Thermal Conductivity of Common Ethers

The following table provides a curated list of thermal conductivity values for different ethers at room temperature (approximately 25°C or 77°F) and 1 atmospheric (atm) pressure. (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)

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Thermal Conductivity of Ethers
Dimethyl Ether (C2H6O)0.0178
Diethyl Ether (C4H10O)0.1313
Methoxypropane (C4H10O)0.1321
Ethyl Propyl Ether (C5H12O)0.1278
Methyl tert-butyl ether (C5H12O)0.1288
Tetrahydrofuran (C4H8O)0.144
Dioxane (C4H8O2)0.1547
Anisole (C7H8O)0.145
Dipropyl ether (C6H14O)0.1245
Dibutyl ether (C8H18O)0.1315
Dipentyl ether (C10H22O)0.131
Dioctyl ether (C16H34O)0.1423
Methoxyethane (C3H8O)0.01764
Vinyl ether (C4H6O)0.1339
Phenetole (C8H10O)0.1404
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