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Physical Properties of Materials
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Physical Properties of Selected Materials at
Room Temperature
TABLE 3.1 Physical Properties of Selected Materials at Room Temperature
Metal Density
(kg/m
3
)
Melting Point
(C)
Specific heat
(J/kg K)
Thermal conductivity
(W/m K)
Aluminum
Aluminum alloys
Beryllium
Columbium (niobium)
Copper
Copper alloys
Iron
Steels
Lead
Lead alloys
Magnesium
Magnesium alloys
Molybdenum alloys
Nickel
Nickel alloys
Tantalum alloys
Titanium
Titanium alloys
Tungsten
Zinc
Zinc alloys
2700
26302820
1854
8580
8970
74708940
7860
69209130
11,350
885011,350
1745
17701780
10,210
8910
77508850
16,600
4510
44304700
19,290
7140
66407200
660
476654
1278
2468
1082
8851260
1537
13711532
327
182326
650
610621
2610
1453
11101454
2996
1668
15491649
3410
419
386525
900
880920
1884
272
385
377435
460
448502
130
126188
1025
1046
276
440
381544
142
519
502544
138
385
402
222
121239
146
52
393
29234
74
1552
35
2446
154
75138
142
92
1263
54
17
812
166
113
105113
Nonmetallic
Ceramics
Glasses
Graphite
Plastics
Wood
23005500
24002700
19002200
9002000
400700

5801540

110330

750950
500850
840
10002000
24002800
1017
0.61.7
510
0.10.4
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Physical Properties of Material
TABLE 3.2 Physical Properties of Materials, in Descending Order
Density Melting point Specific heat Thermal
conductivity
Thermal
expansion
Electrical
conductivity
Platinum
Gold
Tungsten
Tantalum
Lead
Silver
Molybdenum
Copper
Steel
Titanium
Aluminum
Beryllium
Glass
Magnesium
Plastics
Tungsten
Tantalum
Molybdenum
Columbium
Titanium
Iron
Beryllium
Copper
Gold
Silver
Aluminum
Magnesium
Lead
Tin
Plastics
Wood
Beryllium
Porcelain
Aluminum
Graphite
Glass
Titanium
Iron
Copper
Molybdenum
Tungsten
Lead
Silver
Copper
Gold
Aluminum
Magnesium
Graphite
Tungsten
Beryllium
Zinc
Steel
Tantalum
Ceramics
Titanium
Glass
Plastics
Plastics
Lead
Tin
Magnesium
Aluminum
Copper
Steel
Gold
Ceramics
Glass
Tungsten
Silver
Copper
Gold
Aluminum
Magnesium
Tungsten
Beryllium
Steel
Tin
Graphite
Ceramics
Glass
Plastics
Quartz
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Specific
Strength and
Specific
Stiffness
Figure 3.1 Specific
strength (tensile
strength/density) and
specific stiffness (elastic
modulus/density) for
various materials at
room temperature. (See
also Chapter 9.) Source:
M.J. Salkind.
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Specific Strength versus Temperature
Figure 3.2 Specific strength (tensile strength/density) for a variety of materials as a
function of temperature. Note the useful temperature range for these materials and the
high values for composite materials.