Copper - ₂₉Cu: physical properties

Density properties

• Density of solid: 8920 kg m^‑3
• Molar volume: 7.11 cm³

Elastic properties

• Young's modulus: 130 GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 48 GPa
• Bulk modulus: 140 GPa
• Poisson's ratio: 0.34 (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: 3.0 (no units)
• Brinell hardness: 874 MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: 369 MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 1.72 × 10^‑8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Heat and conduction

• Thermal conductivity: 400 W m^‑1 K^‑1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 16.5 × 10^‑6 K^‑1

Optical properties

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

• Reflectivity: 90 %
• Refractive index: (no data) (no units)

Acoustic properties

• Velocity of sound: 3570 m s^‑1