Thermal conductivity of selected materials

Abstract : The work presented in this report consists of the critical evaluation and analysis of the available thermal conductivity data on eleven metals and nine nonmetals mainly for the solid state, on seven fluids for both the liquid and gaseous states and on two for the liquid state only. The materials studied were selected primarily for their potential applicability as reference standards or because of their technical importance. The temperature range for which values are given often exceeds that for which these values are known with a high degree of certainty. While TPRC assumes full responsibility for the recommendations of these reference data, it also reserves the right to revise these recommendations in the light of better or more complete information that may become available subsequently.