Silver - ₄₇Ag: physical properties

Density properties

• Density of solid: 10490 kg m^‑3
• Molar volume: 10.27 cm³

Elastic properties

• Young's modulus: 83 GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 30 GPa
• Bulk modulus: 100 GPa
• Poisson's ratio: 0.37 (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: 2.5 (no units)
• Brinell hardness: 24.5 MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: 251 MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 1.63 × 10^‑8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Heat and conduction

• Thermal conductivity: 430 W m^‑1 K^‑1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 18.9 × 10^‑6 K^‑1

Optical properties

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

• Reflectivity: 97 %
• Refractive index: (no data) (no units)

Acoustic properties

• Velocity of sound: 2600 m s^‑1