Properties of silicon

Thermophysical properties for silicon (CAS: 7440-21-3). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    Si: 1
  • CAS
    7440-21-3
  • Formula
    Si
  • ID
    7440-21-3
  • InChI
    Si
  • InChI Key
    XUIMIQQOPSSXEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    silicon
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    28.0855
  • Phase
    s
  • PubChem ID
    5.4611e+6
  • SMILES
    [Si]
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    1.514
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    537
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    4885.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.2326
  • Dipole moment
    0
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    1414
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    3265

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -75.9987
  • Compressibility factor
    4.9277e-4
  • Density (kg/m³)
    2329.64
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    0
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
  • Kinematic viscosity
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    19.9906
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.0120557
  • Parachor
    1.1539e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    0.956684
  • Prandtl number
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    100.564
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    -112.032
  • Solubility parameter
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    2.33193
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    0.711776
  • Surface tension
    1.19674
  • Thermal conductivity
    149.028
  • Thermal diffusivity

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Lower flammability limit
  • Upper flammability limit

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
  • Ozone depletion potential