thermal properties

Question 1

Heat Capacity

Answer 1

General: The ability of a material to absorb heat.

Question 2

Heat capacity:
* Increases with

Answer 2

temperature
* Reaches a limiting value of 3R for
many simple crystalline solids such as
metals

Question 3

increasing cp

Answer 3

metal crmc polymer

Question 4

increase of thermal expansion coefficient

Answer 4

cermc metal polymr

Question 5

Polymers have larger α!
values because

Answer 5

Polymers have larger α!
values because of weak
secondary bonds

Question 6

Thermal Stresses
Occur due to

Answer 6

Thermal Stresses
Occur due to:
* Restrained thermal expansion/contraction

Question 7

Thermal Shock Resistance
* Occurs due to:

Answer 7

Thermal Shock Resistance
* Occurs due to: nonuniform heating/cooling

Question 8

A material responds to heat by:

Answer 8

A material responds to heat by:
* Increased vibrational energy.
* Redistribution of this energy to achieve thermal equilibrium

Question 9

Thermal Conductivity: Comparison

Answer 9

polymer crmc metal

Question 10

materoal spcfc heat depends on

Answer 10

density