Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance
25
125
Acetals
0.23
Acetone
0.16
Acetylene (gas)
0.018
Acrylic
0.2
Air, atmosphere (gas)
0.024
Air, elevation 10000 m
0.020
Alcohol
0.17
Aluminum
205
Aluminum Brass
121
Aluminum Oxide
30
Ammonia (gas)
0.022
Antimony
18.5
Apple (85.6% moisture)
0.39
Argon (gas)
0.016
Asbestos-cement board
0.744
215
22
25
Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance
25
Asbestos-cement sheets
0.166
Asbestos-cement
2.07
Asbestos, loosely packed
0.15
Asbestos mill board
0.14
Asphalt
0.75
Balsa wood
0.048
Bitumen
0.17
Bitumen/felt layers
0.5
Beef, lean (78.9 % moisture)
0.43 - 0.48
Benzene
0.16
Beryllium
218
Bitumen
0.17
Blast furnace gas (gas)
0.02
Brass
109
Breeze block
0.10 - 0.20
125
22
Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance
25
Brick dense
1.31
Brick, insulating
0.15
Brickwork, common (Building Brick)
0.6 -1.0
Brickwork, dense
1.6
Bromine (gas)
0.004
Bronze
110
Butter (15% moisture content)
0.20
Cadmium
92
Calcium silicate
0.05
Carbon
1.7
Carbon dioxide (gas)
0.0146
Carbon monoxide
0.0232
Cellulose, cotton, wood pulp and regenerated
0.23
Cellulose acetate, moulded, sheet
0.17 - 0.33
Cellulose nitrate, celluloid
0.12 - 0.21
Cement, portland
0.29
125
22
Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance
25
Cement, mortar
1.73
Chalk
0. 09
Charcoal
0.2
Chlorinated poly-ether
0.13
Chlorine (gas)
0.0081
Chrome Nickel Steel (18% Cr, 8 % Ni)
16.3
Chromium
94
Clay, dry to moist
0.15 - 1.8
Clay, saturated
0.6 - 2.5
Coal
0.2
Cobalt
69
Cod (83% moisture content)
0.54
Concrete, lightweight
0.1 - 0.3
Concrete, medium
0.4 - 0.7
Concrete, dense
1.0 - 1.8
Concrete, stone
1.7
Constantan
22
Copper
401
Corian (ceramic filled)
1.06
Cork board
0.043
Cork, re-granulated
0.044
Cork
0.07
Cotton
0.04
Cotton wool
0.029
Carbon Steel
54
Cotton Wool insulation
0.029
Diamond
1000
Diatomaceous earth (Sil-o-cel)
0.06
Diatomite
0.12
Earth, dry
1.5
Engine Oil
0.15
Ethane (gas)
0.018
125
22
400
39
51
Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance
25
Ether
0.14
Ethylene (gas)
0.017
Epoxy
0.35
Ethylene glycol
0.25
Feathers
0.034
Felt insulation
0.04
Fiberglass
0.04
Fiber insulating board
0.048
Fiber hardboard
0.2
o
Fire-clay brick 500 C
1.4
Fluorine (gas)
0.0254
Foam glass
0.045
Freon R-12 (gas)
0.007
Freon R-12 (liquid)
0.09
Gasoline
0.15
Glass
1.05
Glass, Pearls, dry
0.18
Glass, Pearls, saturated
0.76
Glass, window
0.96
Glass, wool Insulation
0.04
Glycerol
0.28
Gold
310
Granite
1.7 - 4.0
Gravel
0.7
Ground or soil, very moist area
1.4
Ground or soil, moist area
1.0
Ground or soil, dry area
0.5
Ground or soil, very dry area
0.33
Gypsum board
0.17
Hairfelt
0.05
Hardboard high density
0.15
Hardwoods (oak, maple..)
