Re: heat gain problem

In article <5d4f8gF33658nU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Michael Dahms <michael.dahms@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Jeffrey J Weimer wrote:

Interestingly, aluminum has a lower thermal diffusivity (and
conductivity) than steel.

You are wrong. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperaturleitf%C3%A4higkeit

Ooops! You're right! I was reading my Ashby (Materials Selection in
Mechanical Design, 3rd Ed) charts backwards! That would account for why
Al feels hotter than steel. The charts also say, if you must use steel,
use stainless.

(I didn't find such a nice table in english.)

(dass war aber kein Problem)

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JJW
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