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Table 2. Table of Various Bath Fluids and their Properties
Fluid
(# = Fluke Cal Part
No.)
Lower
Temperature
Limit*
Upper
Temperature
Limit*
Flash
Point
Viscosity
(centistokes)
Specific
Gravity
Specific Heat
(cal/g/°C)
Thermal
Conductivity
(cal/s/cm/°C)
Thermal
Expansion
(cm/cm/°C)
Resistivity
(10
12
Ω
-cm )
Halocarbon 0.8
–90°C (v)**
70°C (e)
NONE
5.7 @ –50°C
1.71 @ 40°C
0.2
0.0004
0.0011
#5019
0.8 @ 40°C
0.5 @ 70°C
Methanol
–96°C (fr)
60°C (b)
54°C
1.3 @ –35°C
0.810 @ 0°C
0.6
0.0005 @ 20°C
0.0014 @ 25°C
0.66 @ 0°C
0.792 @ 20°C
0.45 @ 20°C
Water
0°C (fr)
95°C (b)
NONE
1 @ 25°C
1.00
1.00
0.0014
0.0002 @ 25°C
0.4 @ 75°C
Ethylene
–35°C (fr)
110°C (b)
NONE
7 @ 0°C
1.05
0.8 @ 0°C
0.001
Glycol—50%
2 @ 50°C
#5020
0.7 @ 100°C
Mineral Oil
40°C (v)
190°C (fl)
190°C
15 @ 75°C
0.87 @ 25°C
0.48 @ 25°C
0.00025 @ 25°C
0.0007 @ 50°C
5 @ 25°C
5 @ 125°C
0.84 @ 75°C
0.53 @ 75°C
0.81 @ 125°C
0.57 @ 125°C
Dow Corning
–40°C (v)**
133°C (fl, cc)
133°C
5 @ 25°C
0.92 @ 25°C
0.4
0.00028 @ 25°C
0.00105
1000 @ 25°C
200.5
10 @ 150°C
Silicone Oil
Dow Corning
–35°C (v)**
165°C (fl, cc)
165°C
10 @ 25°C
0.934 @ 25°C
0.43 @ 40°C
0.00032 @ 25°C
0.00108
1000 @ 25°C
200.10
3 @ 135°C
0.45 @ 100°C
50 @ 150°C
#5012
0.482 @ 200°C
Dow Corning
7°C (v)
230°C (fl, cc)
230°C
20 @ 25°C
0.949 @ 25°C
0.370 @ 40°C
0.00034 @ 25°C
0.00107
1000 @ 25°C
200.20
0.393 @ 100°C
50 @ 150°C
#5013
0.420 @ 200°C
Dow Corning
25°C (v)
280°C (fl, cc)
280°C
20 @ 25°C
0.96 @ 25°C
0.4
0.00037 @ 25°C
0.00104
1000 @ 25°C
200.50
50 @ 150°C
Silicone Oil
Dow Corning 550
70°C (v)
232°C (fl, cc)
232°C
50 @ 70°C
1.07 @ 25°C
0.358 @ 40°C
0.00035 @ 25°C
0.00075
100 @ 25°C
#5016
300°C (fl, oc)
10 @ 104°C
0.386 @ 100°C
1 @ 150°C
0.433 @ 200°C
Dow Corning 710
80°C (v)
302°C (fl, oc)
302°C
50 @ 80°C
1.11 @ 25°C
0.363 @ 40°C
0.00035 @ 25°C
0.00077
100 @ 25°C
7 @ 204°C
0.454 @ 100°C
1 @ 150°C
#5017
0.505 @ 200°C
Dow Corning
66°C (v)
315°C (fl, oc)
315°C
50 @ 66°C
0.96 @ 25°C
0.34 @ 100°C
0.0003
0.00095
100 @ 25°C
210-H
14 @ 204°C
1 @ 150°C
Silicone Oil
Heat Transfer
145°C (fr)
530°C
NONE
34 @ 150°C
2.0 @ 150°C
0.33
0.0014
0.00041
1.7
Ω
/cm
3
Salt
6.5 @ 300°C
1.9 @ 300°C
#5001
2.4 @ 500°C
1.7 @ 500°C
*Limiting Factors — b - boiling point e - high evaporation fl - flash point fr - freeze point v - viscosity — Flash point test oc = open cup cc = closed cup
**Very low water solubility, ice will form as a slush from condensation below freezing.