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Beryllium Tungsten Comparison


Tungsten Beryllium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Be  
W  

Group Number
2  
16
6  
12

Period Number
2  
6  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440417  
99+
7440337  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Beryllium is best anti corrosion metal.
  • Beryllium is the lightest metal and still it is stronger than steel.
  • It also finds various applications in Nuclear reactors as a reflector.
  
  • Tungsten element has the second highest melting point.
  • Pure tungsten can easily cut down with the help of hacksaw.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin  
-  

Discovery
In 1797  
In 1781  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
29
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
39

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
39

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
39
0.00 %  
18

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
22
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Its alloys with copper or nickel are used in manufacturing Gyroscopes, springs, electrical contact and non sparking tools.
  • Beryllium Alloys are used as a material for aircraft, missiles, spacecraft and satellite.
  
  • Tungsten and its alloys are used in high-temperature applications like welding electrodes, high-temperature furnace, etc.
  • Tungsten carbide is very hard and used in metal working, mining and petroleum industry.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
35
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
31

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
37
0.00 p.p.m.  
40

Physical

Melting Point
1,278.00 °C  
36
3,410.00 °C  
1

Boiling Point
2,970.00 °C  
33
5,660.00 °C  
1

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
White Gray  
Grayish White  

Luster
Metallic  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.50  
7
7.50  
2

Brinell Hardness
590.00 MPa  
25
2,000.00 MPa  
4

Vickers Hardness
1,670.00 MPa  
9
3,430.00 MPa  
3

Speed of Sound
12,890.00 m/s  
2
4,620.00 m/s  
20

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.56  
34
2.10  
11

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
62.00 %  
21

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Be  
W  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
9  
29
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.57  
25
2.36  
3

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.81  
15
0.98  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.47  
15
1.40  
20

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.54  
24
2.36  
3

Allen Electronegativity
1.58  
26
1.47  
33

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.43  
30
1.64  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
899.50 kJ/mol  
7
770.00 kJ/mol  
16

2nd Energy Level
1,757.10 kJ/mol  
24
1,700.00 kJ/mol  
30

3rd Energy Level
14,848.70 kJ/mol  
2
2,045.40 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
21,006.60 kJ/mol  
2
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
8

5th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17

6th Energy Level
1,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
35

7th Energy level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29

8th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29

9th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
25

10th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29

11th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
28

12th Energy Level
29,700.00 kJ/mol  
35
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
21

14th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
89,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
18

16th Energy Level
89,900.00 kJ/mol  
8
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
13

17th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
14
770.00 kJ/mol  
34

18th Energy Level
8,995.00 kJ/mol  
13
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
24

19th Energy Level
899.50 kJ/mol  
22
770.00 kJ/mol  
31

20th Energy Level
899.00 kJ/mol  
12
770.00 kJ/mol  
25

21st Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
26
770.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
899.00 kJ/mol  
10
770.00 kJ/mol  
19

23rd Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
31
770.00 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
297.30 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
15

25th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
2
770.00 kJ/mol  
14

26th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
2
770.00 kJ/mol  
14

27th Energy Level
297.30 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
13

28th Energy Level
297.30 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
19

29th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
2
770.00 kJ/mol  
19

30th Energy Level
2,970.00 kJ/mol  
2
770.00 kJ/mol  
14

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.17 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.14 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.98 eV  
10
4.55 eV  
18

Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
4  
99+
74  
99+

Electron Configuration
[He] 2s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Beryllium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
4  
99+
74  
99+

Number of Neutrons
5  
99+
110  
28

Number of Electrons
4  
99+
74  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
112.00 pm  
99+
139.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
96.00 pm  
99+
162.00 pm  
31

Van der Waals Radius
153.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
9.01 amu  
99+
183.84 amu  
37

Atomic Volume
5.00 cm3/mol  
99+
9.53 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lithium
  
Tantalum
  

Next Element
Sodium
  
Rhenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
82.00 (-eV)  
15
140.00 (-eV)  
5

Lattice Constant
228.58 pm  
99+
316.52 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.29  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.85 g/cm3  
99+
19.25 g/cm3  
16

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.69 g/cm3  
99+
17.60 g/cm3  
15

Tensile Strength
287.00 MPa  
16
370.00 MPa  
11

Viscosity
0.00  
17
0.00  
1

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
20
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
132.00 GPa  
7
161.00 GPa  
5

Bulk Modulus
130.00 GPa  
13
310.00 GPa  
4

Young's Modulus
287.00 GPa  
7
411.00 GPa  
4

Poisson Ratio
0.03  
36
0.28  
17

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
1.85  
99+
19.22  
18

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
12
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
11
0.00  
23

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor  
Superconductor  

Resistivity
36.00 nΩ·m  
99+
52.80 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.31 106/cm Ω  
5
0.19 106/cm Ω  
10

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
78.60 kJ/mol  
15

Thermal

Specific Heat
1.82 J/(kg K)  
2
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
16.44 J/mol·K  
99+
24.27 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
200.00 W/m·K  
6
173.00 W/m·K  
7

Critical Temperature
1,551.00 K  
39
3,695.00 K  
1

Thermal Expansion
11.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+
4.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
294.70 kJ/mol  
99+
799.10 kJ/mol  
1

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.72 kJ/mol  
36
35.23 kJ/mol  
1

Enthalpy of Atomization
326.40 kJ/mol  
40
837.00 kJ/mol  
1

Standard Molar Entropy
9.50 J/mol.K  
99+
32.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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