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TCONTE
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Project Question: which pot will boil water faster an aluminum pot, stainless steel or a cast iron enamel painted
Project Due Date: already finished project
Project Status: I am finished with my experiment and analyzing the data

science fair question

Post by TCONTE »

which pot will boil water fastest an aluminum, stainless steel or an enamel cast iron pot :D
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TCONTE wrote:which pot will boil water fastest an aluminum, stainless steel or an enamel cast iron pot :D
I see that you say your current status is "I am finished with my experiment and analyzing the data" so shouldn't you have the answer to this question? I've never done an experiment, myself, to find out, so I don't know.
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You've picked a difficult comparison project. The mass, shape, thickness, of the pan will all affect heat transfer in addition to the thermal conductivities of the materials.
-Craig
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