Aluminium

Aluminium or aluminum is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13. It has a density lower than other common metals, about one-third that of steel.... Wikipedia

  • Name, symbol:  aluminium, Al
  • Pronunciation:  -ew -ee-əm]] -mi-nəm]]
  • Alternative name:  aluminum (US)
  • Appearance:  silvery gray metallic
  • Oxidation states:  +3, +2, Aluminium monoxide +1 Aluminium iodide, −1, −2 ​(an amphoteric oxide)
  • Electronegativity:  Pauling scale: 1.61
  • energies:  1st: 577.5 kJ/mol, 2nd: 1816.7 kJ/mol, 3rd: 2744.8 kJ/mol, (more)
  • Atomic radius:  empirical: 143 pm
  • Covalent radius:  121±4 pm
  • Van der Waals radius:  184 pm
  • Crystal structure:  ​face-centered cubic
  • Thermal expansion:  23.1 µm/(m·K) (at 25 °C)
  • Thermal conductivity:  237 W/(m·K)
  • Electrical resistivity:  28.2 nΩ·m (at 20 °C)
  • Magnetic ordering:  paramagnetic
  • Young's modulus:  70 GPa
  • Shear modulus:  26 GPa
  • Bulk modulus:  76 GPa
  • Poisson ratio:  0.35
  • Mohs hardness:  2.75
  • Vickers hardness:  160–350 MPa
  • Brinell hardness:  160–550 MPa
  • CAS Number:  7429-90-5
  • Prediction:  Antoine Lavoisier (1787)
  • First isolation:  Hans Christian Ørsted (1825)
  • Namedby:  Humphry Davy (1807)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo