Scandium - ₂₁Sc: physical properties

Density properties

Density of solid: 2985 kg m^‑3
Molar volume: 15.00 cm³

Elastic properties

Young's modulus: 74 GPa
Rigidity modulus: 29 GPa
Bulk modulus: 57 GPa
Poisson's 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

Heatscape representing the density of the elements — Heatscape picture representing the density of the periodic table elements.

Heatscape representing the molar volume of the elements — Heatscape representing the molar volume of the periodic table elements.

Electrical properties

Electrical resistivity: about 55 × 10^‑8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Heat and conduction

Thermal conductivity: 16 W m^‑1 K^‑1
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 10.2 × 10^‑6 K^‑1

Optical properties

Reflectivity: (no data) %
$refractive index of the chemical elements displayed on a miniature periodic table$ Refractive index: (no data) (no units)

Acoustic properties

Velocity of sound: (no data) m s^‑1