Specific Heat of Liquids and Fluids

The specific heat for some commonly used liquids and fluids is given in the table below.

See also tabulated values of specific heat of gases, food and foodstuff,  metals and semimetals, common solids and other common substances as well as values of molar heat capacity of  common organic substances and inorganic substances.

Product	Specific Heat  – cp –
	(kJ/(kg K))	(Btu/(lb oF)) (Kcal/kg oC)
Acetic acid	2.043	0.49
Acetone	2.15	0.51
Alcohol, ethyl 32oF (ethanol)	2.3	0.548
Alcohol, ethyl 104oF (ethanol)	2.72	0.65
Alcohol, methyl. 40 – 50oF	2.47	0.59
Alcohol, methyl. 60 – 70oF	2.51	0.6
Alcohol, propyl	2.37	0.57
Ammonia, 32oF	4.6	1.1
Ammonia, 104oF	4.86	1.16
Ammonia, 176oF	5.4	1.29
Ammonia, 212oF	6.2	1.48
Ammonia, 238oF	6.74	1.61
Aniline	2.18	0.514
Benzene, 60oF	1.8	0.43
Benzene, 150oF	1.92	0.46
Benzine	2.1
Benzol	1.8	0.43
Bismuth, 800oF	0.15	0.0345
Bismuth, 1000oF	0.155	0.0369
Bismuth, 1400oF	0.165	0.0393
Bromine	0.47	0.11
n-Butane, 32oF	2.3	0.55
Calcium Chloride	3.06	0.73
Carbon Disulfide	0.992	0.237
Carbon Tetrachloride	0.866	0.207
Castor Oil	1.8	0.43
Chloroform	1.05	0.251
Citron Oil	1.84	0.44
Decane	2.21	0.528
Diphenylamine	1.93	0.46
Dodecane	2.21	0.528
Dowtherm	1.55	0.37
Ether	2.21	0.528
Ethyl ether	2.22	0.529
Ethylene glycol	2.36	0.56
Dichlorodifluoromethane R-12 saturated -40oF	0.88	0.211
Dichlorodifluoromethane R-12 saturated 0oF	0.91	0.217
Dichlorodifluoromethane R-12 saturated 120oF	1.02	0.244
Fuel Oil min.	1.67	0.4
Fuel Oil max.	2.09	0.5
Gasoline	2.22	0.53
Glycerine	2.43	0.576
Heptane	2.24	0.535
Hexane	2.26	0.54
Hydrochlor acid	3.14
Iodine	2.15	0.51
Kerosene	2.01	0.48
Linseed Oil	1.84	0.44
Light Oil, 60oF	1.8	0.43
Light Oil, 300oF	2.3	0.54
Mercury	0.14	0.03
Methyl alcohol	2.51
Milk	3.93	0.94
Naphthalene	1.72	0.41
Nitric acid	1.72
Nitro benzole	1.52	0.362
Octane	2.15	0.51
Oil, Castor	1.97	0.47
Oil, Olive	1.97	0.47
Oil, mineral	1.67	0.4
Oil, turpentine	1.8
Oil, vegetable	1.67	0.4
Olive oil	1.97	0.47
Paraffin	2.13	0.51
Perchlor ethylene	0.905
Petroleum	2.13	0.51
Petroleum ether	1.76
Phenol	1.43	0.34
Potassium hydrate	3.68	0.88
Propane, 32oF	2.4	0.576
Propylene	2.85	0.68
Propylene Glycol	2.5	0.60
Sesame oil	1.63	0.39
Sodium, 200oF	1.38	0.33
Sodium, 1000oF	1.26	0.3
Sodium hydrate	3.93	0.94
Soya bean oil	1.97	0.47
Sulfuric acid concentrated	1.38
Sulfuric acid	1.34
Toluene	1.72	0.41
Trichlor ethylene	1.30
Tuluol	1.51	0.36
Turpentine	1.72	0.411
Water, fresh	4.19	1
Water, sea 36oF	3.93	0.938
Xylene	1.72	0.41

• 1 kJ/(kg K) = 1000 J/(kg^oC) = 0.2389 kcal/(kg ^oC) = 0.2389 Btu/(lb_m ^oF)
• T(^oC) = 5/9[T(^oF) – 32]