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Nonsteady-state heat flow may be described by the following partial differential equation:

where DT is the thermal diffusivity; this expression is the thermal equivalent of Fick’s second law of diffusion (Equation 6.4b). The thermal diffusivity is defined according to
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In this expression, k, ρ, and cp represent the thermal conductivity, the mass density, and the specific heat at constant pressure, respectively.
(a) What are the SI units for DT?
(b) Determine values of DT for copper, brass, magnesia, fused silica, polystyrene, and polypropylene using the data in Table.
Tabulation of the Thermal Properties for a Variety of Materials
|
|
cp |
αl |
k |
L |
|
Material |
(J/kg-K)a |
[(?C)−1 × 10−6]b |
(W/m-K)c |
[ΩW/(K)2 × 10−8] |
|
|
|
Metals |
|
|
|
Aluminum |
900 |
23.6 |
247 |
2.20 |
|
Copper |
386 |
17.0 |
398 |
2.25 |
|
Gold |
128 |
14.2 |
315 |
2.50 |
|
Iron |
448 |
11.8 |
80 |
2.71 |
|
Nickel |
443 |
13.3 |
90 |
2.08 |
|
Silver |
235 |
19.7 |
428 |
2.13 |
|
Tungsten |
138 |
4.5 |
178 |
3.20 |
|
1025 Steel |
486 |
12.0 |
51.9 |
— |
|
316 Stainless steel |
502 |
16.0 |
15.9 |
— |
|
Brass (70Cu–30Zn) |
375 |
20.0 |
120 |
— |
|
Kovar (54Fe–29Ni–17Co) |
460 |
5.1 |
17 |
2.80 |
|
Invar (64Fe–36Ni) |
500 |
1.6 |
10 |
2.75 |
|
Super Invar (63Fe–32Ni–5Co) |
500 |
0.72 |
10 |
2.68 |
|
|
|
Ceramics |
|
|
|
Alumina (Al2O3) |
775 |
7.6 |
39 |
— |
|
Magnesia (MgO) |
940 |
13.5d |
37.7 |
— |
|
Spinel (MgAl2O4) |
790 |
7.6d |
15.0e |
— |
|
Fused silica (SiO2) |
740 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
— |
|
Soda–lime glass |
840 |
9.0 |
1.7 |
— |
|
Borosilicate (PyrexTM) glass |
850 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
— |
|
|
|
Polymers |
|
|
|
Polyethylene (high density) |
1850 |
106–198 |
0.46–0.50 |
— |
|
Polypropylene |
1925 |
145–180 |
0.12 |
— |
|
Polystyrene |
1170 |
90–150 |
0.13 |
— |
|
Polytetrafluoroethylene (TeflonTM) |
1050 |
126–216 |
0.25 |
— |
|
Phenol-formaldehyde, phenolic |
1590–1760 |
122 |
0.15 |
— |
|
Nylon 6,6 |
1670 |
144 |
0.24 |
— |
|
Polyisoprene |
— |
220 |
0.14 |
— |
Density values are included in Table B.1, Appendix B.
Table B.10 Compositions of Metal Alloys for Which Data Are Included in Tables B.1 Through B.9


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