Atomic and Nuclear Properties of Materials
for more than 300 substances
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Chemical elements:
For entries in
red
, a pull-down menu permits selection of the physical state.
Cryogenic liquid densties are at the boiling point at 1 atm.
0
n
1
Ps
1
H
2
He
3
Li
4
Be
5
B
6
C
7
N
8
O
9
F
10
Ne
11
Na
12
Mg
13
Al
14
Si
15
P
16
S
17
Cl
18
Ar
19
K
20
Ca
21
Sc
22
Ti
23
V
24
Cr
25
Mn
26
Fe
27
Co
28
Ni
29
Cu
30
Zn
31
Ga
32
Ge
33
As
34
Se
35
Br
36
Kr
37
Rb
38
Sr
39
Y
40
Zr
41
Nb
42
Mo
43
Tc
44
Ru
45
Rh
46
Pd
47
Ag
48
Cd
49
In
50
Sn
51
Sb
52
Te
53
I
54
Xe
55
Cs
56
Ba
57
La
72
Hf
73
Ta
74
W
75
Re
76
Os
77
Ir
78
Pt
79
Au
80
Hg
81
Tl
82
Pb
83
Bi
84
Po
85
At
86
Rn
87
Fr
88
Ra
89
Ac
104
Rf
105
Db
106
Sg
107
Bh
108
Hs
109
Mt
110
Ds
111
Rg
112
113
114
115
116
mt
118
58
Ce
59
Pr
60
Nd
61
Pm
62
Sm
63
Eu
64
Gd
65
Tb
66
Dy
67
Ho
68
Er
69
Tm
70
Yb
71
Lu
90
Th
91
Pa
92
U
93
Np
94
Pu
95
Am
96
Cm
97
Bk
98
Cf
99
Es
100
Fm
101
Md
102
No
103
Lr
Inorganic compounds
Aluminum oxide through water
Aluminum oxide (Al
2
O
3
)
Ammonia (NH
3
)
Barium fluoride (BaF
2
)
Barium sulfate BaSO
4
Beryllium oxide (BeO)
Bismuth germanate (BGO) ((Bi
2
O
3
)
2
(GeO
2
)
3
)
Boron carbide (B
4
C)
Boron oxide (B
2
O
3
)
Cadmium telluride (CdTe)
Cadmium tungstate (CdWO
4
)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO
3
)
Calcium fluoride (CaF
2
)
Calcium oxide (CaO)
Calcium sulfate (CaSO
4
)
Calcium tungstate (CaWO
4
)
Carbon dioxide (CO
2
)
Solid carbon dioxide (dry ice; CO
2
)
Cesium fluoride (CsF)
Cesium iodide (CsI)
Ferric oxide (Fe
2
O
3
)
Ferroboride (FeB)
Ferrous oxide (FeO)
Gadolinium oxysulfide (Gd
2
O
2
S)
Gallium arsenide (GaAs)
Gypsum (plaster of Paris) Ca-S-O4.2H
2
O CaSO
4
$\cdot$H
2
O)
Lanthanum oxybromide (LaOBr)
Lanthanum oxysulfide La
2
O
2
S
Lead oxide (PbO)
Lead tungstate (PbWO
4
)
Lithium amide (LiNH
2
)
Lithium carbonate (Li
2
C-O
3
)
Lithium fluoride (LiF)
Lithium hydride (LiH)
Lithium iodide (LiI)
Lithium oxide Li
2
O
Lithium tetraborate Li
2
B
4
O
7
Magnesium carbonate MgCO
3
Magnesium fluoride MgF
2
Magnesium oxide MgO
Magnesium tetraborate MgB
4
O
7
Mercuric iodide HgI
2
Nitrous oxide N
2
O
Plutonium dioxide (PuO
2
)
Potassium iodide (KI)
Potassium oxide (K
2
O)
Silicon dioxide (fused silica) (SiO
2
)
Silver bromide AgBr
Silver chloride AgCl
Silver iodide AgI
Sodium carbonate (Na
2
CO
3
)
Sodium chloride (NaCl)
Sodium iodide (NaI)
Sodium monoxide Na
2
O
Sodium nitrate NaNO
3
Thallium chloride (TlCl)
Titanium dioxide (TiO
2
)
Tungsten hexafluoride (WF
6
)
Uranium dicarbide UC
2
Uranium monocarbide UC
Uranium oxide U-O
2
Water (ice) (H
2
O)
Water (liquid) (H
2
O)
Water (vapor) (H
2
O)
