Thermal Conductivity of Various Liquids

On this page, you can find a list of thermal conductivity values for various liquids, taken at room temperature (approximately 20°C or 68°F) and 1 atmospheric (atm) pressure. (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)

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Thermal Conductivity of Liquids
Acetic acid0.1580
Acetone0.1460
Acetonitrile0.1900
Acrylic acid0.1332
Allyl alcohol0.1574
Aniline0.1720
Benzene0.1470
Benzyl acetate0.1470
Bromine0.1230
Butanoic acid0.1506
Chlorobenzene0.127
Chloroform0.1185
Cyclohexane0.1236
Decane0.1322
Diethyl ether0.1369
Ethanol0.1694
Ethyl acetate0.1445
Ethylene glycol0.2560
Formamide0.3528
Glycerol0.2916
Heptane0.1240
Hexane0.1208
Isopropyl alcohol0.1378
Mercury8.514
Methanol0.2011
Methyl acetate0.1550
Nitric acid0.2940
Octane0.1281
Pentane0.1480
Propylene glycol0.2006
Styrene0.1369
Sulfuric acid0.3600
Toluene0.1338
Vinyl acetate0.1525
m-Xylene0.130
o-Xylene0.131
p-Xylene0.130
Water0.5983

The thermal conductivity of liquids can vary depending on factors such as temperature and purity.

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.