Liquids - Thermal Conductivities
Some fluids and their thermal conductivities.
Thermal conductivities for some common liquids at temperature 300 K (26.8 oC, 80.3 oF):
| Fluid | Thermal Conductivity (W/m K) |
|---|---|
| Acetic acid | 0.193 |
| Acetone | 0.180 |
| Alcohol, ethyl (ethanol) | 0.171 |
| Alcohol, methyl (methanol) | 0.204 |
| Alcohol, propyl | 0.161 |
| Ammonia, saturated | 0.507 |
| Aniline | 0.172 |
| Antifreeze-water mixture 38% | 0.45 |
| Benzene | 0.167 |
| Benzine | 0.16 |
| Carbon Disulfide | 0.161 |
| Carbon Tetrachloride | 0.104 |
| Castor Oil | 0.180 |
| Chloroform | 0.129 |
| Decane | 0.147 |
| Dichlorodifluoromethane refrigerant R-12 | 0.071 |
| Diesel oil | 0.13 |
| Dodecane | 0.140 |
| Engine Oil, unused | 0.145 |
| Ethanol | 0.17 |
| Ether | 0.130 |
| Ethyl acetate | 0.137 |
| Ethyl chloride | 0.11 |
| Ethyl ether | 0.13 |
| Ethylene glycol | 0.258 |
| Fuel oil | 0.14 |
| Gasoline, petrol | 0.13 |
| Glycerine | 0.285 |
| Heating oil | 0.12 |
| Hexane | 0.124 |
| Hydrochloric acid 10% | 0.50 |
| Hydrofluoric acid | 2.33 |
| Isobutyl alcohol | 0.134 |
| Kerosene (paraffin) | 0.145 |
| Linseed oil | 0.15 |
| Lubricating Machine oil | 0.126 |
| Medicinal paraffin | 0.127 |
| Mercury | 8.4 |
| Methane (93.2 K) | 0.2153 |
| Methanol | 0.2 |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 0.167 |
| n-Heptane | 0.140 |
| n-Octane | 0.147 |
| n-Pentane | 0.136 |
| n-Propyl alcohol | 0.168 |
| Nitric acid | 0.26 |
| Nitrogen (69.1 K) | 0.1511 |
| Oil, cylinder | 0.152 |
| Oil, transformer | 0.136 |
| Petroleum | 0.159 |
| Petroleum ether | 0.14 |
| Phenol | 0.190 |
| Propylene glycol | 0.147 |
| Salt solution 20% | 0.58 |
| Sulfuric acid concentrated | 0.5 |
| Tar | 0.19 |
| Toluene | 0.151 |
| Transformer oil | 0.13 |
| Trichlor ethylene | 0.16 |
| Trichlorofluoromethane refrigerant R-11 | 0.093 |
| Turpentine oil | 0.128 |
| Water, Fresh | 0.609 |
| Xenon (173 K) | 0.07 |
- 1 W/(m K) = 1 W/(m oC) = 0.85984 kcal/(h m oC) = 0.5779 Btu/(ft h oF) = 0.048 Btu/(in h oF)
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