Heat Capacities                                             
                             Values for common materials
 

*Specific heats are the same as third column, but without units.

 

Substance                             Joules/kilogram.K            calories/gram.K

water                                                      4186                            1.000
human tissue (average)                          3500                              .836
ice                                                          2090                              .499
steam                                                     2010                              .480                              
beryllium                                               1820                               .435
benzene                                                1720                               .411
wood (average)                                     1680                               .401
aluminum                                               900                               .215
marble                                                    860                               .205
brick                                                        840                              .201
glass                                                        837                              .200
granite                                                    800                              .191
pyrex glass                                             750                              .179
vycor                                                       740                              .177
graphite                                                  712                              .170
silicon                                                     703                              .168
crown glass                                             670                              .160
diamond                                                  518                              .124
flint glass                                                 500                              .119
iron (steel)                                               448                              .107
copper                                                     387                              .092
zinc                                                          386                              .092
brass                                                        384                              .092
silver                                                        234                              .056
mercury                                                   139                              .033
lead                                                         128                              .031                               
gold                                                         128                              .031