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Specific heats of things of interest

Material Thermal
conductivity
(W/m K)*
Diamond 1000
Silver 406.0
Copper 385.0
Gold 314
Brass 109.0
Aluminum 205.0
Iron 79.5
Steel 50.2
Lead 34.7
Mercury 8.3
Ice 1.6
Glass,ordinary 0.8
Concrete 0.8
Water at 20° C 0.6
Polyethylene, high density (PEH)
0.5
Polyethylene, low density (PEL)
0.33
PTFE
0.25
Nylon 6
0.25
Epoxy glass fiber
0.23
Acrylic
0.20
PVC
0.19
Epoxy
0.17
Asbestos 0.08
Snow (dry) ...
Fiberglass 0.04
Brick,insulating 0.15
Brick, red 0.6
Cork board 0.04
Wool felt 0.04
Rock wool 0.04
Polystyrene (styrofoam) 0.033
Polyurethane 0.02
Wood 0.12-0.04
Air at 0° C 0.024
Helium (20°C) 0.138
Hydrogen(20°C) 0.172
Nitrogen(20°C) 0.0234
Oxygen(20°C) 0.0238
Silica aerogel 0.003


Material Thermal conductivity
(W/m K)*
Hydrogen 14304
Helium 5193
Ammonia, liquid 4700
Water, pure liquid (20 o C) 4182
Lithium 3582
Paraffin 3260
Alcohol, metyl wood) 2530
Wet mud 2512
Phenol-formaldehyde molding compounds 2500 - 6000
Timber, pockwood 2500
Alcohol, ethyl 2440
Timber, oak 2400
Ice (0 o C) 2093
Ice, snow (-5 o C) 2090
Snow 2090
Ammonia, gas 2060
Cork 2000
Polypropylene 1920
Peat 1900
Timber, birch 1900
Polyisoprene natural rubber 1880
Water, vapor (27 o C) 1864
Polyurethane cast liquid 1800
Polyurethane elastomer 1800
Olive oil 1790
Nylon-66 1700
Nylon-6 1600
Timber, ash 1600
Timber, maple 1600
Leather 1500
Polymethylmethacrylate 1500
Timber, red pine 1500
Timber, white pine 1500
Soil, wet 1480
Acetals 1460
Lucite 1460
Timber, alder 1400
Timber, larch 1400
Timber, walnut 1400
Clay, sandy 1381
Polyisoprene hard rubber 1380
Artificial wool 1357
Paper 1336
Cellulose, cotton, wood pulp and regenerated 1300 - 1500
Cellulose nitrate, Celluloid 1300 - 1700
Polystyrene 1300 - 1500
Rosin 1300
Timber, pitchpine 1300
Timber, red beech 1300
Wood 1300 - 2400
Cellulose acetate, molded 1260 - 1800
Cellulose acetate, sheet 1260 - 2100
Sodium 1260
India rubber 1250
Phenolic cast resins 1250 - 1670
Polyethylene terephthalate 1250
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) 1172
Polycarbonates 1170 - 1250
Polyimide aromatics 1120
Gypsum 1090
Porcelain 1085
Magnesium 1050
Nitrogen 1040
Neon 1030
Beryllium 1020
Pit coal 1020
Magnesium alloy 1010
Air, dry (sea level) 1005
Epoxy cast resins 1000
Polytetrafluoroethylene moulding compound 1000
Potassium 1000
Boron 960
Emery 960
Asphalt 920
Duralium 920
Oxygen 918
Limestone 909
Aluminum 897
Concrete 880
Fire brick 880
Marble 880
Mica 880
Salt, NaCl 880
Magnesia (Mangnesium oxide), MgO 874
Dichlorodifluoromethane R12, liquid 871
Brick 840
Charcoal 840
Coke 840
Glass-wool 840
Polyvinylchloride PVC 840 - 1170
Soot 840
Fluorspar CaF 2 830
Sand, quartz 830
Steatite 830
Asbestos 816
Agate 800
Boiler scale 800
Phosphorus 800
Soil, dry 800
Granite 790
Slate 760
Glass, Borosilica 753
Chalk 750
Chrom oxide 750
Quartz, SiO 2 730
Boron nitride 720
Alumina, AL 2 O 3 718
Graphite (carbon) 717
Calsium silicate, CaSiO 3 710
Pyroceram 710
Sandstone 710
Silicon 705
Quartz glass 700
Sulfur, crystal 700
Potassium chloride 680
Brown iron ore 670
Glass, crown 670
silicon carbide 670
Dichlorodifluoromethane R12, vapor 595
Scandium 568
Calcium 532
Titanium 523
Argon 520
Diamond (carbon) 516
Vanadium 500
Ingot iron 490
Steel 490
Nickel 461
Barytes 460
Manganese 460
Chromium 452
Iron 449
Bone 440
Aluminum bronze 436
Cobalt 435
Constantan 410
Zinc 388
Perlite 387
Copper 385
Red metal 381
Pinchbeck 380
Brass 375
Bronze 370
Phosphorbonze 360
Arsenic 348
Rubidium 330
Selenium 330
Barium 290
Molybdenum 272
Palladium 240
Rhodium 240
Silver 235
Cadmium 234
Tin 228
Iodine 218
Antimony 209
Tellurium 201
Tungsten carbide 171
Mercury 140
Plutonium 140
Rhenium 140
Thorium 140
Tantalium 138
Iridium 134
Platinium 133
Tungsten 132
Bismuth 130
Osmium 130
Gold 129
Lead 129
Uranium 116


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