Looking at the values quoted in various handbooks papers and data sheets two things are observed.
Ceramic thermal conductivity cryogenic.
Abstract the thermal conductivity and specific heat of a commercial machinable ceramic have been measured to 0 06 k.
Since ceramic materials have good mechanical properties and favorable thermal properties low thermal conductivity and thermal expansion they can be used as adequate materials in cryogenic engineering.
The properties available include thermal conductivity specific heat linear thermal expansion thermal expansion coefficient and young s modulus.
The lower this value for a material is the lower its thermal conductivity and the better it is at avoiding thermal bridges.
The thermal conductivity is specified by the unit of measure w m k.
The data are compared with those of other materials commonly used in the construction of cryogenic apparatus.
Not all properties are available for all materials.
However the efficiency of cryogenic insulation materials is not solely determined by low thermal conductivity.
The role of impurities and of crystallites is discussed.