Zirconium: physical properties
Mechanical 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
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