Properties of Chromium and Nickel
Melting Point
1,857.00 °C
  
14
1,453.00 °C
  
31
Boiling Point
2,672.00 °C
  
39
2,732.00 °C
  
38
Hardness
  
  
Vickers Hardness
1,060.00 MPa
  
10
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
5,940.00 m/s
  
5
4,900.00 m/s
  
12
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Cr
  
Ni
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
26,130.00 kJ/mol
  
1
737.10 kJ/mol
  
25
2nd Energy Level
28,750.00 kJ/mol
  
1
1,753.00 kJ/mol
  
25
3rd Energy Level
34,230.00 kJ/mol
  
1
3,395.00 kJ/mol
  
17
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.32 g/amp-hr
  
99+
1.10 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
7.19 g/cm3
  
99+
8.91 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Symbol
Cr
  
Ni
  
Period Number
4
  
4
  
Atomic Volume
7.23 cm3/mol
  
99+
6.59 cm3/mol
  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d5 4s1
  
[Ar] 3d8 4s2 Or [Ar] 3d9 4s1
  
Valence Electron Potential
170.00 (-eV)
  
4
42.00 (-eV)
  
99+
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Nickel.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
  
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
125.00 nΩ·m
  
27
Electrical Conductivity
0.08 106/cm Ω
  
25
0.14 106/cm Ω
  
13
Electron Affinity
64.30 kJ/mol
  
15
112.00 kJ/mol
  
6
Electrical Property
NA
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.45 J/(kg K)
  
12
0.44 J/(kg K)
  
13
Thermal Conductivity
93.90 W/m·K
  
17
90.90 W/m·K
  
18
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
23.35 J/mol·K
  
99+
26.07 J/mol·K
  
31
Thermal Expansion
4.90 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
13.40 µm/(m·K)
  
28
Standard Molar Entropy
23.80 J/mol.K
  
99+
29.90 J/mol.K
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
348.80 kJ/mol
  
24
371.80 kJ/mol
  
20
Enthalpy of Fusion
15.31 kJ/mol
  
20
17.57 kJ/mol
  
14
Enthalpy of Atomization
397.50 kJ/mol
  
21
422.60 kJ/mol
  
17