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 | ||||||