Thermal Properties of Solids
Table showing Specific Heat, Melting Point, Density, Latent Heat and Linear Coefficient for various solids.
Material | Specific Heat at 20°C kJ/kg K |
Melting Point °C |
Density at 20°C g/cm³ |
Latent Heat kJ/kg K |
Linear Coefficient at 20°C (10-6 m/(m·K)) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aluminium | 0.900 | 660 | 2.70 | 23.5 | |
Brass | 0.376 | 905 | 8.47 | 18.9 | |
Copper | 0.385 | 1083 | 8.96 | 17.0 | |
Incoloy 800 | 0.502 | 7.95 | 14.2 | ||
Incoloy 825 | 0.502 | 1370-1400 | 8.14 | 14.0 | |
Iron (Cast) | 0.502 | 1355-1385 | 6.95-7.35 | 10.2 | |
Lead (Solid) | 0.159 | 327 | 11.35 | 23.2 | 35.3 |
Lead (Molten) | 0.138 | ||||
Monel | 0.544 | 1298 | 8.8 | 14.5 | |
Nickel | 0.444 | 1453 | 8.9 | 13.3 | |
Soft Solder 50 Pb 50Sn | 0.167 | 182-216 | 9.3 | 41.0 | 29.4 |
Silver | 0.237 | 962 | 10.5 | 19.1 | |
Steel (Mild) | 0.502 | 1500 | 7.77 | 11.0 | |
Steel (Stainless) | 0.502 | 1400 | 7.94 | 16.0 | |
Tin (Solid) | 0.213 | 232 | 7.28 | 59.6 | 23.5 |
Tin (Molten) | 0.267 | 6.80 | |||
Titanium | 0.523 | 1660 | 4.50 | 21.9 | |
Zinc | 0.388 | 420 | 7.14 | 111.0 | 31.0 |
Nichrome 80/20 | 0.523 | 1400 | 8.30 | 15.0 |
Material | Specific Heat at 68°F Btu/(lb·°F) |
Melting Point °F |
Density at 0.001°F lb/ft³ |
Latent Heat Btu/(lb·°F) |
Linear Coefficient at 68°F (10-6 in/(in·R)) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aluminium | 0.215 | 1220 | 0.00017 | 74.3 | |
Brass | 0.090 | 1661 | 0.00053 | 66.02 | |
Copper | 0.092 | 1981.4 | 0.00056 | 62.6 | |
Incoloy 800 | 0.120 | 0.00050 | 57.56 | ||
Incoloy 825 | 0.120 | 2498-2552 | 0.00051 | 57.2 | |
Iron (Cast) | 0.120 | 2471-2525 | 0.00043-0.00046 | 50.36 | |
Lead (Solid) | 0.038 | 620.6 | 0.00071 | 5.54 | 95.54 |
Lead (Molten) | 0.138 | ||||
Monel | 0.130 | 2364 | 0.00005 | 58.1 | |
Nickel | 0.106 | 2647.4 | 0.00056 | 55.94 | |
Soft Solder 50 Pb 50Sn | 0.039 | 359.6-420.8 | 0.00058 | 9.79 | 84.92 |
Silver | 0.055 | 1763.6 | 0.00066 | 66.38 | |
Steel (Mild) | 0.120 | 2732 | 0.00048 | 51.8 | |
Steel (Stainless) | 0.120 | 2552 | 0.00050 | 60.8 | |
Tin (Solid) | 0.051 | 449.6 | 0.00045 | 14.24 | 74.3 |
Tin (Molten) | 0.051 | 0.00042 | |||
Titanium | 0.125 | 3020 | 0.00028 | 71.42 | |
Zinc | 0.093 | 788 | 0.00045 | 26.51 | 87.8 |
Nichrome 80/20 | 0.125 | 2552 | 0.00052 | 59 |