SPECIFIC HEATS OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SOLIDS | +-------------------------------+----------------+-------------------+ | | Temperature[2]| | | | Degrees | Specific | | | Fahrenheit | Heat | +-------------------------------+----------------+-------------------+ | Copper | 59-460 | .0951 | | Gold | 32-212 | .0316 | | Wrought Iron | 59-212 | .1152 | | Cast Iron | 68-212 | .1189 | | Steel (soft) | 68-208 | .1175 | | Steel (hard) | 68-208 | .1165 | | Zinc | 32-212 | .0935 | | Brass (yellow) | 32 | .0883 | | Glass (normal ther. 16^{III}) | 66-212 | .1988 | | Lead | 59 | .0299 | | Platinum | 32-212 | .0323 | | Silver | 32-212 | .0559 | | Tin | -105-64 | .0518 | | Ice | | .5040 | | Sulphur (newly fused) | | .2025 | +-------------------------------+----------------+-------------------+ | LIQUIDS | +-------------------------------+----------------+-------------------+ | | Temperature[2]| | | | Degrees | Specific | | | Fahrenheit | Heat | +-------------------------------+----------------+-------------------+ | Water[3] | 59 | 1.0000 | | Alcohol | 32 | .5475 | | | 176 | .7694 | | Mercury | 32 | .03346 | | Benzol | 50 | .4066 | | | 122 | .4502 | | Glycerine | 59-102 | .576 | | Lead (Melted) | to 360 | .0410 | | Sulphur (melted) | 246-297 | .2350 | | Tin (melted) | | .0637 | | Sea Water (sp. gr. 1.0043) | 64 | .980 | | Sea Water (sp. gr. 1.0463) | 64 | .903 |