Thermal Conductivity of Common Alkenes
The thermal conductivity of alkenes is influenced by factors such as molecular structure, chain length, and the presence of branching. Generally, longer and more linear alkenes tend to have higher thermal conductivity than shorter or more branched ones.
The following table provides a curated list of thermal conductivity values for different alkenes at standard room temperature (approximately 20°C or 68°F) and 1 atmospheric (atm) pressure. (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)
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| Ethene (C2H4) | 0.0206 |
| Propene (C3H6) | 0.014 |
| Butene (C4H8) | 0.01439 |
| Pentene (C5H10) | 0.1169 |
| Hexene (C6H12) | 0.1207 |
| Heptene (C7H14) | 0.1231 |
| Octene (C8H16) | 0.1265 |
| Nonene (C9H18) | 0.1225 |
| Decene (C10H20) | 0.1264 |
| Undecene (C11H22) | 0.1246 |
| Dodecene (C12H24) | 0.1314 |
| Tridecene (C13H26) | 0.1304 |
| Tetradecene (C14H28) | 0.1353 |
| Pentadecene (C15H30) | 0.1354 |
| Hexadecene (C16H32) | 0.1374 |
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