Mercury: physical properties
Mechanical properties
Density properties
Density of solid: 14190 kg m‑3
Molar volume: 14.09 cm3
Elastic properties
Young's modulus: (no data) GPa
Rigidity modulus: (no data) GPa
Bulk modulus: 25 GPa
Poisson's ratio: (no data) (no units)
Hardnesses
Mineral hardness: 1.5 (no units)
Brinell hardness: (no data) MN m-2
Vickers hardness: (no data) MN m-2
Electrical properties
Electrical resistivity: 96 × 10‑8 Ω m; or mΩ cm
Heat and conduction
Thermal conductivity: 8.3 W m‑1 K‑1
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: (no data) × 10‑6 K‑1
Optical properties
The image above is a virtual representation of mercury metal calculated by Patrick Callet using the complex diectric function of the element only.
Reflectivity: 73 %
Refractive index: 1.000933 (no units)
Acoustic properties
Velocity of sound: 1407 m s‑1
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