Input interpretation
group 14 elements | thermal expansion
Summary
median | 7.1×10^-6 K^(-1) highest | 2.89×10^-5 K^(-1) (lead) lowest | 2.6×10^-6 K^(-1) (silicon) | (based on 5 values; 1 unavailable)
Entity with missing value
flerovium
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 5 | silicon | | 0.09 | 1 4 | germanium | | 0.2 | 2 3 | carbon | | 0.25 | 2.7 2 | tin | | 0.76 | 8 1 | lead | | 1 | 11
Thermal expansion rankings
1 | silicon | 2.6×10^-6 K^(-1) 2 | germanium | 6×10^-6 K^(-1) 3 | carbon | 7.1×10^-6 K^(-1) 4 | tin | 2.2×10^-5 K^(-1) 5 | lead | 2.89×10^-5 K^(-1) (based on 5 values; 1 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median thermal expansion 7.1×10^-6 K^(-1)
7.1×10^-6 °C^(-1) (reciprocal degrees Celsius difference)
3.9×10^-6 °F^(-1) (reciprocal degrees Fahrenheit difference)
Comparisons for median thermal expansion 7.1×10^-6 K^(-1)
≈ 0.5 × gold linear thermal expansion coefficient ( ≈ 1.4×10^-5 K^(-1) )
≈ 0.6 × iron linear thermal expansion coefficient ( ≈ 1.2×10^-5 K^(-1) )
≈ linear thermal expansion coefficient of graphite (parallel to graphite planes) ( ≈ 7×10^-6 K^(-1) )