| Erbium | |
| Electron Configuration | 2,8,18,30,8,2 |
| Electron Configuration | [Xe]] 4f12 6s2 |
| Electronegativity | 1.24 |
| Enthalpy of Fusion | 17.2 kJ mol-1 |
| Enthalpy of Vaporisation | 280 kJ mol-1 |
| Heat Capacity | 28.12 J mol-1 K-1 |
| Thermal Conductivity | 14.5 W m-1 K-1 |
| Thermal Expansion | 12.2 μm m-1 K-1 |
| Magnetic ordering | No data |
| Electrical resistivity | 0.860 Ω m |
| Speed of sound | 2830 m s-1 |
| Young's modulus | 69.9 GPa |
| Shear modulus | 2830 GPa |
| Bulk modulus | 44.4 GPa |
| Poisson ratio | 0.237 |
| Vickers hardness | 589 MPa |
| Brinell hardness | 814 MPa |
Atomic Radii |
|
| 175 pm | |
| 226 pm | |
| 0 pm | |
| 0 pm | |
Oxidation States |
|
| Er+3 | |
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) ![]() |
|
| 588.7 | |
| 1151 | |
| 2194 | |
| 4115 | |