| Elements Listed by Thermal Expansion | ||
| Name | Sym | μm m-1 K-1 |
| Caesium | Cs | 97 |
| Potassium | K | 83.3 |
| Sodium | Na | 71 |
| Mercury | Hg | 60.4 |
| Plutonium | Pu | 46.7 |
| Lithium | Li | 46 |
| Selenium | Se | 37 |
| Europium | Eu | 35 |
| Indium | In | 32.1 |
| Cadmium | Cd | 30.8 |
| Zinc | Zn | 30.2 |
| Thallium | Tl | 29.9 |
| Lead | Pb | 28.9 |
| Ytterbium | Yb | 26.3 |
| Magnesium | Mg | 24.8 |
| Polonium | Po | 23.5 |
| Aluminium | Al | 23.1 |
| Strontium | Sr | 22.5 |
| Calcium | Ca | 22.3 |
| Tin | Sn | 22.0 |
| Manganese | Mn | 21.7 |
| Barium | Ba | 20.6 |
| Silver | Ag | 18.9 |
| Copper | Cu | 16.5 |
| Gold | Au | 14.2 |
| Uranium | U | 13.9 |
| Bismuth | Bi | 13.4 |
| Nickel | Ni | 13.4 |
| Thulium | Tm | 13.3 |
| Cobalt | Co | 13 |
| Samarium | Sm | 12.7 |
| Erbium | Er | 12.2 |
| Lanthanum | La | 12.1 |
| Iron | Fe | 11.8 |
| Palladium | Pd | 11.8 |
| Beryllium | Be | 11.3 |
| Holmium | Ho | 11.2 |
| Antimony | Sb | 11 |
| Thorium | Th | 11.0 |
| Promethium | Pm | est. 11 |
| Yttrium | Y | 10.6 |
| Terbium | Tb | 10.3 |
| Scandium | Sc | 10.2 |
| Dysprosium | Dy | 9.9 |
| Lutetium | Lu | 9.9 |
| Neodymium | Nd | 9.6 |
| Gadolinium | Gd | 9.4 |
| Platinum | Pt | 8.8 |
| Titanium | Ti | 8.6 |
| Vanadium | V | 8.4 |
| Rhodium | Rh | 8.2 |
| Niobium | Nb | 7.3 |
| Praseodymium | Pr | 6.7 |
| Iridium | Ir | 6.4 |
| Ruthenium | Ru | 6.4 |
| Cerium | Ce | 6.3 |
| Tantalum | Ta | 6.3 |
| Rhenium | Re | 6.2 |
| Germanium | Ge | 6.0 |
| Hafnium | Hf | 5.9 |
| Zirconium | Zr | 5.7 |
| Osmium | Os | 5.1 |
| Boron | B | 5 - 7 |
| Chromium | Cr | 4.9 |
| Molybdenum | Mo | 4.8 |
| Tungsten | W | 4.5 |
| Silicon | Si | 2.6 |