Metals - Specific Heats

Common metals - aluminum, iron, mercury and many more - and their specific heats - imperial and SI units

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The specific heat of common metals are indicated in the table below:

MetalSpecific Heat - cp
(kJ/kg K) (kcal/kgoC) (Btu/lbmoF)
Aluminum 0.91 0.22 0.22
Antimony 0.21 0.05 0.05
Beryllium 1.83 0.436 0.436
Bismuth 0.13 0.03 0.03
Cadmium 0.23 0.055 0.055
Carbon Steel 0.49 0.12 0.12
Cast Iron 0.46 0.11 0.11
Chromium 0.46 0.11 0.11
Cobalt 0.42 0.1 0.1
Copper 0.39 0.092 0.09
Gold 0.13 0.031 0.03
Iridium 0.13 0.031 0.31
Iron 0.45 0.108 0.11
Lead 0.13 0.031 0.03
Magnesium 1.05 0.243 0.25
Manganese 0.48 0.114 0.114
Mercury 0.14 0.033 0.03
Molybdenum 0.25 0.06 0.06
Nickel 0.54 0.106 0.13
Niobium (Columbium) 0.27 0.064 0.064
Osmium 0.13 0.031 0.031
Platinum 0.13 0.032 0.03
Plutonium 0.13 0.032 0.032
Potassium 0.75 0.180 0.180
Rhodium 0.24 0.058 0.058
Selenium 0.32 0.077 0.077
Silicon 0.71 0.17 0.17
Silver 0.23 0.057 0.057
Sodium 1.21 0.29 0.29
Tantalum 0.14 0.034 0.34
Thorium 0.13 0.03 0.03
Tin 0.21 0.054 0.05
Titanium 0.54 0.125 0.13
Tungsten 0.13 0.032 0.03
Uranium 0.12 0.028 0.028
Vanadium 0.39 0.116 0.116
Zinc 0.39 0.093 0.09
Zirconium 0.27 0.06 0.06
Wrought Iron 0.50 0.12 0.12
  • 1 J/(kg K) = 2.389x10-4 kcal/(kg oC) = 2.389x10-4 Btu/(lbm oF)
  • 1 kJ/(kg K) = 0.2389 kcal/(kg oC) = 0.2389 Btu/(lbm oF)
  • 1 Btu/(lbm oF) = 4,186.8 J/ (kg K) = 1 kcal/(kg oC)
  • 1 kcal/(kg oC) = 4,186.8 J/ (kg K) = 1 Btu/(lbm oF)

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