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Export data to your CAD/FEA program| Physical Properties | Metric | English | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 0.530 g/cc | 0.0191 lb/in³ | |||
| Chemical Properties | Metric | English | Comments | ||
| Atomic Mass | 6.941 | 6.941 | 1995 | ||
| Atomic Number | 3 | 3 | |||
| Thermal Neutron Cross Section | 70 barns/atom | 70 barns/atom | |||
| X-ray Absorption Edge | 226.62 Å | 226.62 Å | K | ||
| Critical Temperature | 2950 °C | 5340 °F | |||
| Electrode Potential | -3.02 V | -3.02 V | |||
| Electronegativity | 0.98 | 0.98 | Pauling | ||
| Ionic Radius | 0.680 Å | 0.680 Å | Crystal Ionic Radius for Valence +1 | ||
| Electrochemical Equivalent | 0.262 g/A/h | 0.262 g/A/h | |||
| Mechanical Properties | Metric | English | Comments | ||
| Hardness, Vickers | <= 5.0 | <= 5.0 | |||
| Tensile Strength, Ultimate | <= 15.0 MPa | <= 2180 psi | |||
| Electrical Properties | Metric | English | Comments | ||
| Electrical Resistivity | 0.00000840 ohm-cm | 0.00000840 ohm-cm | |||
| Magnetic Susceptibility | 5.0e-7 | 5.0e-7 | cgs/g | ||
| Thermal Properties | Metric | English | Comments | ||
| Heat of Fusion | 137 J/g | 58.9 BTU/lb | |||
| Heat of Vaporization | 19460 J/g | 8372 BTU/lb | |||
| CTE, linear | 56.0 µm/m-°C @Temperature 20.0 – 100 °C | 31.1 µin/in-°F @Temperature 68.0 – 212 °F | |||
| Specific Heat Capacity | 2.997 J/g-°C | 0.7162 BTU/lb-°F | Gas | ||
| 3.305 J/g-°C | 0.7899 BTU/lb-°F | ||||
| Thermal Conductivity | 71.2 W/m-K | 494 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F | |||
| Melting Point | 180.54 °C | 356.97 °F | |||
| Boiling Point | 1342 °C | 2448 °F | |||
| Heat of Formation | 159.3 kJ/mol | 159.3 kJ/mol | Gas | ||
| Component Elements Properties | Metric | English | Comments | ||
| Lithium, Li | 100 % | 100 % | |||
| Descriptive Properties | |||||
| CAS Number | 7439-93-2 | ||||
| Solubility | Reacts with H2O | ||||
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