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Why do steel ships float if steel is denser material than water?
Superman41
Because they are not solid shapes... they are shaped so as to be lighter than water when you look at their overall volume.
It's like a child's balloon. Uninflated, it lies on the ground and doesn't move. But fill it with air and it floats in the air. Suddenly there is less density than there was.
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Is copper denser than aluminium?
Stainless steel is heavier then aluminium.
What can float in the water?
Many things can float in water. An object will float based on 2 main factors. They are density and shape. If an object is too dense, it will sink. But why would shape matter? The shape of the object affects how the water is displaced. If the weight of the water displaced is more than the weight of the object that is touching the water, the object will float. So the shape affects how much water is displaced therefore determines if an object will float.
Can you float a block of steel in water?
Not as long as it's still in the shape of a block. But if you re-shape it into the shape of a cup ... whether round or rectangular ... it will float, because it displaces much more water than a block does. If your cup-shape is done artistically and with care, people may call it what it looks like ... a little "boat" or "ship". Those objects are usually made out of re-shaped blocks of steel.
Structural material made from iron?
Steel
Why is iron a better core material than steel?
Because steel remains magnetised
Should a material have a higher or lower density to float in water?
A material needs a lower density than water to float in water. Ships float in water because their average density is lower than water. The average density includes the steel hull and the air inside the hull.
What will happen to a solid made from matter with a greater density than water when it is dropped into water?
The answer depends on the shape of the object. Ships, made from steel, which is denser than water, do float!
What will happen to a solid objects made from matter from with a greater density than water when it is dropped into water?
The answer depends on the shape of the object. Ships, made from steel, which is denser than water, do float!
What will happen to a solid object made from matter with a greater density than water when it is dropped into water?
The answer depends on the shape of the object. Ships, made from steel, which is denser than water, do float!
Who was the first scienctist to figure out how steel ships float on water?
archemedes
Why a large boat is able to float considering that steel is denser than water?
caz it has less dens
Does metal or steel float in the dead sea?
No. It may be denser than the ocean, but nowhere near dense enough.
Why do ships float even if they are made of a material more dense than water?
What matters when you consider the ability of something to float is the mass of water it can displace. This needs to be greater than the mass of the ship. A steel ship is not steel all the way through, a lot of the inside is air, so the effective density is much smaller than if it were all steel.
What material is used to make ships?
Ancient ships were made from wood with nails and iron fittings. Modern ships are steel.
Will a fork float?
A fork can float if it is made of the right material. A fork that is made from stainless steel will not float in water, but a fork made of plastic will.
How does the shape of a steel ship allowed to ship to float?
small water displacment compared to ships size
How does the ship of a steel ship allow the ship to float?
small water displacment compared to ships size
