Re: How do you calculate the specific heat of an alloy?

From: PhysChemGuy (fgibbard_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 01/23/05 

Date: 23 Jan 2005 10:54:41 -0800

You need what is called a "mixing rule" for heat capacities.
Fortunately, for alloys Neumann and Kopp's rule, that says that the
heat capacity of the alloy is the sum of the heat capacities of the
constitutent elements, has been found to work well in many cases.
[Ref. Kubaschewski and Al***, "Metallurical Thermochemistry," 5th ed,
p. 184]. This is essentially the same answer you got from the chemical
engineer earlier.

Loading