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/>Density of solid</a>: 19250 kg m<sup>‑3</sup></li> <li><a href="../periodicity/molar_volume/" title="view definition and images showing periodicity for molar volumes of the elements"><img src="../_media/periodicity/tables/sparktables2/molar_volume.png" alt="molar volume of the chemical elements displayed on a miniature periodic table" />Molar volume</a>: 9.47 cm<sup>3</sup></li> </ul> <h2 class="d">Elastic properties</h2> <ul class="spark_table_list"> <li><a href="../periodicity/youngs_modulus/" title="view definition and images showing periodicity of the Young's modulus for the elements"><img src="../_media/periodicity/tables/sparktables2/youngs_modulus.png" alt="Young's modulus of the chemical elements displayed on a miniature periodic table" />Young's modulus</a>: 411 GPa</li> <li><a href="../periodicity/rigidity_modulus/" title="view definition and images showing periodicity of the rigidity modulus for the elements"><img src="../_media/periodicity/tables/sparktables2/rigidity_modulus.png" alt="Rigidity modulus of the chemical elements displayed on a miniature periodic table" />Rigidity modulus</a>: 161 GPa</li> <li><a href="../periodicity/bulk_modulus/" title="view definition and images showing periodicity of bulk modulus for the elements"><img src="../_media/periodicity/tables/sparktables2/bulk_modulus.png" alt="bulk modulus of the chemical elements displayed on a miniature periodic table" />Bulk modulus</a>: 310 GPa</li> <li><a href="../periodicity/poissons_ratio/" title="view definition and images showing periodicity of the Poisson ratio for the elements"><img src="../_media/periodicity/tables/sparktables2/poissons_ratio.png" alt="Poisson's ratio of the chemical elements displayed on a miniature periodic table" />Poisson's ratio</a>: 0.28 (no units)</li> </ul> <h2 class="d">Hardnesses</h2> <ul class="spark_table_list"> <li><a href="../periodicity/hardness_mineral/" title="view definition and images showing periodicity of mineral hardness for the elements"><img src="../_media/periodicity/tables/sparktables2/hardness_mineral.png" alt="mineral hardness of the chemical elements displayed on a miniature periodic table" />Mineral hardness</a>: 7.5 (no units)</li> <li><a href="../periodicity/hardness_brinell/" title="view definition and images showing periodicity of Brinell hardness for the elements"><img src="../_media/periodicity/tables/sparktables2/hardness_brinell.png" alt="Brinell hardness of the chemical elements displayed on a miniature periodic table" />Brinell hardness</a>: 2570 MN m<sup>-2</sup></li> <li><a href="../periodicity/hardness_vickers/" title="view definition and images showing periodicity of Vickers hardness for the elements"><img src="../_media/periodicity/tables/sparktables2/hardness_vickers.png" alt="Vickers hardness of the chemical elements displayed on a miniature periodic table" />Vickers hardness</a>: 3430 MN m<sup>-2</sup></li> </ul> <div><figure><img class="pure-img" src="../_media/periodicity/tables/periodic_table_heatscape_white/density_heat_w.png" alt="Heatscape representing the density of the elements" /><figcaption>Heatscape picture representing the density of the periodic table elements.</figcaption></figure></div> <div><figure><img class="pure-img" src="../_media/periodicity/tables/periodic_table_heatscape_white/molar_volume_heat_w.png" alt="Heatscape representing the molar volume of the elements" /><figcaption>Heatscape representing the molar volume of the periodic table elements.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="pure-g"> <div class="pure-u-1 pure-u-sm-1-1"> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9334432533380510" data-ad-slot="4479092381" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </div> <h2 class="d">Electrical properties</h2> <ul 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expansion in the periodic table"><img src="../_media/periodicity/tables/sparktables2/coeff_thermal_exp.png" alt="coefficient of linear expansion of the chemical elements displayed on a miniature periodic table" />Coefficient of linear thermal expansion</a>: 4.5 × 10<sup>‑6</sup> K<sup>‑1</sup></li> </ul> <h2 class="d">Optical properties</h2> <p class="pure-img"><img src="../_media/elements/callet/W.jpg" alt="image calculated by Patrick Callet"></p> <p>The image above is a virtual representation of tungsten metal calculated by <a href="http://www.irccyn.ec-nantes.fr/~lecallet/">Patrick Callet</a> using the complex diectric function of the element only.</p> <ul class="spark_table_list"> <li><a href="../periodicity/reflectivity/" title="view definition and images showing periodicity of reflectivity for the elements"><img src="../_media/periodicity/tables/sparktables2/reflectivity.png" alt="reflectivity of the chemical elements displayed on a miniature periodic table">Reflectivity</a>: 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