# Specific heat capacities of substances and materials

| # | Substance | Phase | Table | Specific heat cP (J/(g·K)) | Molar CP (J/(mol·K)) | Molar CV (J/(mol·K)) | Volumetric CP (J/(cm³·K)) | CV per atom (R) |
| ---: | --- | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 23 | Hydrogen | gas | Main | 14.3 | 28.82 |  |  |  |
| 22 | Helium | gas | Main | 5.193 | 20.786 | 12.471 |  |  |
| 4 | Ammonia | liquid | Main | 4.7 | 80.08 |  | 3.26 | 3.21 |
| 29 | Lithium at 181 °C | liquid | Main | 4.379 | 30.33 |  | 2.242 | 3.65 |
| 28 | Lithium at 181 °C | solid(?) | Main | 4.233 |  |  |  |  |
| 50 | Water at 100 °C | liquid | Main | 4.216 | 75.95 | 67.9 | 3.77 |  |
| 49 | Water at 25 °C | liquid | Main | 4.181 | 75.34 | 74.55 | 4.138 |  |
| 65 | Water | liquid | Building materials | 4.181 |  |  |  |  |
| 27 | Lithium | solid | Main | 3.58 | 24.8 |  | 1.912 | 2.98 |
| 5 | Animal tissue (incl. human) | mixed | Main | 3.5 |  |  | 3.7 |  |
| 38 | Paraffin wax C₂₅H₅₂ | solid | Main | 2.5 | 900 |  | 2.325 |  |
| 16 | Ethanol | liquid | Main | 2.44 | 112 |  | 1.925 |  |
| 39 | Polyethylene (rotomolding grade) | solid | Main | 2.302 |  |  | 2.15 |  |
| 17 | Gasoline (octane) | liquid | Main | 2.22 | 228 |  | 1.64 |  |
| 32 | Methane at 2 °C | gas | Main | 2.191 | 35.69 |  |  |  |
| 33 | Methanol | liquid | Main | 2.14 |  | 68.62 | 1.695 |  |
| 51 | Water at −10 °C (ice) | solid | Main | 2.05 | 38.09 |  | 1.938 |  |
| 48 | Water at 100 °C (steam) | gas | Main | 2.03 | 36.5 | 27.5 | 1.53 |  |
| 9 | Beryllium | solid | Main | 1.82 | 16.4 |  | 3.367 | 1.97 |
| 66 | Wood | solid | Building materials | 1.7 |  |  |  |  |
| 34 | Molten salt (142–540 °C) | liquid | Main | 1.56 |  |  | 2.62 |  |
| 42 | Sodium | solid | Main | 1.23 | 28.23 |  | 1.19 | 3.39 |
| 61 | Gypsum | solid | Building materials | 1.09 |  |  |  |  |
| 35 | Nitrogen | gas | Main | 1.04 | 29.12 | 20.8 |  |  |
| 36 | Neon | gas | Main | 1.03 | 20.786 | 12.471 |  |  |
| 30 | Magnesium | solid | Main | 1.02 | 24.9 |  | 1.773 | 2.99 |
| 24 | Hydrogen sulfide H₂S | gas | Main | 1.015 | 34.6 |  |  |  |
| 2 | Air (typical room conditions) | gas | Main | 1.012 | 29.19 | 20.85 | 0.00121 |  |
| 1 | Air (Sea level, dry, 0 °C (273.15 K)) | gas | Main | 1.0035 | 29.07 | 20.764 | 0.001297 |  |
| 53 | Asphalt | solid | Building materials | 0.92 |  |  |  |  |
| 37 | Oxygen | gas | Main | 0.918 | 29.38 | 21 |  |  |
| 3 | Aluminium | solid | Main | 0.897 | 24.2 |  | 2.422 | 2.91 |
| 55 | Concrete | solid | Building materials | 0.88 |  |  |  |  |
| 62 | Marble, mica | solid | Building materials | 0.88 |  |  |  |  |
| 18 | Glass | solid | Main | 0.84 |  |  | 2.1 |  |
| 54 | Brick | solid | Building materials | 0.84 |  |  |  |  |
| 56 | Glass, silica | liquid | Building materials | 0.84 |  |  |  |  |
| 12 | Carbon dioxide CO₂ | gas | Main | 0.839 | 36.94 | 28.46 |  |  |
| 63 | Sand | solid | Building materials | 0.835 |  |  |  |  |
| 64 | Soil | solid | Building materials | 0.8 |  |  |  |  |
| 20 | Granite | solid | Main | 0.79 |  |  | 2.17 |  |
| 60 | Granite | solid | Building materials | 0.79 |  |  |  |  |
| 59 | Glass, borosilicate | liquid | Building materials | 0.753 |  |  |  |  |
| 21 | Graphite | solid | Main | 0.71 | 8.53 |  | 1.534 | 1.03 |
| 40 | Silica (fused) | solid | Main | 0.703 | 42.2 |  | 1.547 |  |
| 57 | Glass, crown | liquid | Building materials | 0.67 |  |  |  |  |
| 45 | Titanium | solid | Main | 0.523 | 26.06 |  | 2.638 | 3.13 |
| 7 | Argon | gas | Main | 0.5203 | 20.786 | 12.471 |  |  |
| 15 | Diamond | solid | Main | 0.509 | 6.115 |  | 1.782 | 0.74 |
| 58 | Glass, flint | liquid | Building materials | 0.503 |  |  |  |  |
| 43 | Steel | solid | Main | 0.466 |  |  | 3.756 |  |
| 13 | Chromium | solid | Main | 0.449 | 23.35 |  | 3.21 | 2.81 |
| 25 | Iron | solid | Main | 0.449 | 25.09 |  | 3.537 | 3.02 |
| 52 | Zinc | solid | Main | 0.387 | 25.2 |  | 2.76 | 3.03 |
| 14 | Copper | solid | Main | 0.385 | 24.47 |  | 3.45 | 2.94 |
| 8 | Arsenic | solid | Main | 0.328 | 24.6 |  | 1.878 | 2.96 |
| 41 | Silver | solid | Main | 0.233 | 24.9 |  | 2.44 | 2.99 |
| 11 | Cadmium | solid | Main | 0.231 | 26.02 |  | 2 | 3.13 |
| 44 | Tin | solid | Main | 0.227 | 27.112 |  | 1.659 | 3.26 |
| 6 | Antimony | solid | Main | 0.207 | 25.2 |  | 1.386 | 3.03 |
| 31 | Mercury | liquid | Main | 0.1395 | 27.98 |  | 1.888 | 3.36 |
| 46 | Tungsten | solid | Main | 0.134 | 24.8 |  | 2.58 | 2.98 |
| 19 | Gold | solid | Main | 0.129 | 25.42 |  | 2.492 | 3.05 |
| 26 | Lead | solid | Main | 0.129 | 26.4 |  | 1.44 | 3.18 |
| 10 | Bismuth | solid | Main | 0.123 | 25.7 |  | 1.2 | 3.09 |
| 47 | Uranium | solid | Main | 0.116 | 27.7 |  | 2.216 | 3.33 |

Source: https://aidb.si/d/specific-heat-capacities — Tables from the Wikipedia article “Table of specific heat capacities” (CC BY-SA 4.0).