Molybdenum - ₄₂Mo: physical properties

Density properties

Density of solid: 10280 kg m^‑3
Molar volume: 9.38 cm³

Elastic properties

Young's modulus: 329 GPa
Rigidity modulus: 20 GPa
Bulk modulus: 230 GPa
Poisson's ratio: 0.31 (no units)

Hardnesses

Mineral hardness: 5.5 (no units)
Brinell hardness: 1500 MN m^-2
Vickers hardness: 1530 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: 5.5 × 10^‑8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Heat and conduction

Thermal conductivity: 139 W m^‑1 K^‑1
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 4.8 × 10^‑6 K^‑1

Optical properties

image calculated by Patrick Callet

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

Reflectivity: 58 %
$refractive index of the chemical elements displayed on a miniature periodic table$ Refractive index: (no data) (no units)

Acoustic properties

Velocity of sound: 6190 m s^‑1