So, anyway, back to your first post in this thread iggiebee, and the thing we were about to lynch you for
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Originally posted by iggiebee
...while aluminum is better at shedding heat than copper, or so I've heard.
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Please tell us what the thermodynamic equivalent of "shedding heat" is. Conduction? Convection? Radiation? Violation of Conservation of Energy?
Wait, Alchemy, why'd we get slightly different results?
Hmm...i used 205 W/mK 385 W/mK for Al and Cu thermal conductivity, respectively. Why do our values differ?
[Edit]: Found tables - Thermal conductivity varying with temperature. At 300°K/27°C
Al at is 237 W/mK, Cu is 401 W/mK.....
Looks like you were using values for 100°K.
I guess it doesn't really matter since the point is proven either way.