Aluminium - ₁₃Al: physical properties

Density properties

• Density of solid: 2700 kg m^‑3
• Molar volume: 10.00 cm³

Elastic properties

• Young's modulus: 70 GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 26 GPa
• Bulk modulus: 76 GPa
• Poisson's ratio: 0.35 (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: 2.75 (no units)
• Brinell hardness: 245 MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: 167 MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 2.7 × 10^‑8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Heat and conduction

• Thermal conductivity: 235 W m^‑1 K^‑1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 23.1 × 10^‑6 K^‑1

Optical properties

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

• Reflectivity: 71 %
• Refractive index: (no data) (no units)

Acoustic properties

• Velocity of sound: 5100 m s^‑1