Elements Listed by Thermal Expansion
Name Sym μm m-1 K-1
Caesium Cs 97
Potassium K 83.3
Sodium Na 71
Mercury Hg 60.4
Plutonium Pu 46.7
Lithium Li 46
Selenium Se 37
Europium Eu 35
Indium In 32.1
Cadmium Cd 30.8
Zinc Zn 30.2
Thallium Tl 29.9
Lead Pb 28.9
Ytterbium Yb 26.3
Magnesium Mg 24.8
Polonium Po 23.5
Aluminium Al 23.1
Strontium Sr 22.5
Calcium Ca 22.3
Tin Sn 22.0
Manganese Mn 21.7
Barium Ba 20.6
Silver Ag 18.9
Copper Cu 16.5
Gold Au 14.2
Uranium U 13.9
Bismuth Bi 13.4
Nickel Ni 13.4
Thulium Tm 13.3
Cobalt Co 13
Samarium Sm 12.7
Erbium Er 12.2
Lanthanum La 12.1
Iron Fe 11.8
Palladium Pd 11.8
Beryllium Be 11.3
Holmium Ho 11.2
Antimony Sb 11
Thorium Th 11.0
Promethium Pm est. 11
Yttrium Y 10.6
Terbium Tb 10.3
Scandium Sc 10.2
Dysprosium Dy 9.9
Lutetium Lu 9.9
Neodymium Nd 9.6
Gadolinium Gd 9.4
Platinum Pt 8.8
Titanium Ti 8.6
Vanadium V 8.4
Rhodium Rh 8.2
Niobium Nb 7.3
Praseodymium Pr 6.7
Iridium Ir 6.4
Ruthenium Ru 6.4
Cerium Ce 6.3
Tantalum Ta 6.3
Rhenium Re 6.2
Germanium Ge 6.0
Hafnium Hf 5.9
Zirconium Zr 5.7
Osmium Os 5.1
Boron B 5 - 7
Chromium Cr 4.9
Molybdenum Mo 4.8
Tungsten W 4.5
Silicon Si 2.6