Electrical resistivities of the elements (data page)
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T 80 K (-193 °C) 273 K (0 °C) 293 K (20 °C) 298 K (25 °C) 300 K (27 °C) 500 K (227 °C)
3 Li lithium
Lithium
Lithium is a soft, silver-white metal that belongs to the alkali metal group of chemical elements. It is represented by the symbol Li, and it has the atomic number 3. Under standard conditions it is the lightest metal and the least dense solid element. Like all alkali metals, lithium is highly...

use 10.0 nΩm 85.3 nΩm 92.8 nΩm 94.7 nΩm 95.5 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 1.00 8.53 9.28 9.47 9.55
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 9.28
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 9.4
4 Be beryllium
Beryllium
Beryllium is the chemical element with the symbol Be and atomic number 4. It is a divalent element which occurs naturally only in combination with other elements in minerals. Notable gemstones which contain beryllium include beryl and chrysoberyl...

use 0.75 nΩm 30.2 nΩm 35.6 nΩm 37.0 nΩm 37.6 nΩm 99 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 0.075 3.02 3.56 3.70 3.76 9.9
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 3.56
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 4
5 B boron
Boron
Boron is the chemical element with atomic number 5 and the chemical symbol B. Boron is a metalloid. Because boron is not produced by stellar nucleosynthesis, it is a low-abundance element in both the solar system and the Earth's crust. However, boron is concentrated on Earth by the...

use 1.5×104 Ωm
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 1.5×1012
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) > 1012
6 C carbon
Carbon
Carbon is the chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds...

 (diamond)
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LNG (10-8 Ωm) 0.8 [sic]
6 C carbon
Carbon
Carbon is the chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds...

 (graphite)
use
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 1375
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) about 1000 - direction dependent
11 Na sodium
Sodium
Sodium is a chemical element with the symbol Na and atomic number 11. It is a soft, silvery-white, highly reactive metal and is a member of the alkali metals; its only stable isotope is 23Na. It is an abundant element that exists in numerous minerals, most commonly as sodium chloride...

use 8.0 nΩm 43.3 nΩm 47.7 nΩm 48.8 nΩm 49.3 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 0.80 4.33 4.77 4.88 4.93
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 4.77
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 4.7
12 Mg magnesium
Magnesium
Magnesium is a chemical element with the symbol Mg, atomic number 12, and common oxidation number +2. It is an alkaline earth metal and the eighth most abundant element in the Earth's crust and ninth in the known universe as a whole...

use 5.57 nΩm 40.5 nΩm 43.9 nΩm 44.8 nΩm 45.1 nΩm 78.6 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 0.557 4.05 4.39 4.48 4.51 7.86
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 4.39
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 4.4
13 Al aluminium
Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....

use 2.45 nΩm 24.17 nΩm 26.50 nΩm 27.09 nΩm 27.33 nΩm 49.9 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 0.245 2.417 2.650 2.709 2.733 4.99
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 2.6548
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 2.65
14 Si silicon
Silicon
Silicon is a chemical element with the symbol Si and atomic number 14. A tetravalent metalloid, it is less reactive than its chemical analog carbon, the nonmetal directly above it in the periodic table, but more reactive than germanium, the metalloid directly below it in the table...

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LNG (10-8 Ωm) 105
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) about 100000
15 P phosphorus
Phosphorus
Phosphorus is the chemical element that has the symbol P and atomic number 15. A multivalent nonmetal of the nitrogen group, phosphorus as a mineral is almost always present in its maximally oxidized state, as inorganic phosphate rocks...

