Physical and thermal properties of liquids

From CRC Handbook (1973), with permission and other sources

All values at 1.0 atm (14.696 psi) and 80°F  except as noted

Common name

Chemical Formula

Molecular weight

Density

Specific heat

Viscosity

Thermal conductivity

Freezing point

Latent heat of fusion

Boiling point

Latent heat of evaporation

lbm/ft3

Btu/lb·°F

lbm/ft·sec x 103

Btu/hr·ft·°F

°F

Btu/lbm

°F

Btu/lbm

Acetic acid

C2H4O2 60.05

65.5

0.521

7.76

0.0988

62.3

77.8

244.1

173

Acetone

C3H6O

58.081

49.0

0.514

2.12

0.0930

-137.5

42.3

132.5

223

Alcohol. ethyl

C2H5OH

46.070

49.0

0.583

7.36

0.0988

-174.2

46.4

173.0

364

Alcohol, methyl

CH3OH

32.043

49.1

0.607

3.76

0.117

-143.8

42.5

148.4

473

Alcohol, propyl

C3H7OH

60.098

49.9

0.566

12.90

0.0930

-196.9

37.2

208.1

335

Ammonia (aqua)

NH3

17.03

51.4

1.05

-

0.204

-

-

-

-

Benzene

C6H6

78.177

54.5

0.413

4.04

0.0832

42.0

54.2

176.3

168

Bromine

Br2

159.81

-

0.113

6.38

-

-17.2

28.7

137.2

83.0

Carbon disulfide

CS2

76.14

78.7

0.237

2.42

0.0930

-169.5

24.8

115.3

151

Carbon tetrachloride

CCl4

153.824

98.9

0.207

6.11

0.0601

-9.0

74.8

169.6

83.4

Castor oil

- -

59.7

0.471

4370

0.104

14.1

-

-

-

Chloroform

CHCl3 119.38

91.5

0.251

3.56

0.0682

-82.4

33.1

142.3

106

Common name

Chemical Formula

Molecular weight

Density

Specific heat

Viscosity

Thermal conductivity

Freezing point

Latent heat of fusion

Boiling point

Latent heat of evaporation

lbm/ft3

Btu/lb·°F

lbm/ft·sec x 103

Btu/hr·ft·°F

°F

Btu/lbm

°F

Btu/lbm

Decane

C10H22 142.28

45.3

0.528

5.77

0.0849

-21.4

86.4

345.3

113

Dodecane

C12H26 170.33

47.1

0.528

9.23

0.0809

-14.7

92.9

421.3

110

Ether

C4H10O

74.125

44.5

0.528

1.50

0.0751

-177.1

41.4

94.2

160

Ethylene glycol

C2H6O2

62.070

68.5

0.564

109

0.149

8.7

77.8

386.3

344

Refrigerant R-11

CCl3F

137.369

92.1

0.208*

2.82

0.0537*

-168.1

-

74.9

77.4**

Refrigerant R-12

CCl2F2

120.914

81.8

0.232*

-

0.0410*

-252.7

14.8

-21.6

70.9**

Refrigerant R-22

CHF2Cl

86.469

74.5

0.301*

-

0.0497*

-256.3

78.7

-41.4

99.7**

Glycerine

C3H8O3

92.096

78.6

0.626

6380

0.166

17.0

86.0

554.5

419

Heptane

C7H16 100.20

42.4

0.535

2.53

0.0740

-131.1

60.2

209.0

137

Hexane

C6H14

86.18

40.9

0.540

2.00

0.0716

-139.3

65.3

155.6

157

Iodine

I2 253.81

-

0.514

-

-

236.2

26.7

363.8

70.5

Kerosene

- -

51.2

0.499

11.0

0.0838

-

-

-

108

Common name

Chemical Formula

Molecular weight

Density

Specific heat

Viscosity

Thermal conductivity

Freezing point

Latent heat of fusion

Boiling point

Latent heat of evaporation

lbm/ft3

Btu/lb·°F

lbm/ft·sec x 103

Btu/hr·ft·°F

°F

Btu/lbm

°F

Btu/lbm

Linseed oil

- -

58.0

0.439

222

-

-4.3

-

548.3

-

Mercury

Hg

200.590

845

0.033

10.3

-

-37.9

5.0

674.3

127

Octane

C8H18

114.235

43.6

0.514

3.43

0.0757

-70.2

77.8

256.7

128

Phenol

C6H6O

94.116

66.9

0.342

53.8

0.110

109.5

52.0

359.3

-

Propane

C3H8

44.098

30.8

0.576*

0.74

-

-305.8

34.4

-43.7

184**

Propylene

C3H6

42.082

32.1

0.681

0.60

-

-301.5

30.7

-53.9

147

Propylene glycol

C3H8O2

76.097

60.3

0.597

282

-

-76.3

-

368.3

393

Sea water

-

18.52

64.0

0.898 - 0.98

-

-

27.4

-

-

-

Toluene

C7H8

92.144

53.8

0.411

3.70

0.0768

-139.3

30.9

230.8

156

Turpentine

C10H16

136.242

54.2

0.425

9.24

0.0699

-74.5

-

319.7

126

Water

H2O

18.0153

62.2

0.998

6.0

0.352

31.7

143

211.7

972

*At 75°F, liquid
**At 1 atm and saturation temperature