Color: silvery-white
State at 25°C: solid
Density (g/cm3): 12.41
Hardness (Mohs): 6.5
Melting Point (K): 2583.2
Boiling Point (K): 4323
Heat of Fusion (kJ/mol): 25.522
Heat of Vaporization (kJ/mol): 619
Heat of Atomization (kJ/mol): 643
Therm. Conductivity (J/m sec K): 117
Elec. Conductivity (1/mohm cm): 131.579
Abundance, Solar System: 0.270
Abundance, Earth's Crust: -3
Pure Cost ($/100g): $1,400.00
Bulk Cost ($/100g):  
Source: nickel ores (sulfides)