Properties of Aluminium and Beryllium
Melting Point
1,278.00 °C
  
36
Boiling Point
2,467.00 °C
  
99+
2,970.00 °C
  
32
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
160.00 MPa
  
99+
Vickers Hardness
1,670.00 MPa
  
4
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
5,000.00 m/s
  
10
12,890.00 m/s
  
2
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Al
  
Be
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
899.50 kJ/mol
  
7
2nd Energy Level
1,816.70 kJ/mol
  
19
1,757.10 kJ/mol
  
23
3rd Energy Level
2,744.80 kJ/mol
  
38
14,848.70 kJ/mol
  
2
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.34 g/amp-hr
  
99+
0.17 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
2.70 g/cm3
  
99+
1.85 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.38 g/cm3
  
99+
1.69 g/cm3
  
99+
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Symbol
Al
  
Be
  
Period Number
3
  
2
  
Atomic Volume
10.00 cm3/mol
  
99+
5.00 cm3/mol
  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2 3p1
  
[He] 2s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
80.70 (-eV)
  
17
82.00 (-eV)
  
15
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100
  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Beryllium.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
28.20 nΩ·m
  
99+
36.00 nΩ·m
  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.38 106/cm Ω
  
4
0.31 106/cm Ω
  
5
Electron Affinity
42.50 kJ/mol
  
26
0.00 kJ/mol
  
40
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.90 J/(kg K)
  
5
1.82 J/(kg K)
  
2
Thermal Conductivity
237.00 W/m·K
  
4
200.00 W/m·K
  
6
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
24.20 J/mol·K
  
99+
16.44 J/mol·K
  
99+
Thermal Expansion
23.10 µm/(m·K)
  
17
11.30 µm/(m·K)
  
34
Standard Molar Entropy
28.30 J/mol.K
  
99+
9.50 J/mol.K
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
293.70 kJ/mol
  
31
294.70 kJ/mol
  
30
Enthalpy of Fusion
10.67 kJ/mol
  
35
11.72 kJ/mol
  
30
Enthalpy of Atomization
322.20 kJ/mol
  
31
326.40 kJ/mol
  
30