Simple organic compounds
Acetone through Xylene
Acetone (CH
3
CHCH
3
)
Acetylene (C
2
H
2
)
Adenine (C
5
H
5
N
5
)
Alanine (C
3
H
7
NO
2
)
Amber (C
10
H
16
O)
Aniline (C
6
H
5
NH
2
)
Anthracene (C
14
H
10
)
Benzene C
6
H
6
Butane (C
4
H
10
)
n-Butyl alcohol (C
4
H
9
OH)
Carbon tetrachloride CCl
4
Carbon tetrafluoride CCl
4
Chlorobenzene C
6
H
5
Cl
Chloroform (CHCl
3
)
Cyclohexane (C
6
H
12
)
1,2-Dichlorobenzene (C
6
H
4
Cl
2
)
Dichlorodiethyl ether C
4
Cl
2
H
8
O
1,2-Dichloroethane C
2
H
4
C
12
Diethyl ether ((CH
3
CH
2
)
2
O)
m,n-Dimethyl formamide (C
3
H
6
NOH)
Dimethyl sulfoxide (CH
3
)
2
SO
Ethane (C
2
H
6
)
Ethanol (C
2
H
5
OH)
Ethylene (C
2
H
4
)
Freon-12 (CF
2
Cl
2
)
Freon-12B2 (CF
2
Br
2
)
Freon-13 (CF
3
Cl)
Freon-13B1 (CF
3
Br)
Freon-13I1 C-F
3
I
Glucose Dextrose C
6
H12-O6.H2-O
Glutamine (C
5
H
10
N
2
O
3
)
Glycerol (C
3
H
5
(OH)
3
)
Guanine C
5
H
5
N
5
O
n-Heptane C
7
H
16
n-Hexane C
6
H
14
Methane (CH
4
)
Methanol (CH
3
OH)
Naphtalene (C
10
H
)
Nitrobenzene C
6
H
5
NO
2
Octane (C
8
H
18
)
Paraffin (CH
3
(CH
2
)
n\approx23
CH
3
)
n-pentane (C
5
H
12
)
Propane (C
3
H
8
)
Liquid propane (C
3
H
8
)
n-propyl alcohol (C
3
H
7
OH)
Pyridine C
5
H
5
N
Rubber butyl (C
4
H8)
n
Rubber natural (C
5
H8)
n
Rubber neoprene (C
4
H
5
Cl)
n
Stilbene (C
6
H
5
)CHCH(C
6
H
5
)
Sucrose C
12
H
22
O
11
Terphenyl C
18
H
10
Tetrachloroethylene C
2
C
l4
Toluene (C
6
H
5
CH
3
)
Trichloroethylene (C
2
HCl
3
)
Triethyl phosphate C
6
H
15
PO
4
Urea CO(NH
2
)
2
Valine C
5
H
11
NOi
2
Xylene C
8
H
10
Polymers
Polymers
Bakelite ((C
43
H
38
O
7
)
n
)
Cellulose acetate (C
6
H
7
O
2
(OCOCH
3
)
3
)
n
Cellulose acetate butyrate (C
15
H
22
O
8
)
n
Cellulose nitrate (C
12
H
14
O
4
(ONO
2
)
6
)
n
Ethyl cellulose (C
12
H
22
O5)
n
Polyimide film (C
22
H
10
N
2
O
5
)
n
Nylon du Pont Elvamide 8062M
Nylon (type 6, 6/6) (NH(CH
2
)
6
NHCO(CH
2
)
4
CO)
Nylon type 6/10 (C
8
H
15
ON)
n
Nylon type 11 Rilsan (C
11
H
21
ON)
n
Polyacrylonitrile (C
3
H
3
N)
n
Polycarbonate (OC
6
H
4
C(CH
3
)
2
C
6
H
4
OCO)
n
Polychlorostyrene (C
17
H
18
C
l2
)
n
Polyethylene [C
2
H
4
]
n
Polyethylene terephthalate (Mylar) (C
10
H
8
O
4
)
n
Polymethylmethacrylate (acrylic, (CH
2
C(CH
3
)(COOCH
3
))
n
Polyoxymethylene (CH
2
O)
n
Polypropylene [-CH(CH
3
)CH
2
-]
n
Polystyrene [C
6
H
5
CHCH
2
]
n
Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon, [C
2
F
4
]
n
)
Polytrifluorochloroethylene [C
2
F
3
Cl]
n
Polyvinylacetate [CH
2
CHOCOCH
3
]
n
Polyvinyl alcohol (C
2
H3-O-H)
n
Polyvinyl butyral [C
8
H
13
0
2
]
n
Polyvinylchloride (PVC) [CH
2
CHCl]
n
Polyvinylidene chloride (Saran) (C
2
H
2
Cl
2
)
n
Polyvinylidene fluoride [CH
2
CHF
2
]
n
Polyvinyl pyrrolidone (C
6
H
9
NO)
n
Polyvinyltoluene [2-CH
