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specific heat capacity

Quantity of heat required to raise unit mass (1 kg) of a substance by one kelvin (1 K). The unit of specific heat capacity in the SI system is the joule per kilogram per kelvin (J kg−1 K−1).



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The only material characteristic numbers which determine the temperature rise are the specific heat capacity [c.
p] = specific heat capacity at constant pressure, J/(kg*K) [c.
For example, the change of material properties, such as specific heat capacity and viscosity, could be significant at high temperatures.
 
 
 
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