Common Material Properties
Different materials have different thermal properties. You can use these thermal properties as factors to help model your thermal system. For your convenience, this page presents a list of common materials and their associated thermal properties. Follow the links below to view the material properties using your preferred measurement system.
Common Material Properties Using English Measurement System
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Common Material Properties at 70°F |
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| Material Name | Density Lb/ft3 |
Thermal Conductivity BTU/hr°F |
Specific Heat BTU/Lb-°F |
Thermal Expansion Coefficient x10-6 in/in/°F |
| Air | 0.074 | 0.015 | 0.24 | |
| Alumel | 537 | 17 | 0.13 | 6.7 |
| Alumina Ceramic-96% | 223 | 20.4 | 0.20 | 3.6 |
| Aluminum | 169 | 118 | 0.215 | 12.5 |
| Bakelite | 80 | 0.134 | 0.38 | 12.2 |
| Berylia Ceramic-99% | 180 | 133 | 0.26 | 3.3 |
| Bismuth Telluride | 470 | 0.87 | 0.13 | 7.2 |
| Brass | 530 | 64 | 0.820 | 10.0 |
| Bronze | 509 | 37 | 0.104 | 10.0 |
| Chromel | 525 | 7.8 | 0.11 | 7.3 |
| Concrete | 180 | 0.63 | 0.156 | 8.0 |
| Constantan | 524 | 13 | 0.098 | 9.4 |
| Copper | 559 | 223 | 0.092 | 9.3 |
| Earth (Course/Dry) | 128 | 0.3 | 0.44 | |
| Glass (Common) | 161 | 0.46 | 0.19 | 4.0 |
| Glass Wool | 12.5 | 0.023 | 0.16 | |
| Gold | 1206 | 179 | 0.03 | 7.9 |
| Graphite | 160 | 3.3 | 0.20 | 2.0 |
| Iron (Cast) | 450 | 48 | 0.11 | 5.8 |
| Kovar | 522 | 9.6 | 0.11 | 2.8 |
| Lead | 700 | 20 | 0.031 | 16.3 |
| Nickel | 556 | 52 | 0.107 | 6.6 |
| Oil (light) | 57 | 0.077 | 0.43 | |
| Plexiglass (Acrylic) | 88 | 0.15 | 0.346 | 41.0 |
| Polyurethane Foam | 1.8 | 0.02 | 0.27 | |
| Rubber | 60 | 0.09 | 0.48 | 40.0 |
| Saw Dust | 12 | 0.034 | ||
| Solder (Tin/Lead) | 580 | 28 | 0.04 | 13.4 |
| Stainless Steel | 500 | 8 | 0.11 | 9.5 |
| Steel (Low Carbon) | 490 | 28 | 0.11 | 6.4 |
| Thermal Grease | 150 | 0.5 | 0.50 | |
| Tin | 456 | 37 | 0.054 | 13.0 |
| Vermiculite (Loose) | 8.2 | 0.038 | ||
| Water (@70°F) | 62.4 | 0.35 | 1.000 | |
| Wood (Oak) | 38 | 0.085 | 0.57 | 2.7 |
| Wood (Pine) | 32 | 0.065 | 0.67 | 3.0 |
| Zinc | 446 | 65 | 0.091 | 18.0 |
Conversion Factors
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| Property | To Obtain | Multiply | By | |
| Density | gm/cm3 | Lb/ft3 | 0.01602 | |
| Thermal Conductivity | w/m- C w/cm2-°C/cm |
BTU/hr-ft-°F BTU/hr-ft-°F |
1.730 0.0173 |
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| Specific Heat | cal/gm-°C | BTU/lb-°F | 1.000 | |
| Thermal Expansion | cm/cm/°C | in/in/°F | 1.800 | |
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View Common Material Properties Using Metric Measurement System
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Material Properties at 21°C (Metric) |
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| Material Name | Density gm/cm3 |
Thermal Conductivity Watts/m-°C |
Specific Heat cal/gm-°C |
Thermal Expansion Coefficient x10-6 cm/cm/°C |
| Air | 0.0012 | 0.026 | 0.24 | |
| Alumel | 8.60 | 29.4 | 0.13 | 12.1 |
| Alumina Ceramic-96% | 3.57 | 35.3 | 0.20 | 6.5 |
| Aluminum | 2.71 | 204 | 0.215 | 22.5 |
| Bakelite | 1.28 | 0.23 | 0.38 | 22 |
| Berylia Ceramic-99% | 2.88 | 230 | 0.26 | 5.9 |
| Bismuth Telluride | 7.53 | 1.5 | 0.13 | 13 |
| Brass | 8.49 | 111 | 0.082 | 18 |
| Bronze | 8.15 | 64 | 0.104 | 18 |
| Chromel | 8.41 | 13.5 | 0.11 | 13.1 |
| Concrete | 2.88 | 1.09 | 0.156 | 14.4 |
| Constantan | 8.39 | 22.5 | 0.098 | 16.9 |
| Copper | 8.96 | 386 | 0.092 | 16.7 |
| Earth (Course/Dry) | 2.05 | 0.52 | 0.44 | |
| Glass (Common) | 2.58 | 0.8 | 0.19 | 7 |
| Glass Wool | 0.20 | 0.04 | 0.16 | |
| Gold | 19.32 | 310 | 0.03 | 14.2 |
| Graphite | 2.56 | 5.7 | 0.20 | 3.6 |
| Iron (Cast) | 7.21 | 83 | 0.11 | 10.4 |
| Kovar | 8.36 | 16.6 | 0.11 | 5 |
| Lead | 11.21 | 35 | 0.031 | 29.3 |
| Nickel | 8.91 | 90 | 0.107 | 11.9 |
| Oil (light) | 0.91 | 0.13 | 0.43 | |
| Plexiglass (Acrylic) | 1.41 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 74 |
| Polyurethane Foam | 0.029 | 0.035 | 0.27 | |
| Rubber | 0.96 | 0.16 | 0.48 | 72 |
| Saw Dust | 0.19 | 0.059 | ||
| Solder (Tin/Lead) | 9.29 | 48 | 0.04 | 24.1 |
| Stainless Steel | 8.01 | 13.8 | 0.11 | 17.1 |
| Steel (Low Carbon) | 7.85 | 48 | 0.11 | 11.5 |
| Thermal Grease | 2.40 | 0.87 | 0.50 | |
| Tin | 7.31 | 64 | 0.054 | 23.4 |
| Vermiculite (Loose) | 0.13 | 0.066 | ||
| Water (@70°F) | 1.00 | 0.61 | 1.00 | |
| Wood (Oak) | 0.61 | 0.15 | 0.57 | 4.9 |
| Wood (Pine) | 0.51 | 0.11 | 0.67 | 5.4 |
| Zinc | 7.15 | 112 | 0.09 | 32.4 |
Conversion Factors |
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| Property | To Obtain | Multiply | By | |
| Density | Lb/ft3 | gm/cm3 | 62.43 | |
| Thermal Conductivity | BTU/hr-ft-°F BTU/hr-ft-°F |
w/m-°C w/cm2-°C/cm |
0.578 57.80 |
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| Specific Heat | BTU/lb-°F | cal/gm-°C | 1.000 | |
| Thermal Expansion | in/in/°F | cm/cm/°C | 0.555 | |
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