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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 18.
Published in final edited form as: High Temp High Press. 2017;46(6):391–416.

Table 9.

Recommended reference thermal-conductivity values for liquid metals at 0.1 MPa

Copper Gallium Indium Iron Lead Nickel Tin
T (K) Thermal conductivity, λ (W·m−1·K−1)
350 31.8
400 35.4
450 39.0 37.1
500 42.6 38.5
550 46.2 40.0 29.1
600 49.8 41.5 30.2
650 53.4 42.9 16.5 31.4
700 57.0 44.4 16.9 32.6
750 60.5 45.8 17.3 33.8
800 64.1 47.3 17.7 34.9
850 67.7 48.8 18.1 36.1
900 50.2 18.4 37.3
950 51.7 18.8 38.4
1000 53.1 19.2 39.6
1050 54.6 19.6 40.8
1100 56.1 20.0 41.9
1150 57.5 20.4 43.1
1200 59.0 44.3
1250 60.4 45.4
1300 61.9 46.6
1350 47.8
1400 153.5 49.0
1450 157.0 50.1
1500 160.5 51.3
1550 164.0 52.5
1600 167.5 53.6
1650 171.1 54.8
1700 174.6 56.0
1750 54.6 57.1
1800 55.7 58.3
1850 36.7 56.7 59.5
1900 37.2 57.8 60.7
1950 37.7 58.8 61.8
2000 38.2 59.9 63.0
2050 38.6