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LNG (10-8 Ωm) (white) 10 [sic]
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 10
16 S sulfur
Sulfur
Sulfur or sulphur is the chemical element with atomic number 16. In the periodic table it is represented by the symbol S. It is an abundant, multivalent non-metal. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with chemical formula S8. Elemental sulfur is a bright yellow...

use (amorphous) 2×1015 Ωm
LNG (10-8 Ωm) (amorphous) 2×1023
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) > 1023
17 Cl chlorine
Chlorine
Chlorine is the chemical element with atomic number 17 and symbol Cl. It is the second lightest halogen, found in the periodic table in group 17. The element forms diatomic molecules under standard conditions, called dichlorine...

use > 10 Ωm
LNG (10-8 Ωm) >109
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) > 1010
19 K potassium
Potassium
Potassium is the chemical element with the symbol K and atomic number 19. Elemental potassium is a soft silvery-white alkali metal that oxidizes rapidly in air and is very reactive with water, generating sufficient heat to ignite the hydrogen emitted in the reaction.Potassium and sodium are...

use 13.4 nΩm 64.9 nΩm 72.0 nΩm 73.9 nΩm 74.7 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 1.34 6.49 7.20 7.39 7.47
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 7.2
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 7
20 Ca calcium
Calcium
Calcium is the chemical element with the symbol Ca and atomic number 20. It has an atomic mass of 40.078 amu. Calcium is a soft gray alkaline earth metal, and is the fifth-most-abundant element by mass in the Earth's crust...

use 6.5 nΩm 31.1 nΩm 33.6 nΩm 34.2 nΩm 34.5 nΩm 60. nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 0.65 3.11 3.36 3.42 3.45 6.0
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 3.36
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 3.4
21 Sc scandium
Scandium
Scandium is a chemical element with symbol Sc and atomic number 21. A silvery-white metallic transition metal, it has historically been sometimes classified as a rare earth element, together with yttrium and the lanthanoids...

use (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) calculated 562 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) (290 K–300 K) 56.2
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, amorphous) 70.9
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, crystalline) 26.9
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) calculated from single crystal values 56.2
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 56.2
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 55
22 Ti titanium
Titanium
Titanium is a chemical element with the symbol Ti and atomic number 22. It has a low density and is a strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal with a silver color....

use 0.39 µΩm 0.420 µΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 39
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 42.0
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 40
23 V vanadium
Vanadium
Vanadium is a chemical element with the symbol V and atomic number 23. It is a hard, silvery gray, ductile and malleable transition metal. The formation of an oxide layer stabilizes the metal against oxidation. The element is found only in chemically combined form in nature...

use 24.1 nΩm 181 nΩm 197 nΩm 201 nΩm 202 nΩm 348 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 2.41 18.1 19.7 20.1 20.2 34.8
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 19.7
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 20
24 Cr chromium
Chromium
Chromium is a chemical element which has the symbol Cr and atomic number 24. It is the first element in Group 6. It is a steely-gray, lustrous, hard metal that takes a high polish and has a high melting point. It is also odorless, tasteless, and malleable...

use 118 nΩm 125 nΩm 126 nΩm 127 nΩm 201 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 11.8 12.5 12.6 12.7 20.1
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 12.5
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 12.7
25 Mn manganese
Manganese
Manganese is a chemical element, designated by the symbol Mn. It has the atomic number 25. It is found as a free element in nature , and in many minerals...

use 1.32 µΩm 1.43 µΩm 1.44 µΩm 1.44 µΩm 1.44 µΩm 1.49 µΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 132 143 144 144 144 149
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 144
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 160
26 Fe iron
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...

use 6.93 nΩm 85.7 nΩm 96.1 nΩm 98.7 nΩm 99.8 nΩm 237 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 0.693 8.57 9.61 9.87 9.98 23.7
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 9.61
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 9.7
27 Co cobalt
Cobalt
Cobalt is a chemical element with symbol Co and atomic number 27. It is found naturally only in chemically combined form. The free element, produced by reductive smelting, is a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal....

use 56 nΩm 62.4 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 5.6
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 6.24
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 6
28 Ni nickel
Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel belongs to the transition metals and is hard and ductile...

use 5.45 nΩm 61.6 nΩm 69.3 nΩm 71.2 nΩm 72.0 nΩm 177 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 0.545 6.16 6.93 7.12 7.20 17.7
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 6.93
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 7
29 Cu copper
Copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...

