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> ...though this runs counter to the argument that the cold water might've contributed to making the metal more brittle Why not both? Very high temperatures ea
by cjrp 8y ago
> ...though this runs counter to the argument that the cold water might've contributed to making the metal more brittle
Why not both? Very high temperatures earlier in the crossing and then very low temperatures in the Atlantic.
- kijin 8y agoPerhaps even worse, very high temperatures on one side of a metal structure and very low temperatures on the other side at the same time.
- qubex 8y agoSince iron has good thermal conductivity, the cold water would act as a heat-sink. There could be a significant thermal gradient, I suppose...