Thermophysical properties of some key solids: An update

In 1985, the CODATA Bulletin published a Report of its Task Group on Thermophysical Properties of Solids which analyzed awdlable data on, and gave recommended values for, the heat capacity of Cu, Fe, W, and AI20 3. the thermal expansion of Cu, Si, W, and A1_,O3, the electrical resistivity of Cu, Fe, Pt, and W, the thermal conductivity of AI, Cu, Fe, and W, and the absolute thermopower of Pb, Cu, Pt, and W. The analysts for the different properties were R. B. Castanet, S. J. Collocott, P. D. Desai, C. Y. Ho, J. G. Hust, R. B. Roberts, C. A. Swenson, and G. K. White. The present paper is an updated version of the earlier report and includes more recent data which change some of the recommended values, notably tile heat capacity of Cu and W and the thermal expansion of Si and W.