Specific Heat Capacity of Pure Metals
Pure metals have relatively low specific heat capacities, which means they can heat up quickly when energy is added and cool down rapidly when energy is removed. This is because the atomic structure of metals allows them to easily conduct heat, making them efficient conductors of thermal energy.
The following table provides a comprehensive list of specific heat capacity values for various pure metals, taken at room temperature (approximately 25°C or 77°F) and 1 atmospheric (atm) pressure. (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)
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| Actinium (Ac) | 120 |
| Aluminum (Al) | 897 |
| Antimony (Sb) | 207 |
| Barium (Ba) | 204 |
| Beryllium (Be) | 1825 |
| Bismuth (Bi) | 122 |
| Cadmium (Cd) | 231 |
| Calcium (Ca) | 647 |
| Cerium (Ce) | 192 |
| Cesium (Cs) | 242 |
| Chromium (Cr) | 449 |
| Cobalt (Co) | 421 |
| Copper (Cu) | 385 |
| Dysprosium (Dy) | 173 |
| Erbium (Er) | 168 |
| Europium (Eu) | 182 |
| Gadolinium (Gd) | 235 |
| Gallium (Ga) | 373 |
| Gold (Au) | 129 |
| Hafnium (Hf) | 144 |
| Holmium (Ho) | 165 |
| Indium (In) | 233 |
| Iridium (Ir) | 131 |
| Iron (Fe) | 449 |
| Lanthanum (La) | 195 |
| Lead (Pb) | 130 |
| Lithium (Li) | 3582 |
| Lutetium (Lu) | 154 |
| Magnesium (Mg) | 1023 |
| Manganese (Mn) | 479 |
| Mercury (Hg) | 140 |
| Molybdenum (Mo) | 251 |
| Neodymium (Nd) | 190 |
| Nickel (Ni) | 444 |
| Niobium (Nb) | 265 |
| Osmium (Os) | 130 |
| Palladium (Pd) | 244 |
| Platinum (Pt) | 133 |
| Potassium (K) | 757 |
| Praseodymium (Pr) | 193 |
| Promethium (Pm) | 190 |
| Rhenium (Re) | 137 |
| Rhodium (Rh) | 243 |
| Rubidium (Rb) | 363 |
| Ruthenium (Ru) | 238 |
| Samarium (Sm) | 196 |
| Scandium (Sc) | 568 |
| Silver (Ag) | 235 |
| Sodium (Na) | 1228 |
| Strontium (Sr) | 306 |
| Tantalum (Ta) | 140 |
| Terbium (Tb) | 182 |
| Thallium (Tl) | 129 |
| Thorium (Th) | 118 |
| Thulium (Tm) | 160 |
| Tin (Sn) | 227 |
| Titanium (Ti) | 524 |
| Tungsten (W) | 132 |
| Uranium (U) | 116 |
| Vanadium (V) | 489 |
| Ytterbium (Yb) | 155 |
| Yttrium (Y) | 298 |
| Zinc (Zn) | 388 |
| Zirconium (Zr) | 278 |
Related Tables
References: 1) Cardarelli, François. Materials Handbook: A Concise Desktop Reference. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2018. 2) CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 97th Edition. United Kingdom: CRC Press, 2016-2017. 3) A.M. Howatson, P.G. Lun, J.D. Todd, P.D. Engineering Tables and Data. United Kingdom: University of Oxford, Department of Engineering Science, 2009.