Properties of beryllium

Thermophysical properties for beryllium (CAS: 7440-41-7). 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
    Be: 1
  • CAS
    7440-41-7
  • Formula
    Be
  • ID
    7440-41-7
  • InChI
    Be
  • InChI Key
    ATBAMAFKBVZNFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    beryllium
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    9.01218
  • Phase
    s
  • PubChem ID
    5.4605e+6
  • SMILES
    [Be]
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.2274
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    392
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    4931.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.3115
  • Dipole moment
    0
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    1287
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    2468

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -47.8567
  • Compressibility factor
    1.9911e-4
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1850.04
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    5.3984e+4
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    4.8652e+5
  • 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))
    16.3795
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.00487135
  • Parachor
    4.5288e-6
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00022
  • Prandtl number
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    6.9897e-48
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    2471.98
  • Solubility parameter
    3.0128e+5
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.85186
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.81749
  • Surface tension
    0.519798
  • Thermal conductivity
    201.028
  • 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