Thermal expansion is the tendency of matter to change its shape, area, volume, and density in response to a change in temperature, usually not including phase transitions.
Data available for 64 of 118 elements. Highest: Mercury (1.810e-4 K⁻¹). Lowest: Silicon (2.600e-6 K⁻¹).
| Symbol | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Mercury | Hg | 1.810e-4 |
| 31 | Gallium | Ga | 1.200e-4 |
| 11 | Sodium | Na | 7.000e-5 |
| 3 | Lithium | Li | 4.600e-5 |
| 63 | Europium | Eu | 3.500e-5 |
| 49 | Indium | In | 3.210e-5 |
| 48 | Cadmium | Cd | 3.080e-5 |
| 30 | Zinc | Zn | 3.020e-5 |
| 81 | Thallium | Tl | 2.990e-5 |
| 82 | Lead | Pb | 2.890e-5 |
| 70 | Ytterbium | Yb | 2.630e-5 |
| 12 | Magnesium | Mg | 2.480e-5 |
| 13 | Aluminum | Al | 2.310e-5 |
| 38 | Strontium | Sr | 2.250e-5 |
| 20 | Calcium | Ca | 2.230e-5 |
| 50 | Tin | Sn | 2.200e-5 |
| 25 | Manganese | Mn | 2.170e-5 |
| 56 | Barium | Ba | 2.060e-5 |
| 47 | Silver | Ag | 1.890e-5 |
| 29 | Copper | Cu | 1.650e-5 |
| 79 | Gold | Au | 1.420e-5 |
| 92 | Uranium | U | 1.390e-5 |
| 28 | Nickel | Ni | 1.340e-5 |
| 83 | Bismuth | Bi | 1.340e-5 |
| 69 | Thulium | Tm | 1.330e-5 |
| 27 | Cobalt | Co | 1.300e-5 |
| 62 | Samarium | Sm | 1.270e-5 |
| 68 | Erbium | Er | 1.220e-5 |
| 57 | Lanthanum | La | 1.210e-5 |
| 26 | Iron | Fe | 1.180e-5 |
| 46 | Palladium | Pd | 1.180e-5 |
| 4 | Beryllium | Be | 1.130e-5 |
| 67 | Holmium | Ho | 1.120e-5 |
| 51 | Antimony | Sb | 1.100e-5 |
| 61 | Promethium | Pm | 1.100e-5 |
| 90 | Thorium | Th | 1.100e-5 |
| 39 | Yttrium | Y | 1.060e-5 |
| 65 | Terbium | Tb | 1.030e-5 |
| 21 | Scandium | Sc | 1.020e-5 |
| 66 | Dysprosium | Dy | 1.000e-5 |
| 71 | Lutetium | Lu | 1.000e-5 |
| 60 | Neodymium | Nd | 9.600e-6 |
| 64 | Gadolinium | Gd | 9.400e-6 |
| 78 | Platinum | Pt | 8.900e-6 |
| 22 | Titanium | Ti | 8.600e-6 |
| 23 | Vanadium | V | 8.400e-6 |
| 45 | Rhodium | Rh | 8.000e-6 |
| 41 | Niobium | Nb | 7.300e-6 |
| 6 | Carbon | C | 7.100e-6 |
| 59 | Praseodymium | Pr | 6.700e-6 |
| 44 | Ruthenium | Ru | 6.400e-6 |
| 77 | Iridium | Ir | 6.400e-6 |
| 58 | Cerium | Ce | 6.300e-6 |
| 73 | Tantalum | Ta | 6.300e-6 |
| 75 | Rhenium | Re | 6.200e-6 |
| 5 | Boron | B | 6.000e-6 |
| 32 | Germanium | Ge | 6.000e-6 |
| 72 | Hafnium | Hf | 5.900e-6 |
| 40 | Zirconium | Zr | 5.700e-6 |
| 76 | Osmium | Os | 5.100e-6 |
| 24 | Chromium | Cr | 4.900e-6 |
| 42 | Molybdenum | Mo | 4.800e-6 |
| 74 | Tungsten | W | 4.500e-6 |
| 14 | Silicon | Si | 2.600e-6 |
| 1 | Hydrogen | H | — |
| 2 | Helium | He | — |
| 7 | Nitrogen | N | — |
| 8 | Oxygen | O | — |
| 9 | Fluorine | F | — |
| 10 | Neon | Ne | — |
| 15 | Phosphorus | P | — |
| 16 | Sulfur | S | — |
| 17 | Chlorine | Cl | — |
| 18 | Argon | Ar | — |
| 19 | Potassium | K | — |
| 33 | Arsenic | As | — |
| 34 | Selenium | Se | — |
| 35 | Bromine | Br | — |
| 36 | Krypton | Kr | — |
| 37 | Rubidium | Rb | — |
| 43 | Technetium | Tc | — |
| 52 | Tellurium | Te | — |
| 53 | Iodine | I | — |
| 54 | Xenon | Xe | — |
| 55 | Cesium | Cs | — |
| 84 | Polonium | Po | — |
| 85 | Astatine | At | — |
| 86 | Radon | Rn | — |
| 87 | Francium | Fr | — |
| 88 | Radium | Ra | — |
| 89 | Actinium | Ac | — |
| 91 | Protactinium | Pa | — |
| 93 | Neptunium | Np | — |
| 94 | Plutonium | Pu | — |
| 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 | — |