Specific Individual Gas
Specific Heat Heat constant
Ratio -R-
Gas or Vapor Formula
cp cv cp - cv cp - cv
cp cv κ = cp /
(kJ/(kg (kJ/(kg o o (kJ/(kg (ft
(Btu/(lbm F)) (Btu/(lbm F)) cv
K)) K)) K)) lbf/(lbmoR))
Acetone (CH3)2CO 1.47 1.32 0.35 0.32 1.11 0.15
Acetylene C2H2 1.69 1.37 0.35 0.27 1.232 0.319 59.34
Air 1.01 0.718 0.24 0.17 1.40 0.287 53.34
Alcohol (ethanol) C2H5OH 1.88 1.67 0.45 0.4 1.13 0.22
Alcohol (methanol) CH3OH 1.93 1.53 0.46 0.37 1.26 0.39
Ammonia NH3 2.19 1.66 0.52 0.4 1.31 0.53 96.5
Argon Ar 0.520 0.312 0.12 0.07 1.667 0.208
Benzene C6H6 1.09 0.99 0.26 0.24 1.12 0.1
Blast furnace gas 1.03 0.73 0.25 0.17 1.41 0.3 55.05
Bromine Br2 0.25 0.2 0.06 0.05 1.28 0.05
Butane C4H10 1.67 1.53 0.395 0.356 1.094 0.143 26.5
Carbon dioxide CO2 0.844 0.655 0.21 0.16 1.289 0.189 38.86
Carbon monoxide CO 1.02 0.72 0.24 0.17 1.40 0.297 55.14
Carbon disulphide CS2 0.67 0.55 0.16 0.13 1.21 0.12
Chlorine Cl2 0.48 0.36 0.12 0.09 1.34 0.12
Chloroform CHCl3 0.63 0.55 0.15 0.13 1.15 0.08
Coal gas 2.14 1.59
Combustion products 1 0.24
Ethane C2H6 1.75 1.48 0.39 0.32 1.187 0.276 51.5
Ether (diethyl ether) (C2H5)2O 2.01 1.95 0.48 0.47 1.03 0.06
Ethylene C2H4 1.53 1.23 0.4 0.33 1.240 0.296 55.08
Chlorodifluoromethane, R-
CHClF2 1.18
22
Helium He 5.19 3.12 1.25 0.75 1.667 2.08 386.3
Hexane C6H14 1.06
Hydrochloric acid 0.795 0.567
Hydrogen H2 14.32 10.16 3.42 2.43 1.405 4.12 765.9
Hydrogen Chloride HCl 0.8 0.57 0.191 0.135 1.41 0.23 42.4
Hydrogen Sulfide H2S 0.243 0.187 1.32 45.2
Hydroxyl OH 1.76 1.27 1.384 0.489
Krypton Kr 0.25 0.151
Methane CH4 2.22 1.70 0.59 0.45 1.304 0.518 96.4
Methyl Chloride CH3Cl 0.240 0.200 1.20 30.6
Natural Gas 2.34 1.85 0.56 0.44 1.27 0.5 79.1
Neon Ne 1.03 0.618 1.667 0.412
Nitric Oxide NO 0.995 0.718 0.23 0.17 1.386 0.277
Nitrogen N2 1.04 0.743 0.25 0.18 1.400 0.297 54.99
Nitrogen tetroxide N2O4 4.69 4.6 1.12 1.1 1.02 0.09
Nitrous oxide N2O 0.88 0.69 0.21 0.17 1.27 0.18 35.1
Oxygen O2 0.919 0.659 0.22 0.16 1.395 0.260 48.24
Pentane C5H12 1.07
Propane C3H8 1.67 1.48 0.39 0.34 1.13 0.189 35.0
Propene (propylene) C3H6 1.5 1.31 0.36 0.31 1.15 0.18 36.8
Water Vapor
Steam 1 psia. 120 – H2O 1.93 1.46 0.46 0.35 1.32 0.462
600 oF
Steam 14.7 psia. 220 –
H2O 1.97 1.5 0.47 0.36 1.31 0.46
600 oF
Steam 150 psia. 360 –
H2O 2.26 1.76 0.54 0.42 1.28 0.5
600 oF
Sulfur dioxide (Sulphur
SO2 0.64 0.51 0.15 0.12 1.29 0.13 24.1
dioxide)
Xenon Xe 0.16 0.097