Properties of Metals


PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SOME ALLOYS


ALLOY

DENSITY

(gr/cm3)

MELTING POINT

(C)

TENSILE STRENGTH

(N/mm2)

Steel

7.7 - 7.85

1450 - 1520

340 - 1800

Grey cast iron

7.1 - 7.3

1150 - 1250

150 - 400

Austenitic stainless steel

7.8 - 7.9

1440 - 1460

600 - 800

Mg alloys

1.8 - 1.83

590 - 650

180 - 300

Al alloys

2.6 - 2.85

570 - 655

100 - 400

Zn alloys

5.7 - 7.2

380 - 420

140 - 300

Brass

8.25

900 - 950

250 - 600

Bronze

8.56 - 8.9

880 - 1040

200 - 300

 

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SOME ELEMENTS


ELEMENT

SYMBOL

DENSITY

(gr/cm3)

MELTING POINT

(C)

BOILING POINT

(C)

ELEMENT

SYMBOL

DENSITY

(gr/cm3)

MELTING POINT

(C)

BOILING POINT

(C)

Aluminum

Al

2.7

660

2060

Mercury

Hg

13.55

-38.87

357

Antimony

Sb

6.62

630.5

1440

Molybdenum

Mo

10.2

2625

4800

Beryllium

Be

1.82

1280

2770

Nickel

Ni

8.90

1455

2730

Bismuth

Bl

9.8

271.3

1420

Palladium

Pa

12

1554

4000

Boron

B

3.3

2300

2550

Phosphorus

P

1.82

44

282

Cadmium

Cd

8.65

321

765

Platinum

Pt

21.45

1773.5

4410

Carbon

C

3.51

3500

-

Silver

Ag

10.49

960.5

2210

Chrome

Cr

7.19

1890

2500

Silica

Si

2.33

1430

2300

Cobalt

Co

8.9

1495

2900

Strontium

Sr

2.6

770

1380

Copper

Cu

8.96

1083

2600

Sulphur

S

2.05

112.8

444.6

Gold

Au

19.32

1063

2970

Tantalum

Ta

16.6

3000

5300

Indium

In

7.306

156

2075

Tin

Sn

7.298

231.9

2270

Iridium

Ir

22.5

2454

5300

Titanium

Ti

4.54

1730

-

Iron

Fe

7.87

1539

2740

Tungsten

W

19.3

3410

5930

Lead

Pb

11.34

327.4

1740

Vanadium

V

6

1735

3400

Lithium

Li

0.53

186

1370

Zinc

Zn

7.136

419.5

906

Magnesium

Mg

1.74

650

1110

Zircone

Zr

6.5

1750

2900

Manganese

Mn

7.43

1245

2150