Most metals have a specific heat around .34, where water is 1.0. ( so .34 BTU to raise a pound od aluminum by 1 deg F)
The have different densities, so on a per volume basis, you want dense. Tungsten for instance or osmium You also need to consider conductivity though. Gold is good On Jan 27, 2011, at 3:38 PM, Perry Sandeen <sandee...@yahoo.com> wrote: > List, > > Please help me with this physics question. > > If one has a given cube, say 2 x 2 x 2 inches. And one has the choice of > aluminum, copper, or lead (just for an example). Will each store or hold the > same amount of BTUs or does the density make a difference? > > IF the density makes a difference, can someone give me the approximate > difference? > > The practical end of this question is consideration of thermal mass > surrounding an oscillator, > > TIA > > Perrier > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
