (-458.57 °F)] K

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Expansion and conduction properties

• Thermal conductivity: 23  W m^-1 K^-1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 5.7  x 10^-6 K^-1

Bulk properties

• Density of solid: 6511  kg m^-3
• Molar volume: 14.02  cm³
• Velocity of sound: 3800  m s^-1

Elastic properties

• Youngs modulus: 68  GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 33  GPa
• Bulk modulus: no data  GPa
• Poissons ratio: 0.34  (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: 5.0  (no units)
• Brinell hardness: 650  MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: 903  MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 42  10^-8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Optical properties

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

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

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