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Engineering ToolBox > Thermal Conductivity of Metals
Thermal Conductivity - k - is the quantity of heat transmitted, due to unit temperature gradient, in unit time under steady conditions in a direction normal to a surface of unit area. Thermal Conductivity - k - is used in the Fourier's equation.
| Metal | Temperature - t - (oF) | Thermal Conductivity - k - (Btu/(hr oF ft2/ft)) |
| Admiralty Brass | 68 | 64 |
| Aluminum, pure | 68 | 118 |
| 200 | 124 | |
| 400 | 144 | |
| Aluminum Bronze | 68 | 44 |
| Antimony | - | 120 |
| Beryllium Copper | 68 | 38 |
| Carbon Steel, max 0.5% C | 68 | 31 |
| Carbon Steel, max 1.5% C | 68 | 21 |
| 752 | 19 | |
| 2192 | 17 | |
| Cast Iron, gray | 70 | 27 - 46 |
| Copper, pure | 68 | 223 |
| 572 | 213 | |
| 1112 | 204 | |
| Copper bronze (75% Cu, 25% Zi) | 68 | 15 |
| Copper brass (70% Cu, 30% Zi) | 68 | 64 |
| Cupronickel | 68 | 17 |
| Hastelloy C | 5 | 70 |
| Inconel | 70 - 212 | 9 |
| Incoloy | 32 - 212 | 7 |
| Iron, nodular pearlitic | 212 | 18 |
| Iron, pure | 68 | 42 |
| 572 | 32 | |
| 1832 | 20 | |
| Iron, wrought | 68 | 34 |
| Gold | - | 183 |
| Lead | 68 | 20 |
| Lead | 572 | 17.2 |
| Manganese Bronze | 68 | 61 |
| Monel | 32 - 212 | 15 |
| Nickel Wrought | 32 - 212 | 35 - 52 |
| Platinum | - | 41 |
| Red Brass | 68 | 92 |
| Silver, pure | 68 | 235 |
| Stainless Steel | 68 | 7-26 |
| Tantalium | 68 | 31 |
| Tin | 32 | 36 - 39 |
| Titanium | 68 | 11 - 13 |
| Tungsten | 68 | 94 - 100 |
| Wrought Carbon Steel | 32 | 34 |
| Yellow Brass | 68 | 67 |
| Zink | - | 67 |
| Zirconium | - | 145 |