use 2.15 nΩm 15.43 nΩm 16.78 nΩm 17.12 nΩm 17.25 nΩm 30.90 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 0.215 1.543 1.678 1.712 1.725 3.090
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 1.678
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 1.7
30 Zn zinc
Zinc
Zinc , or spelter , is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2...

use 11.5 nΩm 54.6 nΩm 59.0 nΩm 60.1 nΩm 60.6 nΩm 108.2 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 1.15 5.46 5.90 6.01 6.06 10.82
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 5.9
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 5.9
31 Ga gallium
Gallium
Gallium is a chemical element that has the symbol Ga and atomic number 31. Elemental gallium does not occur in nature, but as the gallium salt in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores. A soft silvery metallic poor metal, elemental gallium is a brittle solid at low temperatures. As it liquefies...

use
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 13.6
LNG (10-8 Ωm) (30 °C) 25.795
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 14
32 Ge germanium
Germanium
Germanium is a chemical element with the symbol Ge and atomic number 32. It is a lustrous, hard, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group, chemically similar to its group neighbors tin and silicon. The isolated element is a semiconductor, with an appearance most similar to elemental silicon....

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LNG (10-8 Ωm) 53000
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) about 50000
33 As arsenic
Arsenic
Arsenic is a chemical element with the symbol As, atomic number 33 and relative atomic mass 74.92. Arsenic occurs in many minerals, usually in conjunction with sulfur and metals, and also as a pure elemental crystal. It was first documented by Albertus Magnus in 1250.Arsenic is a metalloid...

use 333 nΩm
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 33.3
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 30
34 Se selenium
Selenium
Selenium is a chemical element with atomic number 34, chemical symbol Se, and an atomic mass of 78.96. It is a nonmetal, whose properties are intermediate between those of adjacent chalcogen elements sulfur and tellurium...

use
LNG (10-8 Ωm) (amorphous) 1.2 [sic]
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) high
35 Br bromine
Bromine
Bromine ") is a chemical element with the symbol Br, an atomic number of 35, and an atomic mass of 79.904. It is in the halogen element group. The element was isolated independently by two chemists, Carl Jacob Löwig and Antoine Jerome Balard, in 1825–1826...

use 7.8×1010 Ωm
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 7.8×1018
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) > 1018
37 Rb rubidium
Rubidium
Rubidium is a chemical element with the symbol Rb and atomic number 37. Rubidium is a soft, silvery-white metallic element of the alkali metal group. Its atomic mass is 85.4678. Elemental rubidium is highly reactive, with properties similar to those of other elements in group 1, such as very rapid...

use 26.5 nΩm 115 nΩm 128 nΩm 131 nΩm 133 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 2.65 11.5 12.8 13.1 13.3
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 12.8
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 12
38 Sr strontium
Strontium
Strontium is a chemical element with the symbol Sr and the atomic number 38. An alkaline earth metal, strontium is a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element that is highly reactive chemically. The metal turns yellow when exposed to air. It occurs naturally in the minerals celestine and...

use 36.4 nΩm 123 nΩm 132 nΩm 134 nΩm 135 nΩm 222 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 3.64 12.3 13.2 13.4 13.5 22.2
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 13.2
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 13
39 Y yttrium
Yttrium
Yttrium is a chemical element with symbol Y and atomic number 39. It is a silvery-metallic transition metal chemically similar to the lanthanides and it has often been classified as a "rare earth element". Yttrium is almost always found combined with the lanthanides in rare earth minerals and is...

use (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) 596 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) (290 K–300 K) 59.6
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, amorphous) 72.5
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, crystalline) 35.5
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) 59.6
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 59.6
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 56
40 Zr zirconium
Zirconium
Zirconium is a chemical element with the symbol Zr and atomic number 40. The name of zirconium is taken from the mineral zircon. Its atomic mass is 91.224. It is a lustrous, grey-white, strong transition metal that resembles titanium...

use 66.4 nΩm 388 nΩm 421 nΩm 429 nΩm 433 nΩm 765 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 6.64 38.8 42.1 42.9 43.3 76.5
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 42.1
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 42
41 Nb niobium
Niobium
Niobium or columbium , is a chemical element with the symbol Nb and atomic number 41. It's a soft, grey, ductile transition metal, which is often found in the pyrochlore mineral, the main commercial source for niobium, and columbite...

