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Table B.7 (Continued)

Thermal Conductivity

Material W/m-K Btu/ft-h-◦F

Epoxy 0.19 0.11

Nylon 6,6 0.24 0.14

Phenolic 0.15 0.087

Poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) 0.18–0.29 0.10–0.17

Polycarbonate (PC) 0.20 0.12

Polyester (thermoset) 0.17 0.10

Polyethylene

• Low density (LDPE) 0.33 0.19


• High density (HDPE) 0.48 0.28


• Ultrahigh molecular weight (UHMWPE) 0.33 0.19
  Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) 0.15 0.087
  Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) 0.17–0.25 0.10–0.15
  Polypropylene (PP) 0.12 0.069
  Polystyrene (PS) 0.13 0.075
  Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) 0.25 0.14
  Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) 0.15–0.21 0.08–0.12
  FIBER MATERIALS
  Carbon (PAN precursor), longitudinal


• Standard modulus 11 6.4


• Intermediate modulus 15 8.7


• High modulus 70 40
  E-glass 1.3 0.75
  COMPOSITE MATERIALS
  Wood


• Douglas fir (12% moisture)
  Perpendicular to grain 0.14 0.08


• Red oak (12% moisture)
  Perpendicular to grain 0.18 0.11
  aAt 100◦C.
  bAt 0◦C.
  Sources:ASM Handbooks,Volumes 1 and 2, Engineered Materials Handbooks,Volumes 1
  and 4, Metals Handbook: Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Pure Metals,Vol.
  2, 9th edition, andAdvanced Materials & Processes,Vol. 146, No. 4, ASM International,
  Materials Park, OH;Modern Plastics Encyclopedia ‘96andModern Plastics Encyclopedia
  1977–1978,The McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, NY; and manufacturers’ technical data
  sheets.