Skydrol Thermal Conductivity Chart

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Data range: 100 °F to 300 °F (38 °C to 149 °C), all four grades.

Data from: Eastman Skydrol product comparison brochure (Publication EASAF7870), per ASTM D2717.

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Skydrol Thermal Conductivity Calculator
Grade:
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W / (m·K):  
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BTU / (h·ft·°F):  
BTU·in / (h·ft²·°F):  
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Thermal Conductivity of Skydrol Phosphate Ester Hydraulic Fluid
About This Data

Thermal conductivity values for all four Skydrol grades are published in Eastman's Skydrol product comparison brochure (Publication EASAF7870), tested per ASTM D2717 at 100 °F, 200 °F, and 300 °F. Unlike the specific heat data on the companion page, thermal conductivity is reported at all three temperatures for every grade, so the calculator here linearly interpolates between three well-populated anchor points for each grade. No extrapolation is performed: inputs outside 100–300 °F return "Out of Range."

Thermal conductivity decreases with increasing temperature for all four grades, typical of liquid hydraulic fluids. Skydrol PE-5 has the highest thermal conductivity of the four grades at a given temperature; Skydrol 5 has the lowest.

Skydrol — Thermal Conductivity vs. Temperature
Temp
(°F)
Temp
(°C)
500B-4 LD-4 PE-5 Skydrol 5
cal/(sec·cm·°C) W/(m·K) cal/(sec·cm·°C) W/(m·K) cal/(sec·cm·°C) W/(m·K) cal/(sec·cm·°C) W/(m·K)

Source: Eastman Skydrol product comparison brochure (Publication EASAF7870), ASTM D2717. Values marked with an asterisk (*) are linearly extrapolated below each grade's lowest published temperature (100 °F / 38 °C), down to −40 °F, using the slope between that grade's two lowest published points. 1 cal/(sec·cm·°C) = 418.4 W/(m·K).

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