use 152 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 15.2
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 15.2
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 15
42 Mo molybdenum
Molybdenum
Molybdenum , is a Group 6 chemical element with the symbol Mo and atomic number 42. The name is from Neo-Latin Molybdaenum, from Ancient Greek , meaning lead, itself proposed as a loanword from Anatolian Luvian and Lydian languages, since its ores were confused with lead ores...

use 4.82 nΩm 48.5 nΩm 53.4 nΩm 54.7 nΩm 55.2 nΩm 106 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 0.482 4.85 5.34 5.47 5.52 10.6
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 5.34
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 5
43 Tc technetium
Technetium
Technetium is the chemical element with atomic number 43 and symbol Tc. It is the lowest atomic number element without any stable isotopes; every form of it is radioactive. Nearly all technetium is produced synthetically and only minute amounts are found in nature...

use
LNG (10-8 Ωm) (100 °C) 22.6
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 20
44 Ru ruthenium
Ruthenium
Ruthenium is a chemical element with symbol Ru and atomic number 44. It is a rare transition metal belonging to the platinum group of the periodic table. Like the other metals of the platinum group, ruthenium is inert to most chemicals. The Russian scientist Karl Ernst Claus discovered the element...

use 71 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 7.1
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 7.1
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 7.1
45 Rh rhodium
Rhodium
Rhodium is a chemical element that is a rare, silvery-white, hard and chemically inert transition metal and a member of the platinum group. It has the chemical symbol Rh and atomic number 45. It is composed of only one isotope, 103Rh. Naturally occurring rhodium is found as the free metal, alloyed...

use 43.3 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 4.3
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 4.33
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 4.3
46 Pd palladium
Palladium
Palladium is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pd and an atomic number of 46. It is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston. He named it after the asteroid Pallas, which was itself named after the epithet of the Greek goddess Athena, acquired...

use 17.5 nΩm 97.8 nΩm 105.4 nΩm 107.3 nΩm 108.0 nΩm 179.4 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 1.75 9.78 10.54 10.73 10.80 17.94
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 10.54
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 10
47 Ag silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...

use 2.89 nΩm 14.67 nΩm 15.87 nΩm 16.17 nΩm 16.29 nΩm 28.7 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 0.289 1.467 1.587 1.617 1.629 2.87
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 1.587
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 1.6
48 Cd cadmium
Cadmium
Cadmium is a chemical element with the symbol Cd and atomic number 48. This soft, bluish-white metal is chemically similar to the two other stable metals in group 12, zinc and mercury. Similar to zinc, it prefers oxidation state +2 in most of its compounds and similar to mercury it shows a low...

use 68 nΩm
use (22 °C) 72.7 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 6.8
LNG (10-8 Ωm) (22 °C) 7.27
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 7
49 In indium
Indium
Indium is a chemical element with the symbol In and atomic number 49. This rare, very soft, malleable and easily fusible post-transition metal is chemically similar to gallium and thallium, and shows the intermediate properties between these two...

use 0.080 µΩm 83.7 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 8.0
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 8.37
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 8
50 Sn tin
Tin
Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn and atomic number 50. It is a main group metal in group 14 of the periodic table. Tin shows chemical similarity to both neighboring group 14 elements, germanium and lead and has two possible oxidation states, +2 and the slightly more stable +4...

use 115 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 11.5
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 11.5
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 11
51 Sb antimony
Antimony
Antimony is a toxic chemical element with the symbol Sb and an atomic number of 51. A lustrous grey metalloid, it is found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral stibnite...

use 0.39 µΩm 417 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 39
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 41.7
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 40
52 Te tellurium
use
LNG (10-8 Ωm) (5.8–33)×10³
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) about 10000
53 I iodine
Iodine
Iodine is a chemical element with the symbol I and atomic number 53. The name is pronounced , , or . The name is from the , meaning violet or purple, due to the color of elemental iodine vapor....

