Rhodium - ₄₅Rh: physical properties

Density properties

• Density of solid: 12450 kg m^‑3
• Molar volume: 8.28 cm³

Elastic properties

• Young's modulus: 275 GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 150 GPa
• Bulk modulus: 380 GPa
• Poisson's ratio: 0.26 (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: 6.0 (no units)
• Brinell hardness: 1100 MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: 1246 MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 4.3 × 10^‑8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Heat and conduction

• Thermal conductivity: 150 W m^‑1 K^‑1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 8.2 × 10^‑6 K^‑1

Optical properties

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

• Reflectivity: 84 %
• Refractive index: (no data) (no units)

Acoustic properties

• Velocity of sound: 4700 m s^‑1