Editing Thermal diffusivity (section)

== Thermal diffusivity of selected materials and substances ==
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|+Thermal diffusivity of selected materials and substances<ref>{{cite book| title=Introduction to Heat Transfer|edition= 3rd|publisher=McGraw-Hill| year=1958| last1=Brown |last2= Marco}}  and {{cite book| last1=Eckert |last2=Drake| title=Heat and Mass Transfer| publisher=McGraw-Hill| year=1959| isbn=978-0-89116-553-8}} cited in {{cite book| first=J.P. |last=Holman| title=Heat Transfer| edition=9th| publisher=McGraw-Hill|year= 2002| isbn=978-0-07-029639-8}}</ref>
! Material !!Thermal diffusivity<br>(mm<sup>2</sup>/s)!!Refs.
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| [[Pyrolytic carbon|Pyrolytic graphite]], parallel to layers ||1220|| 
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| [[Diamond]] ||1060–1160|| 
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|Carbon/carbon  composite at 25&nbsp;°C
|216.5
|<ref name="Casalegno2010" />
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|Helium (300 K, 1 atm)
|190
|<ref name="baierlein">{{cite book|title=CDC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics|publisher=Chemical Rubber Publishing Company|year=1992|editor-last=Lide|editor-first=David R.|edition=71st|location=Boston}} cited in {{cite book|last=Baierlein|first=Ralph|url=https://archive.org/details/thermalphysics00ralp|title=Thermal Physics|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1999|isbn=978-0-521-59082-2|location=Cambridge, UK|page=[https://archive.org/details/thermalphysics00ralp/page/372 372]|access-date=1 December 2011|url-access=registration}}</ref>
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| Silver, pure (99.9%) ||165.63||
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|Hydrogen (300 K, 1 atm)
|160
|<ref name="baierlein" />
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| [[Gold]]  ||127||<ref name="eleccool">{{cite journal|url=http://www.electronics-cooling.com/2007/08/thermal-diffusivity/|title=Materials Data|author=Jim Wilson|journal=Electronics Cooling|date=August 2007}}</ref>
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| [[Copper]] at 25&nbsp;°C  || 111||<ref  name="Casalegno2010">{{cite journal|title= Measurement of thermal properties of a ceramic/metal joint by laser flash method |journal= Journal of Nuclear Materials |volume=407 |issue=2|page=83 |author1=V. Casalegno |author2=P. Vavassori |author3=M. Valle |author4=M. Ferraris |author5=M. Salvo |author6=G. Pintsuk | year= 2010 |doi=10.1016/j.jnucmat.2010.09.032|bibcode = 2010JNuM..407...83C }}</ref>
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| [[Aluminium]] || 97|| <ref name="eleccool"/> 
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|Silicon
|88
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| Al-10Si-Mn-Mg (Silafont 36) at 20&nbsp;°C   || 74.2|| <ref>{{cite journal  |author1=P. Hofer |author2=E. Kaschnitz | title= Thermal diffusivity of the aluminium alloy Al-10Si-Mn-Mg (Silafont 36) in the solid and liquid states  |journal= High Temperatures – High Pressures | volume=40  |issue=3–4 |page=311 | year= 2011|url= http://www.oldcitypublishing.com/HTHP/HTHPcontents/HTHP40.3-4contents.html }}</ref>
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| Aluminium 6061-T6  Alloy  || 64||<ref name="eleccool"/>
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|[[Molybdenum]] (99.95%) at 25&nbsp;°C || 54.3||<ref>{{cite conference|conference=17th [[PLANSEE|Plansee]] Seminar |title= Measurement of the Thermophysical Properties of Pure Molybdenum |author1=A. Lindemann |author2=J. Blumm | year= 2009 |volume=3 }}</ref>
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| Al-5Mg-2Si-Mn (Magsimal-59) at 20&nbsp;°C  || 44.0|| <ref>{{cite journal |author1=E. Kaschnitz |author2=M. Küblböck |title=Thermal diffusivity of the aluminium alloy Al-5Mg-2Si-Mn (Magsimal-59) in the solid and liquid states|journal=High Temperatures – High Pressures |volume= 37 |issue=3 |page= 221 | year= 2008 |url= http://www.oldcitypublishing.com/HTHP/HTHPcontents/HTHP37.3contents.html }}</ref> 
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|Tin
|40
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|Water vapor (1 atm, 400 K)
|23.38
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| Iron || 23||<ref name="eleccool" />
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|Argon (300 K, 1 atm)
|22
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|Nitrogen (300 K, 1 atm)
|22
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|Air (300 K)
|19
|<ref name="eleccool" />