use 1.3×107 Ωm
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 1.3×1015
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) > 1015
55 Cs caesium
Caesium
Caesium or cesium is the chemical element with the symbol Cs and atomic number 55. It is a soft, silvery-gold alkali metal with a melting point of 28 °C , which makes it one of only five elemental metals that are liquid at room temperature...

use 41.6 nΩm 187 nΩm 205 nΩm 208 nΩm 210 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 4.16 18.7 20.5 20.8 21.0
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 20.5
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 20
56 Ba barium
Barium
Barium is a chemical element with the symbol Ba and atomic number 56. It is the fifth element in Group 2, a soft silvery metallic alkaline earth metal. Barium is never found in nature in its pure form due to its reactivity with air. Its oxide is historically known as baryta but it reacts with...

use 68.3 nΩm 302 nΩm 332 nΩm 0.340 µΩm 343 nΩm 724 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 6.83 30.2 33.2 34.0 34.3 72.4
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 33.2
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 35
57 La lanthanum
Lanthanum
Lanthanum is a chemical element with the symbol La and atomic number 57.Lanthanum is a silvery white metallic element that belongs to group 3 of the periodic table and is the first element of the lanthanide series. It is found in some rare-earth minerals, usually in combination with cerium and...

use (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) 615 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) (290 K–300 K) 61.5
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) 61.5
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 61.5
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 61
58 Ce cerium
Cerium
Cerium is a chemical element with the symbol Ce and atomic number 58. It is a soft, silvery, ductile metal which easily oxidizes in air. Cerium was named after the dwarf planet . Cerium is the most abundant of the rare earth elements, making up about 0.0046% of the Earth's crust by weight...

 (beta, hex)
use (room temperature) (beta, polycrystalline) 828 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) (beta, hex) (290 K–300 K) 82.8
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (beta, polycrystalline) 82.8
LNG (10-8 Ωm) (beta, hex) 82.8
58 Ce cerium
Cerium
Cerium is a chemical element with the symbol Ce and atomic number 58. It is a soft, silvery, ductile metal which easily oxidizes in air. Cerium was named after the dwarf planet . Cerium is the most abundant of the rare earth elements, making up about 0.0046% of the Earth's crust by weight...

 (gamma, cubic)
use (room temperature) (gamma, polycrystalline) 744 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 74.4
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (gamma, polycrystalline) 74.4
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 74
59 Pr praseodymium
Praseodymium
Praseodymium is a chemical element that has the symbol Pr and atomic number 59. Praseodymium is a soft, silvery, malleable and ductile metal in the lanthanide group. It is too reactive to be found in native form, and when artificially prepared, it slowly develops a green oxide coating.The element...

use (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) 0.700 µΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) (290 K–300 K) 70.0
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) 70.0
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 70.0
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 70
60 Nd neodymium
Neodymium
Neodymium is a chemical element with the symbol Nd and atomic number 60. It is a soft silvery metal that tarnishes in air. Neodymium was discovered in 1885 by the Austrian chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach. It is present in significant quantities in the ore minerals monazite and bastnäsite...

use (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) 643 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) (290 K–300 K) 64.3
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) 64.3
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 64.3
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 64
61 Pm promethium
Promethium
Promethium is a chemical element with the symbol Pm and atomic number 61. It is notable for being the only exclusively radioactive element besides technetium that is followed by chemical elements with stable isotopes.- Prediction :...

use (room temperature) estimated 0.75 µΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) (290 K–300 K) 75 est.
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) 75 estimated
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 64.0
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 75
62 Sm samarium
Samarium
Samarium is a chemical element with the symbol Sm, atomic number 62 and atomic weight 150.36. It is a moderately hard silvery metal which readily oxidizes in air. Being a typical member of the lanthanide series, samarium usually assumes the oxidation state +3...

use (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) 0.940 µΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) (290 K–300 K) 94.0
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) 94.0
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 94.0
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 94
63 Eu europium
Europium
Europium is a chemical element with the symbol Eu and atomic number 63. It is named after the continent of Europe. It is a moderately hard silvery metal which readily oxidizes in air and water...

