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Table 4 Nominal properties of common metals and ceramics at 300 K[98]

From: Design strategies for controlling damping in micromechanical and nanomechanical resonators

Material

E (GPa)

ρ(kg/m3)

k(W/m/K)

α(K-1)

C(J/m3/K)

v (m/s)

γ

Aluminum

70

2.7 × 103

220

24.0 × 10-6

2.4 × 106

5.1 × 103

1.7

Copper

120

8.9 × 103

400

20.0 × 10-6

3.8 × 106

3.6 × 103

1.9

Gold

82

1.9 × 104

320

15.0 × 10-6

2.5 × 106

2.1 × 103

2.9

Nickel

210

8.9 × 103

92

13.0 × 10-6

3.9 × 106

4.8 × 103

1.8

Silicon

160

2.3 × 103

150

2.6 × 10-6

1.6 × 106

8.3 × 103

0.4

Silicon carbide

400

3.2 × 103

70

3.0 × 10-6

3.0 × 106

1.1 × 104

1.1

Silicon oxide

70

2.2 × 103

1

0.5 × 10-6

1.5 × 106

5.6 × 103

1.9

Silicon nitride

250

3.2 × 103

8

3.0 × 10-6

3.0 × 106

8.8 × 103

1.2

Silver

76

1.1 × 104

430

18.0 × 10-6

3.0 × 106

2.7 × 103

2.4