Appendix CThermal Properties
In this appendix, we report thermal conductivity for solids, pastes and greases, interface materials, and gases.
Table C.1 Thermal properties of metals at 300 K.
| Material | k (W/(m K)) |  (kg/m3) |
cp (J/(kg K)) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum | 237 | 2702 | 903 |
| Cadmium | 96.8 | 8650 | 231 |
| Copper | 401 | 8933 | 385 |
| Germanium | 59.9 | 5360 | 322 |
| Gold | 317 | 19,300 | 129 |
| Iron | 80.2 | 7870 | 447 |
| Armco | 72.7 | 7870 | 447 |
| Lead | 35.3 | 11,340 | 129 |
| Molybdenum | 138 | 10,240 | 251 |
| Nickel | 90.7 | 8900 | 444 |
| Platinum | 71.6 | 21,450 | 133 |
| Silver | 429 | 10,500 | 235 |
| Stainless steel | |||
| AISI 302 | 15.1 | 8055 | 480 |
| AISI 304 | 14.9 | 7900 | 477 |
| AISI 316 | 13.3 | 8238 | 468 |
| AISI 347 | 14.2 | 7978 |
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