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| [[Steel]], AISI 1010 (0.1% carbon)  || 18.8|| <ref>{{cite book|last=Lienhard|first=John H. Lienhard, John H. |title=A Heat Transfer Textbook|year=2019|publisher=Dover Pub|page= 715|edition=5th}}</ref>
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|Aluminium oxide (polycrystalline)
|12.0
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| [[Steel]], 1% carbon ||11.72|| 
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|Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> with [[carbon nanotube|CNTs]] 26&nbsp;°C
|9.142
|<ref name="Koszor2009">{{cite journal|author1=O. Koszor|author2=A. Lindemann|author3=F. Davin|author4=C. Balázsi|year=2009|title=Observation of thermophysical and tribological properties of CNT reinforced Si<sub>3</sub> N<sub>4</sub>|journal=Key Engineering Materials|volume=409|page=354|doi=10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.409.354|s2cid=136957396}}</ref>
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|Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> without [[carbon nanotube|CNTs]] 26&nbsp;°C
|8.605
|<ref name="Koszor2009" />
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| Steel, stainless 304A at 27&nbsp;°C   || 4.2|| <ref name="eleccool"/>
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|Pyrolytic graphite, normal to layers
|3.6
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| Steel, stainless 310 at 25&nbsp;°C   || 3.352||<ref>{{cite journal  |author1=J. Blumm |author2=A. Lindemann |author3=B. Niedrig |author4=R. Campbell |title=Measurement of Selected Thermophysical Properties of the NPL Certified Reference Material Stainless Steel 310  |journal=[[International Journal of Thermophysics]]  |volume=28 |page=674  |year=2007  |doi= 10.1007/s10765-007-0177-z |issue=2 |bibcode = 2007IJT....28..674B |s2cid=120628607 }}</ref>
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| [[Inconel 600]] at 25&nbsp;°C  || 3.428|| <ref>{{cite journal |author1=J. Blumm |author2=A. Lindemann |author3=B. Niedrig |title= Measurement of the thermophysical properties of an NPL thermal conductivity standard Inconel 600|journal= High Temperatures – High Pressures |volume=35/36 |issue=6 |page=621 | year= 2003–2007 |url=http://www.perceptionweb.com/abstract.cgi?id=htjr145 |doi=10.1068/htjr145}}</ref> 
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| Quartz   || 1.4|| <ref name="eleccool"/>
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|Sandstone
|1.15
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|Ice at 0&nbsp;°C
|1.02
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| Silicon dioxide (polycrystalline)  || 0.83||<ref name="eleccool"/> 
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|Brick, common
|0.52
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|Glass, window
|0.34
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|Brick, adobe
|0.27
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| [[Polycarbonate|PC]] (polycarbonate) at 25&nbsp;°C  || 0.144||  <ref  name="HTHP3536pp627">{{cite journal |author1=J. Blumm |author2=A. Lindemann |title= Characterization of the thermophysical properties of molten polymers and liquids using the flash technique |journal=High Temperatures – High Pressures |volume= 35/36 |issue=6 |page= 627 | year= 2003–2007 |doi=10.1068/htjr144 |url=http://www.eyoungindustry.com/uploadfile/file/20151027/20151027211034_96662.pdf}}</ref> 
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|Water at 25&nbsp;°C
|0.143
|<ref name="HTHP3536pp627" />
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|[[PTFE]] (Polytetrafluorethylene) at 25&nbsp;°C
|0.124
|<ref>{{cite journal|author1=J. Blumm|author2=A. Lindemann|author3=M. Meyer|author4=C. Strasser|year=2011|title=Characterization of PTFE Using Advanced Thermal Analysis Technique|journal=International Journal of Thermophysics|volume=40|issue=3–4|page=311|bibcode=2010IJT....31.1919B|doi=10.1007/s10765-008-0512-z|s2cid=122020437}}</ref>
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| [[polypropylene|PP]] (polypropylene) at 25&nbsp;°C  || 0.096|| <ref  name="HTHP3536pp627"/> 
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|Nylon
|0.09
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|Rubber
|0.089–0.13
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|Wood (yellow pine)
|0.082
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| Paraffin at 25&nbsp;°C  || 0.081||<ref  name="HTHP3536pp627"/> 
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| [[PVC]] (polyvinyl chloride)   || 0.08|| <ref name="eleccool"/>
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| Oil, engine (saturated liquid, 100&nbsp;°C) || 0.0738||
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| Alcohol 	 || 0.07||<ref name="eleccool"/> 
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