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Unread 04/26/2006, 10:02 PM   #7
atkinsg
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The thermal conductivity of titanium is about 200 times that of polypropylene. Meaning that a titanium loop will transfer heat 200 times faster than a polypropylene loop of the same size. Or, you'll need a polypropylene loop of 200 times the surface area of a given titanium loop to transfer the same amount of heat in the same amount of time.


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