Specific heat capacity The specific heat capacity, often simply called specific heat, is the heat capacity per unit mass of a material. It is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a certain mass 1 degree Celsius. Thermodynamics QUDT http://qudt.org/vocab/quantity#Specificheatcapacity ODM2 Units Type Controlled Vocabulary ODM2 Working Group A vocabulary for describing the type of the Unit or the more general quantity that the Unit represents.