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|kbn| · 04-19-2004, 05:54 PM

That clears up some of my guesses.. and Ive just relised the answer to another question..
I was thinking silver was better maybe because it heats up quicker - I assumed it meant the heat was transfering quicker, but I didnt relate this to the fact the specific heat is about half, so obviously it would seem hotter, even though the same amount of heat might be there....
So I do think silvers better, and I will try to continue using it for a few diy blocks (I lack the equipment to cast the silver I have which is just lots of 2cm^3 cubes atm). Even if I bought it, itll still be cheaper than buying a commercail block! but I dont think itd be worth using commercailly on a large scale unless more testing shows its a lot better for other resons?'
Also how does one go about silver plating stuff? I know it has no thermal advantage to plate stuff but it looks nicer... /me goes to google..

04-19-2004, 05:54 PM	#16
\|kbn\| Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: W. Sussex, UK Posts: 329	That clears up some of my guesses.. and Ive just relised the answer to another question.. I was thinking silver was better maybe because it heats up quicker - I assumed it meant the heat was transfering quicker, but I didnt relate this to the fact the specific heat is about half, so obviously it would seem hotter, even though the same amount of heat might be there.... So I do think silvers better, and I will try to continue using it for a few diy blocks (I lack the equipment to cast the silver I have which is just lots of 2cm^3 cubes atm). Even if I bought it, itll still be cheaper than buying a commercail block! but I dont think itd be worth using commercailly on a large scale unless more testing shows its a lot better for other resons?' Also how does one go about silver plating stuff? I know it has no thermal advantage to plate stuff but it looks nicer... /me goes to google..