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science fair question

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:29 pm
by TCONTE
which pot will boil water fastest an aluminum, stainless steel or an enamel cast iron pot :D

Re: science fair question

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:08 pm
by deleted-93346
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.

Re: science fair question

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:43 pm
by deleted-71588
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.