Input interpretation
period 6 elements | thermal conductivity
Summary
median | 16 W/(m K) highest | 320 W/(m K) (gold) lowest | 0.00361 W/(m K) (radon) distribution | | (based on 31 values; 1 unavailable)
Entity with missing value
polonium
Distribution plots
(thermal conductivity in watts per meter kelvin difference)
Thermal conductivity rankings
1 | radon | 0.00361 W/(m K) 2 | astatine | 2 W/(m K) 3 | bismuth | 8 W/(m K) 4 | mercury | 8.3 W/(m K) 5 | dysprosium | 11 W/(m K) 6 | terbium | 11 W/(m K) 7 | gadolinium | 11 W/(m K) 8 | cerium | 11 W/(m K) 9 | samarium | 13 W/(m K) 10 | praseodymium | 13 W/(m K) ⋮ | | 22 | cesium | 36 W/(m K) 23 | ytterbium | 39 W/(m K) 24 | thallium | 46 W/(m K) 25 | rhenium | 48 W/(m K) 26 | tantalum | 57 W/(m K) 27 | platinum | 72 W/(m K) 28 | osmium | 88 W/(m K) 29 | iridium | 150 W/(m K) 30 | tungsten | 170 W/(m K) 31 | gold | 320 W/(m K) (based on 31 values; 1 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median thermal conductivity 16 W/(m K)
16 W/(m °C) (watts per meter degree Celsius difference)
0.16 W/(cm °C) (watts per centimeter degree Celsius difference)
0.16 W/(cm K) (watts per centimeter kelvin difference)
1.6×10^6 erg/(cm K s) (ergs per centimeter kelvin difference second)
0.77 BTU_IT in/(h in^2 °F) (IT British thermal unit inches per hour square inch degree Fahrenheit difference)
9.2 BTU_IT ft/(h ft^2 °F) (IT British thermal unit feet per hour square foot degree Fahrenheit difference)
0.038 cal_th cm/(s cm^2 °C) (thermochemical calorie centimeters per second square centimeter degree Celsius difference)
Comparisons for median thermal conductivity 16 W/(m K)
≈ ( 0.05 ≈ 1/20 ) × gold thermal conductivity ( ≈ 320 W/(m K) )
≈ ( 0.11 ≈ 1/9 ) × carbon thermal conductivity ( ≈ 140 W/(m K) )
≈ ( 0.2 ≈ 1/5 ) × iron thermal conductivity ( ≈ 80 W/(m K) )