Input interpretation
lanthanides | thermal expansion
Summary
median | 1.12×10^-5 K^(-1) highest | 3.5×10^-5 K^(-1) (europium) lowest | 6.3×10^-6 K^(-1) (cerium) distribution |
Units
Distribution plots
(thermal expansion in reciprocal kelvins difference)
Thermal expansion rankings
1 | cerium | 6.3×10^-6 K^(-1) 2 | praseodymium | 6.7×10^-6 K^(-1) 3 | gadolinium | 9.4×10^-6 K^(-1) 4 | neodymium | 9.6×10^-6 K^(-1) 5 | lutetium | 9.9×10^-6 K^(-1) 6 | dysprosium | 9.9×10^-6 K^(-1) 7 | terbium | 1.03×10^-5 K^(-1) 8 | holmium | 1.12×10^-5 K^(-1) 9 | promethium | 1.1×10^-5 K^(-1) 10 | lanthanum | 1.21×10^-5 K^(-1) 11 | erbium | 1.22×10^-5 K^(-1) 12 | samarium | 1.27×10^-5 K^(-1) 13 | thulium | 1.33×10^-5 K^(-1) 14 | ytterbium | 2.63×10^-5 K^(-1) 15 | europium | 3.5×10^-5 K^(-1)
Unit conversions for median thermal expansion 1.12×10^-5 K^(-1)
1.12×10^-5 °C^(-1) (reciprocal degrees Celsius difference)
6.22×10^-6 °F^(-1) (reciprocal degrees Fahrenheit difference)
Comparisons for median thermal expansion 1.12×10^-5 K^(-1)
≈ 0.79 × gold linear thermal expansion coefficient ( ≈ 1.4×10^-5 K^(-1) )
≈ 0.95 × 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) )