Zinc - ₃₀Zn: physical properties

Density properties

• Density of solid: 7140 kg m^‑3
• Molar volume: 9.16 cm³

Elastic properties

• Young's modulus: 108 GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 43 GPa
• Bulk modulus: 70 GPa
• Poisson's ratio: 0.25 (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: 2.5 (no units)
• Brinell hardness: 412 MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: (no data) MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 6.0 × 10^‑8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Heat and conduction

• Thermal conductivity: 116 W m^‑1 K^‑1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 30.2 × 10^‑6 K^‑1

Optical properties

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

• Reflectivity: 80 %
• Refractive index: 1.002050 (no units)

Acoustic properties

• Velocity of sound: 3700 m s^‑1