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Yes. The rates of thermal expansion, which is the technical way to say what was asked about, are different for both materials, as one would expect. It's just that it's higher for copper. It expands more for an increase in temperature than nickel. Copper's rate of thermal expansion is (25 °C) 16.5 µm·m−1·K−1 at 25 °C. For nickel, the figure is 13.4 µm·m−1·K−1 at 25 °C. That's roughly a 25% difference. Wikipedia has a ton more information on these two metals, and links are provided.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoIt depends on what type of wood, but overall copper does expand more than wood when heated. The main measure of predicting the amount of a material would expand under heating is the coefficient of linear thermal expansion, which is a ratio of the amount of expansion per temperature change, the higher the number, the more it will expand when heated. Copper has a coefficient of 16.6 m/(m Kelvin), while pine has a coefficient of 5 m/(m Kelvin), which suggests that copper expands more when heated than wood (at least pine).
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∙ 12y agoOriginal answer: When anything is heated, the particles spread farther apart; causing the object to expand.
New: When anything is heated, the particles vibrate faster and take up more space, causing the material to expand. Different materials have different expansion rates, though.
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∙ 13y agoYes, but whether water expands or not doesn't depend on how hot it is but whether it is made hotter or allowed to cool. If water of any temperature is made hotter (except between 0 and 4 degrees C) it expands. If it is cooled or allowed to cool, it contracts. If it is kept hot but at the same temperature, it neither expands nor contracts.
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∙ 12y agoYes,
Iron expands more than Copper when heated.
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∙ 12y agoYes, copper will expand when heated.
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∙ 15y agohow heat expands copper
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What metal is the best conductor of heat aluminium iron or brass?
Aluminum have better thermal conductivity than ironAluminum: 205W/(m K)Iron: 80 W/(m K)
Which conducts heat faster iron or brass?
Aluminium is a better conductor than brass, it heats up first! We did it in a science experiment, you can trust this answer!!
Which of the following would be the best material to use for making tea kettles A copper specific heat 380 B iron specific heat 450 C graphite specific heat 710 D aluminum specific heat 920?
aluminium
Is aluminium a conductor or insulator?
Aluminum is a conductor, and a pretty good one. It acts to conduct quite well. It ranks behind silver, copper and gold. Use the link to a list of things by their electrical conductivity. That link is below, and it is to Wikipedia, of course.Aluminium is a conductor.
Is copper a bad heat conductor?
No. Copper is a good conductor of heat.
Does aluminium swell?
No, although it does expand with heat as do most substances.
What is the properties and is uses of copper aluminium iron and steel?
copper aluminium iron and steel is an excellent conductor of electricity and heat is one of the properties of copper aluminium iron and steel and it is used in conducting electricity.
What materials heat up faster?
Materials that heat-up faster are known as conductors. Silver, Copper, Gold and Aluminium are some conductors that have the ability to transfer heat.
What metals are good conductors of electric current?
copper and aluminium are the most common, but aluminium isn't as good as copper because it puts to much resistance on the electricity causing it to heat up.
What metal is the best conductor of heat aluminium iron or brass?
Aluminum have better thermal conductivity than ironAluminum: 205W/(m K)Iron: 80 W/(m K)
What is the difference between brass and aluminium?
Even though brass is a copper alloy, generally made up of about 95% copper and 5% zinc, copper is a softer metal. Copper has a higher heat capacity though, meaning than brass heats up more quickly than copper.
Why is a computer heat sink made of copper?
Heat sink/s are made of copper and also aluminum because of its ability to quickly absorb and cool down heat. Copper is better then aluminum when it comes to heat transfer, however copper is heavier then aluminum as well as being more expensive.
What element is an electrical conductor and heat conductor?
Examples of very good conductors are: gold, silver, copper, aluminium, etc.
Why are copper wires used as the connecting wires?
Copper is a metal and as such it can conduct electricity very well. Additionally, copper is a very good conductor off heat when compared to the more abundant metals such as aluminium.
Which conducts heat faster iron or brass?
Aluminium is a better conductor than brass, it heats up first! We did it in a science experiment, you can trust this answer!!
Name three materials that are good conductors of heat?
Cupper, Aluminium, Iron, and all other metals.
Why does stainless steel cookware often have a layer cooper or aluminium on the bottom?
Because copper and aluminium have high thermal conductivity and so thet spread large amount of heat evenly throughout the pan
