Special Order Fine Jewelry by Mark Somers

Graduate Gemologist




Metal Specific
Gravity
Melting
Point C
Melting
Point F
Thermal
Conductivity
Aluminum 2.7 660 1220 237
Bismuth 9.80 271 520 7.97
Cobalt 8.90 1132 2070 100
Copper 8.96 1083 1981 401
Gold 19.3 1063 1945 318
Iridium 22.5 2454 4449 147
Nickel 8.90 1455 2651 90.9
Palladium 12.00 1555 2831 71.8
Platinum 21.45 1773 3224 71.6
Rhodium 12.44 1966 3571 150
Ruthenium 12.20 2500 4500 117
Silver 10.49 961 1761 429
Sterling Silver 10.36 893 1640 424
Zinc 7.10 419 787 116





Diamond 3.52 N/A N/A 900 - 2300

I added Diamond, which is not a metal, to the chart to show it's extraordinary physical characteristic to conduct heat.