Tough, corrosion-resistant and magnetic — and the second-biggest ingredient in stainless steel.
- Atomic number
- 28
- Atomic mass
- 58.693 u
- Phase
- Solid
- Electron configuration
- [Ar] 3d⁸ 4s²
- Melting point
- 1,728 K · 1,454.9 °C
- Boiling point
- 3,186 K · 2,912.9 °C
- Density
- 8.908 g/cm³
- Electronegativity
- 1.91
- Period / Group
- 4 / 10
- Discovery year
- 1751