Input interpretation
period 4 elements | thermal expansion
Summary
median | 1.3×10^-5 K^(-1) highest | 1.2×10^-4 K^(-1) (gallium) lowest | 4.9×10^-6 K^(-1) (chromium) distribution | | (based on 13 values; 5 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
potassium | arsenic | selenium | bromine | krypton (total: 5)
Distribution plots
(thermal expansion in reciprocal kelvins difference)
Thermal expansion rankings
1 | chromium | 4.9×10^-6 K^(-1) 2 | germanium | 6×10^-6 K^(-1) 3 | vanadium | 8.4×10^-6 K^(-1) 4 | titanium | 8.6×10^-6 K^(-1) 5 | scandium | 1.02×10^-5 K^(-1) 6 | iron | 1.18×10^-5 K^(-1) 7 | cobalt | 1.3×10^-5 K^(-1) 8 | nickel | 1.34×10^-5 K^(-1) 9 | copper | 1.65×10^-5 K^(-1) 10 | manganese | 2.17×10^-5 K^(-1) 11 | calcium | 2.23×10^-5 K^(-1) 12 | zinc | 3.02×10^-5 K^(-1) 13 | gallium | 1.2×10^-4 K^(-1) (based on 13 values; 5 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median thermal expansion 1.3×10^-5 K^(-1)
1.3×10^-5 °C^(-1) (reciprocal degrees Celsius difference)
7.22×10^-6 °F^(-1) (reciprocal degrees Fahrenheit difference)
Comparisons for median thermal expansion 1.3×10^-5 K^(-1)
≈ 0.45 × lead linear thermal expansion coefficient ( ≈ 2.9×10^-5 K^(-1) )
≈ 0.92 × gold linear thermal expansion coefficient ( ≈ 1.4×10^-5 K^(-1) )
≈ 1.1 × iron linear thermal expansion coefficient ( ≈ 1.2×10^-5 K^(-1) )