Input interpretation
group 13 elements | thermal conductivity
Summary
median | 46 W/(m K) highest | 235 W/(m K) (aluminum) lowest | 27 W/(m K) (boron) distribution | | (based on 5 values; 1 unavailable)
Entity with missing value
nihonium
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 5 | boron | | 0.11 | 1 4 | gallium | | 0.12 | 1.1 3 | thallium | | 0.2 | 1.7 2 | indium | | 0.35 | 3 1 | aluminum | | 1 | 8.7
Thermal conductivity rankings
1 | boron | 27 W/(m K) 2 | gallium | 29 W/(m K) 3 | thallium | 46 W/(m K) 4 | indium | 82 W/(m K) 5 | aluminum | 235 W/(m K) (based on 5 values; 1 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median thermal conductivity 46 W/(m K)
46 W/(m °C) (watts per meter degree Celsius difference)
0.46 W/(cm °C) (watts per centimeter degree Celsius difference)
0.46 W/(cm K) (watts per centimeter kelvin difference)
4.6×10^6 erg/(cm K s) (ergs per centimeter kelvin difference second)
2.2 BTU_IT in/(h in^2 °F) (IT British thermal unit inches per hour square inch degree Fahrenheit difference)
27 BTU_IT ft/(h ft^2 °F) (IT British thermal unit feet per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit difference)
0.11 cal_th cm/(s cm^2 °C) (thermochemical calorie centimeters per second square centimeter degree Celsius difference)
Comparisons for median thermal conductivity 46 W/(m K)
≈ ( 0.14 ≈ 1/7 ) × gold thermal conductivity ( ≈ 320 W/(m K) )
≈ 0.33 × carbon thermal conductivity ( ≈ 140 W/(m K) )
≈ 0.57 × iron thermal conductivity ( ≈ 80 W/(m K) )