Tungsten - ₇₄W: physical properties

Density properties

• Density of solid: 19250 kg m^‑3
• Molar volume: 9.47 cm³

Elastic properties

• Young's modulus: 411 GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 161 GPa
• Bulk modulus: 310 GPa
• Poisson's ratio: 0.28 (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: 7.5 (no units)
• Brinell hardness: 2570 MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: 3430 MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 5.4 × 10^‑8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Heat and conduction

• Thermal conductivity: 174 W m^‑1 K^‑1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 4.5 × 10^‑6 K^‑1

Optical properties

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

• Reflectivity: 62 %
• Refractive index: (no data) (no units)

Acoustic properties

• Velocity of sound: 5174 m s^‑1