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Appendix R
Specific Heats of
Some Common Materials
It takes less heat to raise the temperature of most sub- of the substance by it’s specific heat and the quantity in
stances than it does to raise the temperature of water. pounds. The result is the number of Btus needed. For
To determine how much steam or hot water is needed heating products continuously use pounds per hour of
to heat another substance, multiply the temperature rise the substance to get the result in Btuh.
