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Inheattransferanalysis,thermaldiffusivityisthethermalconductivitydividedbydensityandspecific
heatcapacityatconstantpressure.[1]Itmeasurestheabilityofamaterialtoconductthermalenergy
relativetoitsabilitytostorethermalenergy.IthastheSIunitofm/s.Thermaldiffusivityisusually
denotedbuta,,[2]K,[3]andDarealsoused.Theformulais:

where
isthermalconductivity(W/(mK))
isdensity(kg/m)
isspecificheatcapacity(J/(kgK))
Together,

canbeconsideredthevolumetricheatcapacity(J/(mK)).

Asseenintheheatequation,[4]
,
thermaldiffusivityistheratioofthetimederivativeoftemperaturetoitscurvature,quantifyingtherate
atwhichtemperatureconcavityis"smoothedout".Inasense,thermaldiffusivityisthemeasureof
thermalinertia.[5]Inasubstancewithhighthermaldiffusivity,heatmovesrapidlythroughitbecausethe
substanceconductsheatquicklyrelativetoitsvolumetricheatcapacityor'thermalbulk'.
Thermaldiffusivityisoftenmeasuredwiththeflashmethod.[6][7]Itinvolvesheatingastripor
cylindricalsamplewithashortenergypulseatoneendandanalyzingthetemperaturechange(reduction
inamplitudeandphaseshiftofthepulse)ashortdistanceaway.[8][9]
Thermaldiffusivityofselectedmaterialsandsubstances[10]
Thermaldiffusivity Thermaldiffusivity
Material
(m/s)
(mm/s)
Pyrolyticgraphite,paralleltolayers

1.22103

1220

Silver,pure(99.9%)

1.6563104

165.63

Gold

1.27104[11]

127

Copperat25C

1.11104[12]

111

Aluminium

8.418105

84.18

Al10SiMnMg(Silafont36)at20C

74.2106[13]

74.2

Aluminum6061T6Alloy

6.4105[11]

64

Al5Mg2SiMn(Magsimal59)at20C 44.0106[14]
Steel,1%carbon
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1.172105

44.0
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1.17210

Steel,stainless304Aat27C

4.2106[11]

4.2

Steel,stainless310at25C

3.352106[15]

3.352

Inconel600at25C

3.428106[16]

3.428

Molybdenum(99.95%)at25C

54.3106[17]

54.3

Iron

2.3105[11]

23

Silicon

8.8105[11]

88

Quartz

1.4106[11]

1.4

Carbon/carboncompositeat25C

2.165104[12]

216.5

Aluminiumoxide(polycrystalline)

1.20105

12.0

SiliconDioxide(Polycrystalline)

8.3107[11]

0.83

Si3N4withCNTs26C

9.142106[18]

9.142

Si3N4withoutCNTs26C

8.605106[18]

8.605

PC(Polycarbonate)at25C

0.144106[19]

0.144

PP(Polypropylene)at25C

0.096106[19]

0.096

Paraffinat25C

0.081106[19]

0.081

PVC(PolyvinylChloride)

8108[11]

0.08

PTFE(Polytetrafluorethylene)at25C

0.124106[20]

0.124

Waterat25C

0.143106[19]

0.143

Alcohol

7108[11]

0.07

Watervapour(1atm,400K)

2.338105

23.38

Air(300K)

1.9105[11]

19

Argon(300K,1atm)

2.2 105[21]

22

Helium(300K,1atm)

1.9 104[21]

190

Hydrogen(300K,1atm)

1.6 104[21]

160

Nitrogen(300K,1atm)

2.2 105[21]

22

Pyrolyticgraphite,normaltolayers

3.6106

3.6

Sandstone

1.121.19106

1.15

Tin

4.0105[11]

40

Brick,common

5.2107

0.52

Brick,adobe

2.7107

0.27

Glass,window

3.4107

0.34

Rubber

0.89[3]1.3107 0.0890.13

Nylon

0.09
9108

Wood(YellowPine)
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8.2108

0.082
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Oil,engine(saturatedliquid,100C)

7.38108

0.0738

Seealso
Heatequation
Laserflashanalysis
Thermodiffusion
Thermaleffusivity
Thermaltimeconstant

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