Cadmium - ₄₈Cd: physical properties

Density properties

• Density of solid: 8650 kg m^‑3
• Molar volume: 13.00 cm³

Elastic properties

• Young's modulus: 50 GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 19 GPa
• Bulk modulus: 42 GPa
• Poisson's ratio: 0.30 (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: 2.0 (no units)
• Brinell hardness: 203 MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: (no data) MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 7 × 10^‑8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Heat and conduction

• Thermal conductivity: 97 W m^‑1 K^‑1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 30.8 × 10^‑6 K^‑1

Optical properties

• Reflectivity: 67 %
• Refractive index: (no data) (no units)

Acoustic properties

• Velocity of sound: 2310 m s^‑1