Material |
Thermal
conductivity |
Metals |
|
Iron |
73 |
Steel |
~ 46 |
Aluminum |
210 |
Copper |
386 |
Silver |
406 |
Gold |
293 |
Platinum |
70 |
Yellow Brass |
85 |
Non Metals |
|
Asbestos |
0.16 |
Red Brick |
0.63 |
Cardboard |
0.21 |
Cement |
0.30 |
Earth's crust |
1.7 |
Felt |
0.036 |
Glass |
0.8 |
Fiberglass |
0.04 |
Granite |
2.1 |
Ice |
2.2 |
Linen |
0.088 |
Paper |
0.13 |
Rubber, soft |
0.14 |
Sand, dry |
0.39 |
Silk |
0.04 |
Snow, compact |
0.21 |
Soil, dry |
0.14 |
Wood |
0.13 |
Liquids |
|
Acetone |
0.20 |
Alcohol, ethyl |
0.17 |
Mercury |
8.7 |
Oil, engine |
0.15 |
Vaseline |
0.18 |
Water |
0.58 |
Gases |
|
Air |
0.026 |
CO2 |
0.017 |
Nitrogen |
0.026 |
Oxygene |
0.027 |
k ( W.m-1. K-1 ) |
|
|
|
73
|
|
~ 46
|
|
210
|
|
386
|
|
406
|
|
293
|
|
Platinum |
70
|
85
|
|
0.16
|
|
0.63
|
|
0.21
|
|
0.30
|
|
1.7
|
|
Felt |
0.036
|
0.8
|
|
Fiberglass |
0.04
|
2.1
|
|
2.2
|
|
Linen |
0.088
|
0.13
|
|
, |
0.14
|
, |
0.39
|
0.04
|
|
, |
0.21
|
, |
0.14
|
0.13
|
|
|
|
0.20
|
|
, ethyl |
0.17
|
Mercury |
8.7
|
0.15
|
|
0.18
|
|
0.58
|
|
|
|
0.026
|
|
CO2 |
0.017
|
0.026
|
|
Oxygene |
0.027
|