Electrical Conductivity of the Elements

Unit

Electrical conductivity, or specific conductance, is the reciprocal of electrical resistivity and represents a material's ability to conduct electric current. It is commonly denoted by σ (sigma) and measured in siemens per metre (S/m).

Data available for 80 of 118 elements. Highest: Silver (62 MS/m). Lowest: Sulfur (1.000e-21 MS/m).

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118 elements

Electrical Conductivity of the Elements
		Symbol
47	Silver	Ag	62
29	Copper	Cu	59
79	Gold	Au	45
13	Aluminum	Al	38
20	Calcium	Ca	29
4	Beryllium	Be	25
12	Magnesium	Mg	23
45	Rhodium	Rh	23
11	Sodium	Na	21
77	Iridium	Ir	21
42	Molybdenum	Mo	20
74	Tungsten	W	20
27	Cobalt	Co	17
30	Zinc	Zn	17
19	Potassium	K	14
28	Nickel	Ni	14
44	Ruthenium	Ru	14
48	Cadmium	Cd	14
49	Indium	In	12
76	Osmium	Os	12
3	Lithium	Li	11
15	Phosphorus	P	10
26	Iron	Fe	10
46	Palladium	Pd	10
78	Platinum	Pt	9.4
50	Tin	Sn	9.1
37	Rubidium	Rb	8.3
24	Chromium	Cr	7.9
38	Strontium	Sr	7.7
73	Tantalum	Ta	7.7
31	Gallium	Ga	7.1
41	Niobium	Nb	6.7
81	Thallium	Tl	6.7
90	Thorium	Th	6.7
75	Rhenium	Re	5.6
91	Protactinium	Pa	5.6
23	Vanadium	V	5
43	Technetium	Tc	5
55	Cesium	Cs	5
82	Lead	Pb	4.8
70	Ytterbium	Yb	3.6
92	Uranium	U	3.6
33	Arsenic	As	3.3
72	Hafnium	Hf	3.3
56	Barium	Ba	2.9
22	Titanium	Ti	2.5
51	Antimony	Sb	2.5
40	Zirconium	Zr	2.4
84	Polonium	Po	2.3
21	Scandium	Sc	1.8
39	Yttrium	Y	1.8
71	Lutetium	Lu	1.8
57	Lanthanum	La	1.6
60	Neodymium	Nd	1.6
58	Cerium	Ce	1.4
59	Praseodymium	Pr	1.4
69	Thulium	Tm	1.4
61	Promethium	Pm	1.3
68	Erbium	Er	1.2
62	Samarium	Sm	1.1
63	Europium	Eu	1.1
66	Dysprosium	Dy	1.1
67	Holmium	Ho	1.1
80	Mercury	Hg	1
88	Radium	Ra	1
65	Terbium	Tb	0.83
93	Neptunium	Np	0.83
64	Gadolinium	Gd	0.77
83	Bismuth	Bi	0.77
94	Plutonium	Pu	0.67
25	Manganese	Mn	0.62
6	Carbon	C	0.1
52	Tellurium	Te	0.01
32	Germanium	Ge	0.002
14	Silicon	Si	0.001
17	Chlorine	Cl	1.000e-8
5	Boron	B	1.000e-10
53	Iodine	I	1.000e-13
35	Bromine	Br	1.000e-16
16	Sulfur	S	1.000e-21
1	Hydrogen	H	—
2	Helium	He	—
7	Nitrogen	N	—
8	Oxygen	O	—
9	Fluorine	F	—
10	Neon	Ne	—
18	Argon	Ar	—
34	Selenium	Se	—
36	Krypton	Kr	—
54	Xenon	Xe	—
85	Astatine	At	—
86	Radon	Rn	—
87	Francium	Fr	—
89	Actinium	Ac	—
95	Americium	Am	—
96	Curium	Cm	—
97	Berkelium	Bk	—
98	Californium	Cf	—
99	Einsteinium	Es	—
100	Fermium	Fm	—
101	Mendelevium	Md	—
102	Nobelium	No	—
103	Lawrencium	Lr	—
104	Rutherfordium	Rf	—
105	Dubnium	Db	—
106	Seaborgium	Sg	—
107	Bohrium	Bh	—
108	Hassium	Hs	—
109	Meitnerium	Mt	—
110	Darmstadtium	Ds	—
111	Roentgenium	Rg	—
112	Copernicium	Cn	—
113	Nihonium	Nh	—
114	Flerovium	Fl	—
115	Moscovium	Mc	—
116	Livermorium	Lv	—
117	Tennessine	Ts	—
118	Oganesson	Og	—

Electrical Conductivity of the Elements

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