use (room temperature) (polycrystalline) 0.900 µΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) (290 K–300 K) 90.0
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (polycrystalline) 90.0
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 90.0
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 90
64 Gd gadolinium
Gadolinium
Gadolinium is a chemical element with the symbol Gd and atomic number 64. It is a silvery-white, malleable and ductile rare-earth metal. It is found in nature only in combined form. Gadolinium was first detected spectroscopically in 1880 by de Marignac who separated its oxide and is credited with...

use (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) 1.310 µΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) (290 K–300 K) 131
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, amorphous) 135.1
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, crystalline) 121.7
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) 131.0
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 131
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 130
65 Tb terbium
Terbium
Terbium is a chemical element with the symbol Tb and atomic number 65. It is a silvery-white rare earth metal that is malleable, ductile and soft enough to be cut with a knife...

use (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) 1.150 µΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) (290 K–300 K) 115
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, amorphous) 123.5
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, crystalline) 101.5
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) 115.0
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 115
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 120
66 Dy dysprosium
Dysprosium
Dysprosium is a chemical element with the symbol Dy and atomic number 66. It is a rare earth element with a metallic silver luster. Dysprosium is never found in nature as a free element, though it is found in various minerals, such as xenotime...

use (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) 926 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) (290 K–300 K) 92.6
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, amorphous) 111.0
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, crystalline) 76.6
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (alpha, polycrystalline) 92.6
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 92.6
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 91
67 Ho holmium
Holmium
Holmium is a chemical element with the symbol Ho and atomic number 67. Part of the lanthanide series, holmium is a rare earth element. Its oxide was first isolated from rare earth ores in 1878 and the element was named after the city of Stockholm....

use (room temperature) (polycrystalline) 814 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) (290 K–300 K) 81.4
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (amorphous) 101.5
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (crystalline) 60.5
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (polycrystalline) 81.4
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 81.4
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 94
68 Er erbium
Erbium
Erbium is a chemical element in the lanthanide series, with the symbol Er and atomic number 68. A silvery-white solid metal when artificially isolated, natural erbium is always found in chemical combination with other elements on Earth...

use (room temperature) (polycrystalline) 0.860 µΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) (290 K–300 K) 86.0
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (amorphous) 94.5
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (crystalline) 60.3
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (polycrystalline) 86.0
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 86.0
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 86
69 Tm thulium
Thulium
Thulium is a chemical element that has the symbol Tm and atomic number 69. Thulium is the second least abundant of the lanthanides . It is an easily workable metal with a bright silvery-gray luster...

use (room temperature) (polycrystalline) 676 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) (290 K–300 K) 67.6
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (amorphous) 88.0
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (crystalline) 47.2
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (polycrystalline) 67.6
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 67.6
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 70
70 Yb ytterbium
Ytterbium
Ytterbium is a chemical element with the symbol Yb and atomic number 70. A soft silvery metallic element, ytterbium is a rare earth element of the lanthanide series and is found in the minerals gadolinite, monazite, and xenotime. The element is sometimes associated with yttrium or other related...

use (room temperature) (beta, polycrystalline) 0.250 µΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) (290 K–300 K) 25.0
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (beta, polycrystalline) 25.0
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 25
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 28
71 Lu lutetium
use (room temperature) (polycrystalline) 582 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) (290 K–300 K) 58.2
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (amorphous) 76.6
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (crystalline) 34.7
CR2 (10-8 Ωm) (room temperature) (polycrystalline) 58.2
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 58.2
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 56
72 Hf hafnium
Hafnium
Hafnium is a chemical element with the symbol Hf and atomic number 72. A lustrous, silvery gray, tetravalent transition metal, hafnium chemically resembles zirconium and is found in zirconium minerals. Its existence was predicted by Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869. Hafnium was the penultimate stable...

use 67.5 nΩm 304 nΩm 331 nΩm 337 nΩm 0.340 µΩm 631 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 6.75 30.4 33.1 33.7 34.0 63.1
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 33.1
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 30
73 Ta tantalum
Tantalum
Tantalum is a chemical element with the symbol Ta and atomic number 73. Previously known as tantalium, the name comes from Tantalus, a character in Greek mythology. Tantalum is a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion resistant. It is part of the refractory...

