
Critical point
Critical temperature: 32.2
C.
Critical pressure: 48.839 bar.
Gaseous phase
Gas density (1.013 bar at boiling point): 2.054 kg/m
3
.
Gas density (1.013 bar and 15
C): 1.282 kg/m
3
.
Compressibility factor (Z) (1.013 bar and 15
C): 0.9912.
Specific gravity (air ¼ 1) (1.013 bar and 15
C): 1.047.
Specific volume (1.013 bar and 21
C): 0.799 m
3
/kg.
Heat capacity at constant pressure (C
p
) (1 bar and 25
C): 0.053 kJ/(mol K).
Heat capacity at constant volume (C
v
) (1 bar and 25
C): 0.044 kJ/(mol K).
Ratio of specific heats (Gamma: C
p
/C
v
) (1 bar and 25
C): 1.193 258.
Viscosity (1.013 bar and 0
C (32
F)): 0.0000855 Poise.
Thermal conductivity (1.013 bar and 0
C): 18 mW/(m K).
Miscellaneous
Solubility in water (1.013 bar and 20
C ): 0.052 vol/vol.
Autoignition temperature: 515
C.
Methane (CH
4
)
Molecular weight
Molecular weight: 16.043 g/mol.
Critical point
Critical temperature: 82.7
C.
Critical pressure: 45.96 bar.
Gaseous phase
Gas density (1.013 bar at boiling point): 1.819 kg/m
3
.
Gas density (1.013 bar and 15
C): 0.68 kg/m
3
.
Compressibility factor (Z) (1.013 bar and 15
C): 0.998.
Specific gravity (air ¼ 1) (1.013 bar and 21
C): 0.55.
Specific volume (1.013 bar and 21
C): 1.48 m
3
/kg.
Heat capacity at constant pressure (C
p
) (1 bar and 25
C): 0.035 kJ/(mol K).
Heat capacity at constant volume (C
v
) (1 bar and 25
C): 0.027 kJ/(mol K).
Ratio of specific heats (Gamma: C
p
/C
v
) (1 bar and 25
C): 1.305 454.
Viscosity (1.013 bar and 0
C): 0.0001027 Poise.
Thermal conductivity (1.013 bar and 0
C): 32.81 mW/(m K).
Miscellaneous
Solubility in water (1.013 bar and 2
C): 0.054 vol/vol.
Autoignition temperature: 595
C.
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