Synthesis of Silicon Nanoparticles and Nanowires by a Nontransferred Arc Plasma System

Table 4

Thermal properties of copper, aluminum, silicon, and alumina.

	Cu	Al	Si	Al2O3
Melting point (°C)	1,085	660	1,414	2,054
Boiling point (°C)	2,562	2,470	3,265	3,000
Heat of fusion (J/g)	205	387	1,800	1093
Heat of vaporization (J/g)	5,234	9,462	10,614	—
Thermal conductivity (W/m·K)	385	210	124	30