Eclipse Engineering Guide

THERMAL PROPERTIES OF VARIOUS MATERIALS (Cont’d)
Solid Latent Liquid Latent
Density Specific Melting Heat of Specific Boiling Heat of
Lb/Cu Ft Heat Point, Fusion, Heat, Point, Vaporization,
Material @60°F Btu/Lb-°F °F Btu/Lb Btu/Lb-°F °F Btu/Lb
Cyanite 225 0.227 3290 – – – –
Diasporite 215 0.260 3722 – – – –
Die Cast Metal: – – – – – – –
87.3 Zn 8.1 Sn 4.1 Cu 0.5Al – 0.103 780 48.3 0.138 – –
90 Sn 4.5 Cu 5.5 Sb – 0.070 450 30.3 0.062 – –
80 Pb 10 Sn 10 Sb – 0.038 600 17.4 0.037 – –
92 Al 8 Cu – 0.236 1150 163.1 0.241 – –
Diphenyl 103 0.385 159 47 0.481 492 136.5
Dolomite 181 0.222 – – – – –
Dowtherm 58.8 0.53 180 – – 500 123
Earth – 0.44 – – – – –
Ebonite – 0.35 – – – – –
Ether 45.9 – -180.4 – 0.529 94.3 159.1
Fats – 0.46 – – – – –
Fosterite 200 0.22 3470 – – – –
Fuel Oil – – – – 0.45 – –
Gasoline 42 – – – 0.514 176 128-146
German Silver – 0.109 1850 86.2 0.123 – –
Glass, Crown – 0.16 – – – – –
Glass, Flint – 0.13 – – – – –
Glass, Pyrex – 0.20 – – – – –
Glass, Window (Soda Lime)160 0.19 2192 – – – –
Glass Wool 1.5 0.16 – – – – –
Glycerine 78.7 0.047 68 85.5 0.576 554 –
Gold 1205 0.032 1945 28.5 0.034 5371 29
Granite – – – – – – –
Graphite 0.30-0.38 – Subl. 6606 – – – –
Gypsum 145 0.259 2480 – – – –
Hydrochloric Acid 75 – -12 – – – –
Hydrogen .0053 – -434 27 – -423 194
Hydrogen Sulfide – – -117 – – -79 –
Iron 491 0.1162 2795 117 – 5430 –
Iron, Gray Cast 443 0.119 2330 41.7 – – –
Iron, White Cast 480 0.119 2000 59.5 – – –
Kerosene – – – – 0.470 – 108
Lead 711 0.032 621 9.9 0.032 3171 –
Lead Oxide 575-593 0.049 1749 – – – –
Leather – 0.36 – – – – –
Lucite – 0.35 – – – – –
Light Oil – – – – 0.5 600 145-150
Linseed Oil 58 – -5 – 0.441 – –
Lipowitz Metal – 0.041 140 17.2 0.041 – –
Magnesite 187 0.200 Dec. 662 – – – –
Magnesium 108.6 0.272 1204 83.7 0.266 – –
Magnesium Oxide 223 0.23-0.30 5072 – – – –
Manganese 500 0.171 2246 65.9 0.192 – –
– – T = 1958 T = 43.5 – – –
Marble – 0.21 – – – – –
Mercury 885 0.033 -38 5.1 0.033 675 117
Mica – 0.21 – – – – –
Milk 63.4 – – – 0.847 – –
Molasses 87.4 – – – 0.60 – –
Molybdenum 636 0.065 4748 – – 8672 –
Monel 550 0.129 2415 117.4 0.139 – –
Mallite 188.8 – 3290 – 0.175 – –
Naptha 41.2 – – – 0.493 306 184
Napthalene 71.8 0.325 176 64.1 0.427 424.4 135.7
Neats Foot Oil – – 32 – 0.457 – –
Nickel 556 0.134 2646 131.4 0.124 – –
Nichrome 517 – – – 0.111 – –
Nitric Acid 96.1 – -43.6 – 0.445 186.8 207.2
Nitrogen .0741 – -346 11.1 – -320 85.6
Nylon – 0.55 – – – – _
T = Transformation Point Subl. = Sublimes Dec = Decomposes
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