When you put metal in water it cools down quick. When you put plastic in the microwave, you're in for a big problem....Plastic is the answer.
metal transfers heat faster!
Metals transfers heat faster because its a conduit. which means it allows electricity and heat to travel through it. plastic does not.This is also the reason why electrical wire is not made from plastic; it is a poor conductor.
I understand that this is for the same reason that a metal transfers electricity better: this is a result of a large number of free electrons, that is, electrons that are relatively free to move around.
it would melt faster in a glass container faster.
Tin is a type of metal. Metal absorbs heat faster than plastic. Thos can be proven if u take a metal spoon and a plastic spoon into the sun. The metal one heats up faster. This is the same for everything else including pans..... hope this helped... XD
Wood.
Metal. The metal sheet will conduct heat from the rest of the environment to the ice, while a plastic sheet will insulate the ice and prevent heat from flowing into it.
The heat conductivity of a container will influence the rate at which its contents lose or retain heat. Aluminum being a metal is a good heat conductor (better than glass or plastic at least) and would allow ice cubes stored in it to absorb heat more readily than the other two.
Wood or plastic doesn't transfer heat as well as metal. If the handles were metal, you could not pick the pan up.
A plastic cup holds more heat because plastic can't take out heat. Glass conducts heat away.
The nail will help transfer the heat faster (by conduction).
plasticstyrafoam iron. the metal conducts heat, the plastic insulates (holds the heat in) - about what you said, the metal does conduct heat, so that the hot sides help to heat up the drink.
The plastic drink bottle feels warmer than a metal can because the metal can has a higher thermal conductivity compared to the plastic drink bottle. Thermal conductivity is the property of a substance to conduct heat, and the metal can, being made of metal, has a much higher ability to conduct heat compared with the plastic bottle. This means that when you touch the metal can, it draws out your own body heat faster than than when you touch the plastic bottle, so the can feels cooler.