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Beryllium (4Be9.012182)
[7440-41-7]

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Beryllium, steel-gray in color, is the lightest structural metal and has one of the highest melting points of the light metals. At ordinary temperatures, beryllium resists oxidation in air. The element is resistant to concentrated nitric acid, is nonmagnetic, and offers excellent thermal conductivity. The beryllium fabrication process is usually by powder metallurgy, due to the metal's poor ductility.
Melting Point1287°CBoiling Point2471°C
Density1.848g/cm3Themal Conductivity0.35cal/cm2/cm/s/°C
Specific Heat0.45cal/g°CHeat of Fusion250-275cal/g
Heat of Vaporization73.9k/cal/g-atomAtomic Volume5.0W/D
First Ionization Energy215K-cal/g-moleElectronegativity1.5Pauling's
Covalent Radius0.90AngstromsLinear Coefficient of Expansion @25°C11.5x10-6K-1
Electrical Resistivity @ 20°C33µΩ-cmCrystal StructureHexagonal