| Quantity | Value | Units | Value | Units |
| Atomic number | 28 | |||
| Atomic mass | 58.6934(4) | g mole-1 | ||
| Density | 8.90 | g cm-3 | ||
| Mean excitation energy | 311.0 | eV | ||
| Minimum ionization | 1.468 | MeV g-1cm2 | 13.07 | MeV cm-1 |
| Nuclear collision length | 82.6 | g cm-2 | 9.280 | cm |
| Nuclear interaction length | 134.1 | g cm-2 | 15.06 | cm |
| Pion collision length | 107.9 | g cm-2 | 12.12 | cm |
| Pion interaction length | 162.6 | g cm-2 | 18.27 | cm |
| Radiation length | 12.68 | g cm-2 | 1.424 | cm |
| Critical energy | 20.05 | MeV (for e-) | 19.41 | MeV (for e+) |
| Molière radius | 13.41 | g cm-2 | 1.506 | cm |
| Plasma energy |
59.38 | eV | ||
| Muon critical energy | 326. | GeV |