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Material	Density lb. / ft³	Specific Heat Btu ^{^_______} lb.·°F	Emissivity	Thermal Conductivity Btu · in ^{^_________} hr·ft²·°F	Latent Heat of Fusion Btu/lb.	Latent Heat of Evaporation Btu/lb.	Melting Point °F/°C	Boiling Point °F/°C
Non-Metallic Solids:
Asphalt	65	0.40	0.93	1.20	40		250/121
Beeswax	60			1.67	75		144/62
Carbon	138	0.20		165
Cotton	92	0.31	0.77	0.41
Glass	165	0.20		5.4
Ice	57	0.53					32/0
Paper	58	0.45	0.93	0.82
Paraffin	56	0.70		1.56	63		133/56
Rubber	76	0.44	0.90	1.10
Wood, Oak	50	0.57	0.90	1.15
Wood, Pine	34	0.67	0.90	0.90
Plastics:			Most Non-Metals Have An Emissivity of 0.90
ABS	69-76	0.3-0.4
Acrylic	69-74	0.34
Epoxy	66-88	0.25-0.3
Flouroplastic	131-150	0.28
Nylon	67-72	0.3-0.5
Phenolic	85-124	0.35
Polycarbonate	74-78	0.30
Polyester	66-92	0.2-0.35
Polyethylene	57-60	0.54
Polyamides	90	0.27-0.3
Polypropylene	55-57	0.46
Polystyrene	66	0.32
PVC	72-99	0.2-0.3
Metals:
Aluminum	169	0.24		1536			1190/643
- Polished			0.09
- Med. Oxide			0.19
- Heavy Oxide			0.31
430 Stainless	475	0.11		150			2650/1454
- Polished			0.17
- Med. Oxide			0.57
- Heavy Oxide		0.85
Liquids:
Oil, Cottonseed	60	0.47	0.90
Oil, Vegetable	57.5	0.43	0.90					318/159
Paraffin	47.1	0.71						750/399
Water	62.4	1.0	0.93	4.08		965		212/100