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\nThe thermal mass of an object is its ability to store or absorb heat. Things that are considered ‘difficult’ to heat generally have a high thermal mass. Brick or concrete, for example, heat up only after they’re provided with a lot of...\nThe thermal mass of an object is its ability to store or absorb heat. Things that are considered ‘difficult’ to heat generally have a high thermal mass. Brick or concrete, for example, heat up only after they’re provided with a lot of heat energy. In contrast, lightweight objects, like wood, have low thermal mass because they’re not good at absorbing or storing heat.

Aluminum foil has a low thermal mass on account of having low mass and a high surface area. That’s why aluminum foil is not able to ‘hold’ much heat.

These factors combine to make aluminum an ideal choice for wrapping things, because it doesn’t hold a lot of heat. And whatever small amount of heat it does hold, it gets transferred out of it quickly due to the high thermal conductivity of metal.\n
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specific heat capacity, heat energy, aluminum, metals, heat
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