use 26.2 nΩm 122 nΩm 131 nΩm 134 nΩm 135 nΩm 229 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 2.62 12.2 13.1 13.4 13.5 22.9
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 13.5
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 13
74 W tungsten
Tungsten
Tungsten , also known as wolfram , is a chemical element with the chemical symbol W and atomic number 74.A hard, rare metal under standard conditions when uncombined, tungsten is found naturally on Earth only in chemical compounds. It was identified as a new element in 1781, and first isolated as...

use 6.06 nΩm 48.2 nΩm 52.8 nΩm 53.9 nΩm 54.4 nΩm 103 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 0.606 4.82 5.28 5.39 5.44 10.3
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 5.28
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 5
75 Re rhenium
Rhenium
Rhenium is a chemical element with the symbol Re and atomic number 75. It is a silvery-white, heavy, third-row transition metal in group 7 of the periodic table. With an average concentration of 1 part per billion , rhenium is one of the rarest elements in the Earth's crust. The free element has...

use 172 nΩm 193 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 17.2
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 19.3
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 18
76 Os osmium
Osmium
Osmium is a chemical element with the symbol Os and atomic number 76. Osmium is a hard, brittle, blue-gray or blue-blacktransition metal in the platinum family, and is the densest natural element. Osmium is twice as dense as lead. The density of osmium is , slightly greater than that of iridium,...

use 81.2 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 8.1
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 8.12
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 8.1
77 Ir iridium
Iridium
Iridium is the chemical element with atomic number 77, and is represented by the symbol Ir. A very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum family, iridium is the second-densest element and is the most corrosion-resistant metal, even at temperatures as high as 2000 °C...

use 47 nΩm 47.1 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 4.7
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 4.71
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 4.7
78 Pt platinum
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal...

use 19.22 nΩm 96 nΩm 105 nΩm 107 nΩm 108 nΩm 183 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 1.922 9.6 10.5 10.7 10.8 18.3
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 10.6
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 10.6
79 Au gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...

use 4.81 nΩm 20.51 nΩm 22.14 nΩm 22.55 nΩm 22.71 nΩm 39.7 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 0.481 2.051 2.214 2.255 2.271 3.97
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 2.214
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 2.2
80 Hg mercury
Mercury (element)
Mercury is a chemical element with the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is also known as quicksilver or hydrargyrum...

use 961 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 96.1
LNG (10-8 Ωm) (solid) 21
LNG (10-8 Ωm) (liquid) 95.8
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 96
81 Tl thallium
Thallium
Thallium is a chemical element with the symbol Tl and atomic number 81. This soft gray poor metal resembles tin but discolors when exposed to air. The two chemists William Crookes and Claude-Auguste Lamy discovered thallium independently in 1861 by the newly developed method of flame spectroscopy...

use 0.15 µΩm 0.18 µΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 15
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 18
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 15
82 Pb lead
Lead
Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...

use 49 nΩm 192 nΩm 208 nΩm 211 nΩm 213 nΩm 383 nΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 4.9 19.2 20.8 21.1 21.3 38.3
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 20.8
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 21
83 Bi bismuth
Bismuth
Bismuth is a chemical element with symbol Bi and atomic number 83. Bismuth, a trivalent poor metal, chemically resembles arsenic and antimony. Elemental bismuth may occur naturally uncombined, although its sulfide and oxide form important commercial ores. The free element is 86% as dense as lead...

use 1.07 µΩm 1.29 µΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 107
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 129
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 130
84 Po polonium
Polonium
Polonium is a chemical element with the symbol Po and atomic number 84, discovered in 1898 by Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie. A rare and highly radioactive element, polonium is chemically similar to bismuth and tellurium, and it occurs in uranium ores. Polonium has been studied for...

