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Specific Heat Capacity Table at Room Temperature

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Specific Heat Capacity Table at Room Temperature

Specific heat capacity c is the change in heat (energy) of a unit mass of material for a unit change of temperature in Btu/lb·°F or Btu/(lbm-°R)

Substance	Mol wt	cp		cv		k
		kJ/(kg·K)	Btu/(lbm-°R)	kJ/(kg⋅K)	Btu/(lbm-°R)
Specific Heat Capacity Gases
Air	29	1.00	0.240	0.718	0.171	1.40
Argon	40	0.520	0.125	0.312	0.0756	1.67
Butane	58	1.72	0.415	1.57	0.381	1.09
Carbon dioxide	44	0.846	0.203	0.657	0.158	1.29
Carbon monoxide	28 3	1.04	0.249	0.744	0.178	1.40
Ethane	0	1.77	0.427	1.49	0.361	1.18
Helium	4	5.19	1.25	3.12	0.753	1.67
Hydrogen	2	14.3	3.43	10.2	2.44	1.40
Methane	16	2.25	0.532	1.74	0.403	1.30
Neon	20	1.03	0.246	0.618	0.148	1.67
Nitrogen	28	1.04	0.248	0.743	0.177	1.40
Octane vapor	114	1.71	0.409	1.64	0.392	1.04
Oxygen	32	0.918	0.219	0.658	0.157	1.40
Propane	44	1.68	0.407	1.49	0.362	1.12
Steam	18	1.87	0.445	1.41	0.335	1.33

 

Substance	cp		Density
	kJ/(kg·K)	Btu/(lbm-°R)	kg/m3	lbm/ft3
Specific Heat Capacity Liquids
Ammonia	4.80	1.146	602	38
Mercury	0.139	0.033	13,560	847
Water	4.18	1.000	997	62.4
Specific Heat Capacity Solids
Aluminum	0.900	0.215	2,700	170
Copper	0.386	0.092	8,900	555
Ice (0°C; 32°F)	2.11	0.502	917	57.2
Iron	0.450	0.107	7,840	490
Lead	0.128	0.030	11,310	705

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Source

NCEES Handbook - Fundamentals of Engineering Supplied-Reference Handbook, fifth Eition