Mercury

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Description

Mercury has the lowest melting point of all metals, and it's the only liquid metal at room temperature. This fact, combined with its high density, low volatility, low wettability and high coefficient of thermal expansion make it the most popular liquid used in thermometres, barometres and manometres. Liquid mercury readily forms amalgams with many other heavy metals such as gold and silver, a property that has been used throughout history in the extraction of these metals.

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"Typical" values were obtained via a literature search. "Predicted" values were imputed via artificial intelligence technology. While we have placed significant efforts in ensuring data accuracy, "typical" and "predicted" data should be considered indicative and verified by appropriate material testing. Please do contact us if additional information on the the predicted data method is required.
All metrics apply to room temperature unless otherwise stated. SI units used unless otherwise stated.
Equivalent standards are similar to one or more standards provided by the supplier. Some equivalent standards may be stricter whereas others may be outside the bounds of the original standard.

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Properties

General

Property	Temperature	Value
Density	20.0 °C	13.69 g/cm³ Show Material materials with Density of 13.69 g/cm³

Thermal

Property	Temperature	Value
Melting point		-38.83 °C Show Material materials with Melting point of -38.83 °C
Specific heat capacity	20.0 °C	139.5 J/(kg·K) Show Material materials with Specific heat capacity of 139.5 J/(kg·K)
Thermal conductivity	20.0 °C	8.3 W/(m·K) Show Material materials with Thermal conductivity of 8.3 W/(m·K)

Electrical

Property	Temperature	Value
Electrical resistivity	20.0 °C	9.6E-7 Ω·m Show Material materials with Electrical resistivity of 9.6E-7 Ω·m