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

215

225

250

Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance

25

Argon (gas)

0.016

Asbestos-cement board

0.744

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

125

225

Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance

25

Bitumen

0.17

Blast furnace gas (gas)

0.02

Brass

109

Breeze block

0.10 - 0.20

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

125

225

Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance

25

Carbon

1.7

Carbon dioxide (gas)

0.0146

Carbon monoxide

0.0232

Cellulose, cotton, wood pulp

and regenerated

0.23

Cellulose acetate, moulded,

sheet
Cellulose nitrate, celluloid
Cement, portland
Cement, mortar
Chalk
Charcoal
Chlorinated poly-ether
Chlorine (gas)
Chrome Nickel Steel (18%
Cr, 8 % Ni)
Chromium
Clay, dry to moist
Clay, saturated
Coal
Cobalt
Cod (83% moisture content)
Concrete, lightweight
Concrete, medium

0.17 - 0.33
0.12 - 0.21
0.29
1.73
0. 09
0.2
0.13
0.0081
16.3
94
0.15 - 1.8
0.6 - 2.5
0.2
69
0.54
0.1 - 0.3
0.4 - 0.7

125

225

Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance
Concrete, dense
Concrete, stone
Constantan
Copper
Corian (ceramic filled)
Cork board
Cork, re-granulated
Cork
Cotton
Cotton wool
Carbon Steel
Cotton Wool insulation
Diamond
Diatomaceous earth (Sil-ocel)
Diatomite
Earth, dry
Engine Oil
Ethane (gas)
Ether
Ethylene (gas)
Epoxy
Ethylene glycol
Feathers
Felt insulation
Fiberglass
Fiber insulating board
Fiber hardboard
Fire-clay brick 500oC

25
1.0 - 1.8
1.7
22
401
1.06
0.043
0.044
0.07
0.04
0.029
54
0.029
1000
0.06
0.12
1.5
0.15
0.018
0.14
0.017
0.35
0.25
0.034
0.04
0.04
0.048
0.2
1.4

125

225

400

398

51

47

Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance
Fluorine (gas)
Foam glass
Freon R-12 (gas)
Freon R-12 (liquid)
Gasoline
Glass
Glass, Pearls, dry
Glass, Pearls, saturated
Glass, window
Glass, wool Insulation
Glycerol
Gold
Granite
Gravel
Ground or soil, very moist
area
Ground or soil, moist area
Ground or soil, dry area
Ground or soil, very dry area
Gypsum board
Hairfelt
Hardboard high density
Hardwoods (oak, maple..)
Helium (gas)
Honey (12.6% moisture
content)
Hydrochloric acid (gas)
Hydrogen (gas)
Hydrogen sulfide (gas)

25
0.0254
0.045
0.007
0.09
0.15
1.05
0.18
0.76
0.96
0.04
0.28
310
1.7 - 4.0
0.7
1.4
1.0
0.5
0.33
0.17
0.05
0.15
0.16
0.142
0.5
0.013
0.168
0.013

125

225

312

310

Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance
Ice (0oC, 32oF)
Insulation materials
Iridium
Iron
Iron, wrought
Iron, cast
Kapok insulation
Kerosene
Krypton (gas)
Lead Pb
Leather, dry
Limestone
Magnesia insulation (85%)
Magnesite
Magnesium
Marble
Mercury, liquid
Methane (gas)
Methanol
Mica
Milk
Mineral wool insulation
materials, wool blankets ..
Molybdenum
Monel
Neon (gas)
Neoprene
Nickel
Nitric oxide (gas)

25
2.18
0.035 - 0.16
147
80
59
55
0.034
0.15
0.0088
35
0.14
1.26 - 1.33
0.07
4.15
156
2.08 - 2.94
8.3
0.030
0.21
0.71
0.53
0.04
138
26
0.046
0.05
91
0.0238

125

225

68

60

Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance
Nitrogen (gas)
Nitrous oxide (gas)
Nylon 6, Nylon 6/6
Oil, machine lubricating SAE
50
Olive oil
Oxygen (gas)
Paper
Paraffin Wax
Perlite, atmospheric pressure
Perlite, vacuum
Phenolic cast resins
Phenol-formaldehyde
moulding compounds
Plaster light
Plaster, metal lath
Plaster, sand
Plaster, wood lath
Plasticine
Plastics, foamed (insulation
materials)
Platinum
Plutonium
Plywood
Polycarbonate
Polyester
Polyethylene low density,
PEL
Polyethylene high density,

25

125

225

71

72

0.024
0.0151
0.25
0.15
0.17
0.024
0.05
0.25
0.031
0.00137
0.15
0.13 - 0.25
0.2
0.47
0.71
0.28
0.65 - 0.8
0.03
70
6.7
0.13
0.19
0.05
0.33
0.42 - 0.51

Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance
PEH
Polyisoprene natural rubber
Polyisoprene hard rubber
Polymethylmethacrylate
Polypropylene, PP
Polystyrene, expanded
styrofoam
Polystyrol
Polyurethane foam
Porcelain
Potato, raw flesh
Propane (gas)
Polytetrafluoroethylene,
Teflon, PTFE
Polyvinylchloride, PVC
Pyrex glass
Quartz mineral
Radon (gas)
Rock, solid
Rock, porous volcanic (Tuff)
Rock Wool insulation
Rubber, cellular
Rubber, natural
Salmon (73% moisture
content)
Sand, dry
Sand, moist
Sand, saturated
Sandstone

25
0.13
0.16
0.17 - 0.25
0.1 - 0.22
0.03
0.043
0.03
1.5
0.55
0.015
0.25
0.19
1.005
3
0.0033
2-7
0.5 - 2.5
0.045
0.045
0.13
0.50
0.15 - 0.25
0.25 - 2
2-4
1.7

125

225

Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance

25

Sawdust
Sheep wool
Silica aerogel
Silicone cast resin
Silicone oil
Silver
Slag wool
Slate
Snow (temp < 0oC)
Sodium
Softwoods (fir, pine ..)
Soil, clay
Soil, with organic matter
Soil, saturated
Steam, saturated

0.08
0.039
0.02
0.15 - 0.32
0.1
429
0.042
2.01
0.05 - 0.25
135 (solid)
0.12
1.1
0.15 - 2
0.6 - 4

Steam, low pressure

Steel, Carbon 1%
Stainless Steel
Straw slab insulation,
compressed
Styrofoam
Sulfur dioxide (gas)
Sugars
Teflon
Timber
Tin Sn
Titanium
Tungsten

0.0188
43
16

125

225

86 (liquid)

0.0184

0.09
0.033
0.0086
0.087 - 0.22
0.25
0.14
67
22
174

17

19

Thermal Conductivity
-kW/(m K)
Temperature - oC
Material/Substance

25

Uranium
Urethane foam
Vacuum
Vermiculite granules
Vinyl ester
Water
Water, vapor (steam)
Wheat flour
Wood across the grain, white
pine
Wood across the grain, balsa
Wood across the grain,
yellow pine, timber
Wood, oak
Wool, felt
Wood wool, slab
Xenon (gas)

0.17
0.07
0.1 - 0.15
0.0051

Zinc Zn

116

125

27.6
0.021
0
0.065
0.25
0.58
0.016
0.45
0.12
0.055
0.147

225