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On a cold winter day why would iron feel much colder to touch than wood?
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∙ 7y ago
The thermal conductivity, and thermal capacity of iron is a lot higher than for wood. So when you touch wood, a little heat from your finger warms the wood just at that place and isn't conducted away. But for iron, it's as though your finger is trying to heat the whole piece, the heat conducts away rapidly and your finger then keeps trying to supply more until it is as cold as the iron. So the iron feels colder - just because it doesn't warm under your finger like the wood.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoIronis a better conductor of cold than wood. For the same reason wood will burn faster and easier, because it is a better heat conductor than steel.
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