3
C
6
H
4
CHCH
2
]
n
Viton fluoroelastomer (C
5
H
2
F8)
n
Mixtures
Aerogel through standard rock
aerogel for rho = 0.2 as per NIM A433 396 (1999)(0.03 H
2
O, 0.97 SiO
2
)
Air (dry, 1 atm)
Concrete
Gel in photographic emulsion
Borosilicate glass (Pyrex Corning 7740)
Lead glass
Plate glass
Heavymet as in ATLAS calorimeter (faked coef)
Heavymet as in Rochester gamma stop (faked coef)
Photographic emulsion
Ag halides in phot emulsion
Standard rock
Biological materials
A-150 through tissue-equivalent gas
A-150 tissue-equivalent plastic
Adipose tissue (ICRP)
B-100 Bone-equivalent plastic
Blood (ICRP)
Compact bone (ICRU)
Cortical bone (ICRP)
Brain (ICRP)
C-552 air-equivalent plastic
Ceric sulfate dosimeter solution
Eye lens (ICRP)
Ferrous sulfate dosimeter solution
Lung (ICRP)
M3 WAX
Mix D wax
MS20 tissue substitute
Skeletal muscle (ICRP)
Striated muscle (ICRU)
Muscle-equivalent liquid with sucrose
Muscle-equivalent liquid without sucrose
Skin (ICRP)
Testes (ICRP)
Soft tissue (ICRP)
Soft tissue (ICRU four-component)
Tissue-equivalent gas (Methane based)
Tissue-equivalent gas (Propane based)
WARNING:
Properties such as boiling points and refractive indices are taken from a variety of sources of mixed dependability.
They are not carefully vetted. Corrections are invited.
The
dE/dx
and range algorithms are described in D.E. Groom, N.V. Mokhov, and S.I. Striganov,
"Muon stopping-power and range tables, 10 MeV-100 TeV,'' Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables
78
,
183-356 (2001), where nearly-identical tables for many of the materials are given.
Extensive data about chemical elements (chemistry, mechanical and thermal properties, nuclear magnetic moments, etc. etc.) can be found at:
http://www.webelements.com
Information about isotopes:
http://ie.lbl.gov/education/isotopes.htm
Atomic weights and isotopic composition:
http://physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/Compositions/
xray absorption and other optical data for 30 eV to 30 keV:
http://www-cxro.lbl.gov/optical_constants/
NIST stopping power and range tables for
electrons
in arbitrary materials:
http://physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/Star/Text/ESTAR.html
NIST stopping power and range tables for
protons
in selected materials:
http://physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/Star/Text/PSTAR.html
NIST stopping power and range tables for
alpha particles
in selected materials:
http://physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/Star/Text/ASTAR.html
A fantastic resource by the author of Mathematica:
Wooden periodic table table
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