Heat required to raise temperature estimator Use to estimate amount of heat required to raise temperature of a substance Mass of substance kg Specific heat substance/capacity Select Substance Acetic acid Acetone Alcohol, ethyl 32oF (ethanol) Alcohol, ethyl 104oF (ethanol) Alcohol, methyl. 40 - 50oF Alcohol, methyl. 60 - 70oF Alcohol, propyl Ammonia, 32oF Ammonia, 104oF Ammonia, 176oF Ammonia, 212oF Ammonia, 238oF Aniline Benzene, 60oF Benzene, 150oF Benzine Benzol Bismuth, 800oF Bismuth, 1000oF Bismuth, 1400oF Bromine n-Butane, 32oF Calcium Chloride Carbon Disulfide Carbon Tetrachloride Castor Oil Chloroform Citron Oil Decane Diphenylamine Dodecane Dowtherm Ether Ethyl ether Ethylene glycol Freon R-12 saturated -40oF Freon R-12 saturated 0oF Freon R-12 saturated 120oF Fuel Oil min. Fuel Oil max. Gasoline Glycerine Heptane Hexane Hydrochlor acid Iodine Kerosene Linseed Oil Light Oil, 60oF Light Oil, 300oF Mercury Methyl alcohol Milk Naphthalene Nitric acid Nitro benzole Octane Oil, Castor Oil, Olive Oil, mineral Oil, turpentine Oil, vegetable Olive oil Paraffin Perchlor ethylene Petroleum Petroleum ether Phenol Potassium hydrate Propane, 32oF Propylene Propylene Glycol Sesame oil Sodium, 200oF Sodium, 1000oF Sodium hydrate Soya bean oil Sulfuric acid concentrated Sulfuric acid Toluene Trichlor ethylene Tuluol Turpentine Water, fresh Water, sea 36oF Xylene kJ/kg °C Initial temperature °C Final temperature °C Amount of heat required kJ kwh Notes Figures calculated are of a simple theoretical nature and other variables may need to be considered depending on application