0.16
125
22
312
31
Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance
Helium (gas)
25
0.5
Hydrochloric acid (gas)
0.013
Hydrogen (gas)
0.168
Hydrogen sulfide (gas)
0.013
22
68
0.142
Honey (12.6% moisture content)
125
Ice (0 C, 32 F)
2.18
Insulation materials
0.035 - 0.16
Iridium
147
Iron
80
Iron, wrought
59
Iron, cast
55
Kapok insulation
0.034
Kerosene
0.15
Krypton (gas)
0.0088
Lead Pb
35
Leather, dry
0.14
Limestone
1.26 - 1.33
Magnesia insulation (85%)
0.07
Magnesite
4.15
Magnesium
156
Marble
2.08 - 2.94
Mercury, liquid
8.3
Methane (gas)
0.030
Methanol
0.21
Mica
0.71
Milk
0.53
Mineral wool insulation materials, wool blankets
..
0.04
Molybdenum
138
Monel
26
Neon (gas)
0.046
Neoprene
0.05
Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance
25
Nickel
91
Nitric oxide (gas)
0.0238
Nitrogen (gas)
0.024
Nitrous oxide (gas)
0.0151
Nylon 6, Nylon 6/6
0.25
Oil, machine lubricating SAE 50
0.15
Olive oil
0.17
Oxygen (gas)
0.024
Paper
0.05
Paraffin Wax
0.25
Perlite, atmospheric pressure
0.031
Perlite, vacuum
0.00137
Phenolic cast resins
0.15
Phenol-formaldehyde moulding compounds
0.13 - 0.25
Plaster light
0.2
Plaster, metal lath
0.47
Plaster, sand
0.71
Plaster, wood lath
0.28
Plasticine
0.65 - 0.8
Plastics, foamed (insulation materials)
0.03
Platinum
70
Plutonium
6.7
Plywood
0.13
Polycarbonate
0.19
Polyester
0.05
Polyethylene low density, PEL
0.33
Polyethylene high density, PEH
0.42 - 0.51
Polyisoprene natural rubber
0.13
Polyisoprene hard rubber
0.16
Polymethylmethacrylate
0.17 - 0.25
Polypropylene, PP
0.1 - 0.22
Polystyrene, expanded styrofoam
0.03
125
22
71
Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance
25
Polystyrol
0.043
Polyurethane foam
0.03
Porcelain
1.5
Potato, raw flesh
0.55
Propane (gas)
0.015
Polytetrafluoroethylene, Teflon, PTFE
0.25
Polyvinylchloride, PVC
0.19
Pyrex glass
1.005
Quartz mineral
Radon (gas)
0.0033
Rock, solid
2-7
Rock, porous volcanic (Tuff)
0.5 - 2.5
Rock Wool insulation
0.045
Rubber, cellular
0.045
Rubber, natural
0.13
Salmon (73% moisture content)
0.50
Sand, dry
0.15 - 0.25
Sand, moist
0.25 - 2
Sand, saturated
2-4
Sandstone
1.7
Sawdust
0.08
Sheep wool
0.039
Silica aerogel
0.02
Silicone cast resin
0.15 - 0.32
Silicone oil
0.1
Silver
429
Slag wool
0.042
Slate
2.01
Snow (temp < 0oC)
0.05 - 0.25
Sodium
135 (solid)
Softwoods (fir, pine ..)
0.12
Soil, clay
1.1
125
86 (liquid)
22
Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance
25
Soil, with organic matter
0.15 - 2
Soil, saturated
0.6 - 4
Steam, saturated
125
22
17
0.0184
Steam, low pressure
0.0188
Steel, Carbon 1%
43
Stainless Steel
16
Straw slab insulation, compressed
0.09
Styrofoam
0.033
Sulfur dioxide (gas)
0.0086
Sugars
0.087 - 0.22
Teflon
0.25
Timber
0.14
Tin Sn
67
Titanium
22
Tungsten
174
Uranium
27.6
Urethane foam
0.021
Vacuum
Vermiculite granules
0.065
Vinyl ester
0.25
Water
0.58
Water, vapor (steam)
0.016
Wheat flour
0.45
Wood across the grain, white pine
0.12
Wood across the grain, balsa
0.055
Wood across the grain, yellow pine, timber
0.147
Wood, oak
0.17
Wool, felt
0.07
Wood wool, slab
0.1 - 0.15
Xenon (gas)
0.0051
Zinc Zn
116
