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Material Properties of Perfect Gases (PG-Model) (at 300 K)
Gas Formula Molar Mass Gas constant Spec. Heat at Const. Press. Spec. Heat at Const. Vol. Spec. Heat Ratio  
 M,  kg/kmol
 R,  kJ/kg · K cp, kJ/kg · K cv, kJ/kg · K k
Air -- 28.97 0.287 1.005 0.718 1.4
Argon Ar 39.948 0.2081 0.5203 0.3122 1.667
Butane C4H10 58.124 0.1433 1.7164 1.5734 1.091
Carbon Dioxide CO2 44.01 0.1889 0.846 0.657 1.289
Carbon Monoxide CO 28.011 0.2968 1.04 0.744 1.4
Ethane C2H6 30.07 0.2765 1.7662 1.4897 1.186
Ethylene C2H4 28.054 0.2964 1.5482 1.2518 1.237
Helium He 4.003 2.0769 5.1926 3.1156 1.667
Hydrogen H2 2.016 4.124 14.307 10.183 1.405
Methane CH4 16.043 0.5182 2.2537 1.7354 1.299
Neon Ne 20.183 0.4119 1.0299 0.6179 1.667
Nitrogen N2 28.013 0.2968 1.039 0.743 1.4
Octane C8H18 114.231 0.0729 1.7113 1.6385 1.044
Oxygen O2 31.999 0.2598 0.918 0.658 1.395
Propane C3H8 44.097 0.1885 1.6794 1.4909 1.126
Steam H2O 18.015 0.4615 1.8723 1.4108 1.327
Note: The unit kJ/kg · K is equivalent to kJ/kg · ºC
Source: www.nist.gov