Input interpretation
platinum metals | thermal conductivity
Summary
median | 104 W/(m K) highest | 150 W/(m K) (rhodium and iridium) lowest | 72 W/(m K) (palladium and platinum) distribution |
Units
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 6 | palladium | | 0.48 | 1 5 | platinum | | 0.48 | 1 4 | osmium | | 0.59 | 1.2 3 | ruthenium | | 0.8 | 1.7 2 | rhodium | | 1 | 2.1 1 | iridium | | 1 | 2.1
Thermal conductivity rankings
1 | platinum | 72 W/(m K) 2 | palladium | 72 W/(m K) 3 | osmium | 88 W/(m K) 4 | ruthenium | 120 W/(m K) 5 | iridium | 150 W/(m K) 6 | rhodium | 150 W/(m K)
Unit conversions for median thermal conductivity 104 W/(m K)
1 W/(cm °C) (watt per centimeter degree Celsius difference)
104 W/(m °C) (watts per meter degree Celsius difference)
1 W/(cm K) (watt per centimeter kelvin difference)
1×10^7 erg/(cm K s) (ergs per centimeter kelvin difference second)
5 BTU_IT in/(h in^2 °F) (IT British thermal unit inches per hour square inch degree Fahrenheit difference)
60 BTU_IT ft/(h ft^2 °F) (IT British thermal unit feet per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit difference)
0.25 cal_th cm/(s cm^2 °C) (thermochemical calorie centimeters per second square centimeter degree Celsius difference)
Comparisons for median thermal conductivity 104 W/(m K)
≈ 0.32 × gold thermal conductivity ( ≈ 320 W/(m K) )
≈ 0.74 × carbon thermal conductivity ( ≈ 140 W/(m K) )
≈ 1.3 × iron thermal conductivity ( ≈ 80 W/(m K) )