Tellurium - ₅₂Te: physical properties

Density properties

• Density of solid: 6240 kg m^‑3
• Molar volume: 20.46 cm³

Elastic properties

• Young's modulus: 43 GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 16 GPa
• Bulk modulus: 65 GPa
• Poisson's ratio: (no data) (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: 2.25 (no units)
• Brinell hardness: 180 MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: (no data) MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: about 10000 × 10^‑8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Heat and conduction

• Thermal conductivity: 3 W m^‑1 K^‑1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: (no data) × 10^‑6 K^‑1

Optical properties

• Reflectivity: 50 %
• Refractive index: 1.000991 (no units)

Acoustic properties

• Velocity of sound: 2610 m s^‑1