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Originally Posted by pdf27
Surely the specific heat capacity per unit volume is more important for this sort of thing than the /per unit mass? In this case hydrogen and helium would do rather worse, while something like mercury might do rather well.
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Possibly, yes, here's the numbers adjusted for the relative densities:
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Material Heat Capacity (J/(cm³˚C))
Aluminum 2.43
Copper 3.4788
Iron 3.5433
Water 4.186
Mercury 0.7602
Hydrogen 0.001273056
Numbers are given for 20C, except hydrogen which is quoted at 0C.
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Originally Posted by pdf27
Liquid Hydrogen would be great - boiling point is about 20K!!!
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One leak and say goodbye to your house though.
