Appendix A: Thermophysical Properties of Materials

Table A.1: Properties of Metallic Elements
Element ^[a]	Thermal Conductivity k (W/m K) ^[b]	Properties at 293K (20 C)	Melting Temperature (K)
	200 K 73 C	273 K 0 C	400 K 127 C	600 K 327 C	800 K 527 C	1000 K 727 C	1200 K 927 C	? (kg/m ³)	c (J/kg K)	k (W/m K)	? 10 ⁶ (m ²/s)
Aluminum	237	236	240	232	220			2702	896	236	97.5	933
Antimony	30.2	25.5	21.2	18.2	16.8			6684	208	24.6	17.7	904
Beryllium	301	218	161	126	107	89	73	1850	1750	205	63.3	1550
Bismuth ^[c]	9.7	8.2						9780	124	7.9	6.51	545
Boron ^[c]	52.5	31.7	18.7	11.3	8.1	6.3	5.2	2500	1047	28.6	10.9	2573
Cadmium ^[c]	99.3	97.5	94.7					8650	231	97	48.5	594
Cesium	36.8	36.1						1873	230	36	83.6	302
Chromium	111	94.8	87.3	80.5	71.3	65.3	62.4	7160	440	91.4	29.0	2118
Cobalt ^[c]	122	104	84.8					8862	389	100	29.0	1765
Copper	413	401	392	383	371	357	342	8933	383	399	116.6	1356
Germanium	96.8	66.7	43.2	27.3	19.8	17.4	17.4	5360		61.6		1211
Gold	327	318	312	304	292	278	262	19300	129	316	126.9	1336
Hafnium	24.4	23.3	22.3	21.3	20.8	20.7	20.9	13280		23.1		2495
Indium	89.7	83.7	74.5					7300		82.2		430
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