Zirconium - ₄₀Zr: physical properties

Density properties

• Density of solid: 6511 kg m^‑3
• Molar volume: 14.02 cm³

Elastic properties

• Young's modulus: 68 GPa
• Rigidity modulus: 33 GPa
• Bulk modulus: (no data) GPa
• Poisson's ratio: 0.34 (no units)

Hardnesses

• Mineral hardness: 5.0 (no units)
• Brinell hardness: 650 MN m^-2
• Vickers hardness: 903 MN m^-2

Electrical properties

• Electrical resistivity: 43.3 × 10^‑8 Ω m; or mΩ cm

Heat and conduction

• Thermal conductivity: 22.7 W m^‑1 K^‑1
• Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 5.7 × 10^‑6 K^‑1

Optical properties

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

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

Acoustic properties

• Velocity of sound: 3800 m s^‑1