Color: silvery-white
State at 257deg;C: solid
Density (g/cm3): 11.99
Hardness (Mohs): 4.8
Melting Point (K): 1827.2
Boiling Point (K): 3213
Heat of Fusion (kJ/mol): 17.2
Heat of Vaporization (kJ/mol): 377
Heat of Atomization (kJ/mol): 378
Therm. Conductivity (J/m sec K): 71.8
Elec. Conductivity (1/mohm cm): 94.8
Abundance, Solar System: 0.143
Abundance, Earth's Crust: -2
Pure Cost ($/100g): $ 15.00
Bulk Cost ($/100g): $ 290.00
Source: nickel ores (sulfides)