Input interpretation
alkali metals | thermal conductivity
Summary
median | 85 W/(m K) highest | 140 W/(m K) (sodium) lowest | 36 W/(m K) (cesium) distribution | | (based on 5 values; 1 unavailable)
Entity with missing value
francium
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 5 | cesium | | 0.26 | 1 4 | rubidium | | 0.41 | 1.6 3 | lithium | | 0.61 | 2.4 2 | potassium | | 0.71 | 2.8 1 | sodium | | 1 | 3.9
Thermal conductivity rankings
1 | cesium | 36 W/(m K) 2 | rubidium | 58 W/(m K) 3 | lithium | 85 W/(m K) 4 | potassium | 100 W/(m K) 5 | sodium | 140 W/(m K) (based on 5 values; 1 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median thermal conductivity 85 W/(m K)
85 W/(m °C) (watts per meter degree Celsius difference)
0.85 W/(cm °C) (watts per centimeter degree Celsius difference)
0.85 W/(cm K) (watts per centimeter kelvin difference)
8.5×10^6 erg/(cm K s) (ergs per centimeter kelvin difference second)
4.1 BTU_IT in/(h in^2 °F) (IT British thermal unit inches per hour square inch degree Fahrenheit difference)
49 BTU_IT ft/(h ft^2 °F) (IT British thermal unit feet per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit difference)
0.2 cal_th cm/(s cm^2 °C) (thermochemical calorie centimeters per second square centimeter degree Celsius difference)
Comparisons for median thermal conductivity 85 W/(m K)
≈ 0.27 × gold thermal conductivity ( ≈ 320 W/(m K) )
≈ 0.61 × carbon thermal conductivity ( ≈ 140 W/(m K) )
≈ 1.1 × iron thermal conductivity ( ≈ 80 W/(m K) )