Germanium - ₃₂Ge: physical properties

Density properties

• Density of solid: 5323 kg m^‑3
• Molar volume: 13.63 cm³

Elastic properties

• Young's modulus: (no data) GPa
• Rigidity modulus: (no data) GPa
• Bulk modulus: (no data) GPa
• Poisson's ratio: (no data) (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: 6.0 (no units)
• Brinell hardness: (no data) MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: (no data) MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: about 50000 × 10^‑8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Heat and conduction

• Thermal conductivity: 60 W m^‑1 K^‑1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 6 × 10^‑6 K^‑1

Optical properties

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

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

Acoustic properties

• Velocity of sound: 5400 m s^‑1