use (alpha) 0.40 µΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 40
LNG (10-8 Ωm) (alpha) 40.0
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 43
88 Ra radium
Radium
Radium is a chemical element with atomic number 88, represented by the symbol Ra. Radium is an almost pure-white alkaline earth metal, but it readily oxidizes on exposure to air, becoming black in color. All isotopes of radium are highly radioactive, with the most stable isotope being radium-226,...

use 1 µΩm
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 100
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 100
90 Th thorium
Thorium
Thorium is a natural radioactive chemical element with the symbol Th and atomic number 90. It was discovered in 1828 and named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder....

use 147 nΩm
use (22 °C) 15.4
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 14.7
LNG (10-8 Ωm) (22 °C) 15.4
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 15
91 Pa protactinium
Protactinium
Protactinium is a chemical element with the symbol Pa and atomic number 91. It is a dense, silvery-gray metal which readily reacts with oxygen, water vapor and inorganic acids. It forms various chemical compounds where protactinium is usually present in the oxidation state +5, but can also assume...

use 177 nΩm
use (22 °C) 19.1
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 17.7
LNG (10-8 Ωm) (22 °C) 19.1
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 18
92 U uranium
Uranium
Uranium is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table, with atomic number 92. It is assigned the chemical symbol U. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons...

use 0.280 µΩm
CRC (10-8 Ωm) 28
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 28.0
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 28
93 Np neptunium
Neptunium
Neptunium is a chemical element with the symbol Np and atomic number 93. A radioactive metal, neptunium is the first transuranic element and belongs to the actinide series. Its most stable isotope, 237Np, is a by-product of nuclear reactors and plutonium production and it can be used as a...

use (22 °C) 1.220 µΩm
LNG (10-8 Ωm) (22 °C) 122.0
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 120
94 Pu plutonium
Plutonium
Plutonium is a transuranic radioactive chemical element with the chemical symbol Pu and atomic number 94. It is an actinide metal of silvery-gray appearance that tarnishes when exposed to air, forming a dull coating when oxidized. The element normally exhibits six allotropes and four oxidation...

use 1.460 µΩm
LNG (10-8 Ωm) 146.0
WEL (10-8 Ωm) (293 K–298 K) 150
T 80 K (-193 °C) 273 K (0 °C) 293 K (20 °C) 298 K (25 °C) 300 K (27 °C) 500 K (227 °C)

WEL

As quoted at http://www.webelements.com/ from these sources:
  • G.W.C. Kaye and T. H. Laby
    T. H. Laby
    Thomas Howell Laby, FRS, was an Australian physicist and chemist, Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Melbourne 1915–1942. Along with G. W. C...

    in Tables of physical and chemical constants, Longman, London, UK, 15th edition, 1993.
  • A.M. James and M.P. Lord in Macmillan's Chemical and Physical Data, Macmillan, London, UK, 1992.
  • D.R. Lide, (ed.) in Chemical Rubber Company handbook of chemistry and physics, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 79th edition, 1998.
  • J.A. Dean (ed) in Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, McGraw-Hill, New York, USA, 14th edition, 1992.

CRC

As quoted from various sources in an online version of:
  • David R. Lide (ed), CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 84th Edition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida, 2003; Section 12, Properties of Solids; Electrical Resistivity of Pure Metals

CR2

As quoted in an online version of:
  • David R. Lide (ed), CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 84th Edition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida, 2003; Section 4, Properties of the Elements and Inorganic Compounds; Physical Properties of the Rare Earth Metals

which further refers to:
  • Beaudry, B. J. and Gschneidner, K.A., Jr., in Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths, Vol. 1, Gschneidner, K.A., Jr. and Eyring, L., Eds., North-Holland Physics, Amsterdam, 1978, 173.
  • McEwen, K.A., in Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths, Vol. 1, Gschneidner, K.A., Jr. and Eyring, L., Eds., North-Holland Physics, Amsterdam, 1978, 411.

LNG

As quoted from:
  • J.A. Dean (ed), Lange's Handbook of Chemistry (15th Edition), McGraw-Hill, 1999; Section 4, Table 4.1 Electronic Configuration and Properties of the Elements
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