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Liquid Metal Boiling Points Specific Heat

Reference data and engineering information about liquid metal boiling points specific heat for thermodynamics applications.

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Overview

Engineering reference data for Liquid Metal Boiling Points Specific Heat in thermodynamics.

Key Formulas

First Law

ΔU=QW\Delta U = Q - W

Energy is conserved — heat added minus work done.

Ideal Gas Law

PV=nRTPV = nRT

Relates pressure, volume, and temperature of an ideal gas.

Heat Transfer

Q=mcΔTQ = mc\Delta T

Sensible heat transfer.

Carnot Efficiency

η=1TC/TH\eta = 1 - T_C/T_H

Maximum efficiency between two temperatures.

Variables

SymbolDescriptionUnit
UUInternal energyJ
QQHeatJ
WWWorkJ
PPPressurePa
VVVolume
TTTemperatureK
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Boiling points and specific heat of liquid metals at different vapor pressures
Metal
Boiling Point (K) at 10⁻³ atm(K)
Boiling Point (K) at 10⁻⁶ atm(K)
Specific Heat (cal/g·°C)(cal/g·°C)
Specific Heat (kJ/kg·°C)(kJ/kg·°C)
Aluminum178213330.281.18
Antimony10077410.0620.26
Beryllium179313470.783.27
Bismuth11558510.0360.15
Cadmium6554860.0630.26
Chromium199215300.2240.94
Cobalt216716520.1640.69
Copper186213910.1180.49
Gold202315100.03550.15
Iridium325325150.0430.18
Iron209315940.1970.82
Lead12308890.0330.14
Magnesium8576380.321.34
Manganese149511310.20.84
Mercury393287
Molybdenum334425580.0890.37
Nickel215616460.1750.73
Niobium (Columbium)352327210.0830.35
Osmium0.0390.16
Platinum281721550.0430.18
Plutonium220015960.0410.17
Potassium606430
Rhodium0.0920.39
Silicon234017490.2170.91
Silver158211790.0680.28
Sodium701504
Tantalum395930520.040.17
Thorium325124070.0470.2
Tin185713660.0580.24
Titanium240518270.1880.79
Tungsten413932280.040.17
Uranium286121280.0480.2
Vanadium252519480.2070.87
Zinc752559

Source: engineeringtoolbox.com

Important Notes

  • Vapor Pressure & Boiling Point: The boiling point of a liquid metal is dependent on the ambient pressure. Data is provided at two standard reference pressures: 10⁻³ atm and 10⁻⁶ atm.
  • Specific Heat: This is the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of the liquid metal by one degree Celsius (or Kelvin).
  • Unit Conversion: The specific heat is given in both calorie and SI units. 1 cal/g·°C = 4.1868 kJ/kg·°C.

Pressure Unit Conversions

For reference, 1 atm = 101325 Pa = 1.013 bar = 14.696 psi = 760 torr.

Interactive Charts

Boiling points and specific heat of liquid metals at different vapor pressures

References