Thermal Conductivity of Common Alkanes
The following table provides a comprehensive list of thermal conductivity values for various alkanes at standard room temperature (approximately 20°C or 68°F) and 1 atmospheric (atm) pressure. (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)
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| Methane (CH4) | 0.0344 |
| Ethane (C2H6) | 0.0212 |
| Propane (C3H8) | 0.015 |
| Butane (C4H10) | 0.0167 |
| Pentane (C5H12) | 0.1113 |
| Hexane (C6H14) | 0.1208 |
| Heptane (C7H16) | 0.124 |
| Octane (C8H18) | 0.1281 |
| Nonane (C9H20) | 0.01050 |
| Decane (C10H22) | 0.1322 |
| Undecane (C11H24) | 0.01011 |
| Dodecane (C12H26) | 0.00992 |
| Tridecane (C13H28) | 0.00997 |
| Pentadecane (C15H32) | 0.01049 |
| Hexadecane (C16H34) | 0.01077 |
| Heptadecane (C17H36) | 0.00867 |
| Octadecane (C18H38) | 0.00806 |
| Nonadecane (C19H40) | 0.00710 |
| Eicosane (C20H42) | 0.00684 |
| Heneicosane (C21H44) | 0.00661 |
| Docosane (C22H46) | 0.00639 |
| Tricosane (C23H48) | 0.00607 |
| Tetracosane (C24H50) | 0.00600 |
| Pentacosane (C25H52) | 0.00582 |
| Hexacosane (C26H54) | 0.00551 |
| Heptacosane (C27H56) | 0.00536 |
| Octacosane (C28H58) | 0.00534 |
| Nonacosane (C29H60) | 0.00520 |
| Triacontane (C30H62) | 0.00507 |
| Hentriacontane (C31H64) | 0.00537 |
| Dotriacontane (C32H66) | 0.00524 |
| Tritriacontane (C33H68) | 0.00511 |
| Tetratriacontane (C34H70) | 0.00499 |
| Pentatriacontane (C35H72) | 0.00488 |
| Hexatriacontane (C36H74) | 0.00476 |
| Heptatriacontane (C37H76) | 0.00466 |
| Octatriacontane (C38H78) | 0.00456 |
| Nonatriacontane (C39H80) | 0.00446 |
| Tetracontane (C40H82) | 0.00437 |
| Hentetracontane (C41H84) | 0.00431 |
| Dotetracontane (C42H86) | 0.00423 |
| Tritetracontane (C43H88) | 0.00414 |
| Tetratetracontane (C44H90) | 0.00405 |
| Pentatetracontane (C45H92) | 0.00398 |
| Hexatetracontane (C46H94) | 0.00390 |
| Heptatetracontane (C47H96) | 0.00382 |
| Octatetracontane (C48H98) | 0.00376 |
| Nonatetracontane (C49H100) | 0.00368 |
| Pentacontane (C50H102) | 0.00361 |
| Henpentacontane (C51H104) | 0.00355 |
| Dopentacontane (C52H106) | 0.00348 |
| Tripentacontane (C53H108) | 0.00343 |
| Tetrapentacontane (C54H110) | 0.00337 |
| Pentapentacontane (C55H112) | 0.00330 |
| Hexapentacontane (C56H114) | 0.00325 |
| Heptapentacontane (C57H116) | 0.00319 |
| Octapentacontane (C58H118) | 0.00314 |
| Nonapentacontane (C59H120) | 0.00309 |
| Hexacontane (C60H122) | 0.00303 |
| Henhexacontane (C61H124) | 0.00299 |
| Dohexacontane (C62H126) | 0.00292 |
| Trihexacontane (C63H128) | 0.00288 |
| Tetrahexacontane (C64H130) | 0.00283 |
| Pentahexacontane (C65H132) | 0.00279 |
| Hexahexacontane (C66H134) | 0.00274 |
| Heptahexacontane (C67H136) | 0.00270 |
| Octahexacontane (C68H138) | 0.00266 |
| Nonahexacontane (C69H140) | 0.00262 |
| Heptacontane (C70H142) | 0.00258 |
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