Scandium

Scandium: physical properties

Temperatures

• Melting point: 1814 [or 1541 °C (2806 °F)] K
• Boiling point: 3103 [or 2830 °C (5126 °F)] K (liquid range: 1289  K
• Critical temperature: no data  K
• Superconduction temperature: 0.05 [or -273.1 °C (-459.6 °F)] (under pressure) K

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Expansion and conduction properties

• Thermal conductivity: 16  W m^-1 K^-1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 10.2  x 10^-6 K^-1

Bulk properties

• Density of solid: 2985  kg m^-3
• Molar volume: 15.00  cm³
• Velocity of sound: no data  m s^-1

Elastic properties

• Youngs modulus: 74  GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 29  GPa
• Bulk modulus: 57  GPa
• Poissons ratio: 0.28  (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: no data  (no units)
• Brinell hardness: 750  MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: no data  MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 55  10^-8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Optical properties

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

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