
136 Part 2 The Elements
Table 2.1-23B(a) Elements of Group VIII(2) (CAS notation), or Group 9 (new IUPAC notation). Crystallographic
properties (see Table 2.1-23C for allotropic and high-pressure modifications)
Element name Cobalt Rhodium Iridium Meitnerium
Chemical symbol Co Rh Ir Mt
Atomic number Z 27 45 77 109
Units Remarks
Modifaction ε-Co
Crystal system, Bravais lattice hex, cp cub, fc cub, fc
Structure type Mg Cu Cu
Lattice constant a 250.71 280.32 383.91 pm
Lattice constant c 406.94 pm
Space group P6
3
/mmc Fm 3m Fm 3m
Schoenflies symbol D
4
6h
O
5
h
O
5
h
Strukturbericht type A3 A1 A1
Pearson symbol hP2 cF4 cF4
Number A of atoms per cell 2 4 4
Coordination number 6 +6 12 12
Shortest interatomic distance, solid 250 269 271 pm
Table 2.1-23B(b) Elements of Group VIII(2) (CAS notation), or Group 9 (new IUPAC notation). Mechanical properties
Element name Cobalt Rhodium Iridium Meitnerium
Chemical symbol Co Rh Ir Mt
Atomic number Z 27 45 77 109
Units Remarks
Modification ε-Co
Density , solid 8.90 12.40 22.50 g/cm
3
Density , liquid 7.670 10.800 20.000 g/cm
3
Molar volume V
mol
6.62 8.29 8.57 cm
3
/mol
Viscosity η, liquid 4.8 mPa s Near T
m
Coefficient of linear thermal 13.36 × 10
−6
8.40× 10
−6
6.8×10
−6
1/K
expansion α
Surface tension, liquid 1.520 1.97 2.250 N/m
Temperature coefficient −0.92 × 10
−3
−0.3×10
−3
−0.31×10
−3
N/(mK)
Sound velocity, solid, transverse 3000 3470 3050 m/s
Sound velocity, solid, longitudinal 5730 6190 5380 m/s
Compressibility κ 0.525×10
−5
0.350× 10
−5
0.258× 10
−5
1/MPa Volume
compressibility
Elastic modulus E 204 379 528 GPa
Shear modulus G 77.3 149 209 GPa
Poisson number µ 0.32 0.27 0.26
Elastic compliance s
11
5.11 3.46 2.28 1/TPa
Elastic compliance s
33
3.69 1/TPa
Elastic compliance s
44
14.1 5.43 3.90 1/TPa
Elastic compliance s
12
−2.37 −1.10 −0.67 1/TPa
Elastic compliance s
13
−0.94 1/TPa
Elastic stiffness c
11
295 413 580 GPa
Elastic stiffness c
33
335 GPa
Elastic stiffness c
44
71.0 184 256 GPa
Elastic stiffness c
12
159 194 242 GPa
Elastic stiffness c
13
111 GPa
Tensile strength 255 951 623 × 10
3
MPa
Vickers hardness 1043 1246 1760
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