Hoang Duc Minh wrote in message ...
Dear folks,
I have a question related to possible temperature changes
of materials. The question is what kind of materials
which certain amount of solid object, may be thick or thin,
made by such materials allow maximum temperature changes, let say
temperature distribution, in other words, what is maximum temperature
derivatives on each point of the object one can impose temperature control
on the object to
achive such temperature distribution?
In particular, I interested in metals, such as platinum, rhodium,
palladium,
or ceramic.

Hey, in case anybody gets upset with you over your English. Your
English is much much better than my German.

Anyway. A temperature difference means a heat flow. Sustaining a
temperature difference means you need a low thermal conductivity.
In conditions that change over time, you also need to know about
heat capacity, though in steady state conditions the heat capacity
is not important.

It's also a question of what sources of heat you have. If you have
a heat flow and want to sustain it, you need a heat source. If you
want colder and hotter areas, you also need a place to get rid of
heat, a heat sink.

So, what you need is a good reference manual that shows the thermal
conductivity and maybe the heat capacity of the materials you are
most interested in. You should also be checking out other materials
that will work for the temperature range you are interested in, and
possiby for any other conditions like pressure, mechanical load,
or whatever else is going on in your application. For standard or
common materials, like elements, you can look in the CRC handbook.
Especially for common engineering temperatures. For more rare or
more specialized materials, you may need more specialized texts.
For example, I work in the nuclear industry, and often consult
various NUREG documents for such things as the thermal conductivity
of Uranium oxide.

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