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Export data to your CAD/FEA program| Physical Properties | Metric | English | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 6.70 g/cc | 0.242 lb/in³ | |||
| Chemical Properties | Metric | English | Comments | ||
| Atomic Mass | 140.116 | 140.116 | 1995 | ||
| Atomic Number | 58 | 58 | |||
| Thermal Neutron Cross Section | 0.73 barns/atom | 0.73 barns/atom | |||
| X-ray Absorption Edge | 0.30647 Å | 0.30647 Å | K | ||
| 1.89078 Å | 1.89078 Å | LI | |||
| 2.0094 Å | 2.0094 Å | LII | |||
| 2.1641 Å | 2.1641 Å | LIII | |||
| Electronegativity | 1.12 | 1.12 | Pauling | ||
| Ionic Radius | 0.920 Å | 0.920 Å | Crystal Ionic Radius for Valence +4 | ||
| 1.034 Å | 1.034 Å | Crystal Ionic Radius for Valence +3 | |||
| 1.27 Å | 1.27 Å | Crystal Ionic Radius for Valence +1 | |||
| Mechanical Properties | Metric | English | Comments | ||
| Hardness, Vickers | 24 | 24 | |||
| Tensile Strength, Ultimate | 100 MPa | 14500 psi | |||
| Tensile Strength, Yield | 91.0 MPa | 13200 psi | |||
| Modulus of Elasticity | 41.4 GPa | 6000 ksi | |||
| Bulk Modulus | 21.5 GPa | 3120 ksi | |||
| Poissons Ratio | 0.248 | 0.248 | |||
| Shear Modulus | 13.5 GPa | 1960 ksi | |||
| Electrical Properties | Metric | English | Comments | ||
| Electrical Resistivity | 0.0000780 ohm-cm | 0.0000780 ohm-cm | |||
| Magnetic Susceptibility | 0.000015 | 0.000015 | cgs/g | ||
| Critical Superconducting Temperature | 0.0200 – 0.0450 K | 0.0200 – 0.0450 K | 0.020-0.045 K from 2.0-3.5 GPa pressure (alpha Ce); 1.9-1.3 from 4.5-12.5 GPa (alpha prime Ce) | ||
| Thermal Properties | Metric | English | Comments | ||
| Heat of Fusion | 35.6 J/g | 15.3 BTU/lb | |||
| CTE, linear | 8.40 µm/m-°C @Temperature 20.0 – 100 °C | 4.67 µin/in-°F @Temperature 68.0 – 212 °F | |||
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.188 J/g-°C | 0.0449 BTU/lb-°F | |||
| Thermal Conductivity | 109 W/m-K | 756 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F | |||
| Melting Point | 795 °C | 1460 °F | |||
| Boiling Point | 3443 °C | 6229 °F | |||
| Optical Properties | Metric | English | Comments | ||
| Emissivity (0-1) | 0.322 @Temperature 877 – 1547 °C, Wavelength 645 nm | 0.322 @Temperature 1610 – 2817 °F, Wavelength 645 nm | |||
| Component Elements Properties | Metric | English | Comments | ||
| Cerium, Ce | 100 % | 100 % | |||
| Descriptive Properties | |||||
| CAS Number | 7440-45-1 | ||||
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