Beryllium (Be)-Lump

Beryllium (Be)-Lump introduce:

Characteristic

 

Steel gray metal light metal, hardness is higher than its kin, unlike calcium, strontium, barium can be cut with a knife.




Phase at STP： solid

Melting point： 1560 K (1287 °C, 2349 °F)

Boiling point： 2742 K (2469 °C, 4476 °F)

Density (near r.t.)： 1.85 g/cm3

when liquid (at m.p.)： 1.690 g/cm3

Critical point： 5205 K,  MPa (extrapolated)

Heat of fusion： 12.2 kJ/mol

Heat of vaporization： 292 kJ/mol

Molar heat capacity： 16.443 J/(mol·K)




Application

 

Beryllium is mainly used in the preparation of alloys. It is an indispensable precious material in atomic energy, rocket, missile, aviation, aerospace and metallurgical industry.