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Metals and Their Properties

Metal Symbol Specific
Gravity 		Melt Point Elec. Cond.
% Copper		 Lbs. Cu. In.
C° F°
Aluminum AL 2.710 660 1220 64.9 .0978
Antimony SB 6.620 630 1167 4.42 .2390
Arsenic AS 5.730 --- --- 4.9 .2070
Beryllium BE 1.830 1280 2336 9.32 .0660
Bismuth BI 9.800 271 520 1.50 .3540
Brass (70 - 30)   8.510 900 1652 28.0 .3070
Bronze (5% SN)   8.870 1000 1382 18.0 .3200
Cadmium CD 8.650 321 610 22.7 .3120
Calcium CA 1.550 850 1562 50.1 .0560
Cobalt CO  8.900 1495 2723 17.8 .3210
Copper CU          
Rolled   8.890 1083 1981 100.00 .3210
Tubing   8.950 --- --- 100.00 .3230
Gold AU 19.30 1063 1945 71.2 .6970
Graphite   2.25 3500 6332 10-3 .0812
Indium IN 7.30 156 311 20.6 .2640
Iridium IR 22.40 2450 4442 32.5 .8090
Iron FE 7.20 1200-1400 2192-2552 17.6 .2600
Malleable   7.20 1500-1600 2732-2912 10 .2600
Wrought   7.70 1500-1600 2732-2912 10 .2780
Lead PB 11.40 327 621 8.35 .4120
Magnesium MG 1.74 651 1204 38.7 .0628
Manganese MN 7.20 1245 2273 0.9 .2600
Mercury HG 13.65 -38.9 -37.7 1.80 .4930
Molybdenum MO 10.20 2620 4748 36.1 .3680
Monel (63-37)   8.87 1300 2372 3.0 .3200
Nickel NI 8.90 1452 2646 25.0 .3210
Phosphorus P 1.82 44.1 111.4 10-17 .0657
Platinum PT 21.46 1773 3221 17.5 .7750
Potassium K 0.860 62.3 144.1 28 .0310
Selenium SE 4.81 220 428 14.4 .1740
Silicon SI 2.40 1420 2588 10-5 .0866
Silver AG 10.50 960 1760 106 .3790
Steel (Carbon)   7.84 1330-1380 2436-2516 10 .2830
Stainless (18-8)   7.92 1500 2732 2.5 .2860
Stainless (13-CR)   7.78 1520 2768 3.5 .2810
Stainless (18-CR)   7.73 1500 2732 3.0 .2790
Tantalum TA 16.6 2900 5414 13.9 .5990
Tellurium TE 6.2 450 846 10-5 .2240
Thorium TH 11.70 1845 3353 9.10 .442
Tin SN 7.30 232 449 15.00 .264
Titanium TI 4.50 1800 3272 2.10 .162
Tungsten W 19.30 3410 --- 31.50 .697
Uranium U 18.70 1130 2066 2.80 .675
Vanadium V 5.96 1710 3110 6.63 .215
Zinc ZN 7.14 419 786 29.10 .258
Zirconium AZ 6.40 1700 3092 4.20 .231

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