Materials

Your mission is to:
 * 1) add what you find about this topic to this page.
 * 2) Please print interesting articles/web pages you find AFTER you put a link to them here. We need this to put in the research book.
 * 3) If you copy some content make sure to say "I found this " (where you replace  with the web address of your source).

Questions you need to be able to answer so you can explain to the judges why you looked at this topic:
 * 1) Why is this important for the epan?
 * 2) What would happen to the epan if we didn't think about this?
 * 3) Where in the epan would this be important and how can you solve it based on what you learned.

=Material used in the e-pan=

Think sensors about the materials that go into a normal pan, and about the spikes/thermometers. What properties should they have? We want the spikes to measure the temperature of the meat NOT the pan (hint: Some materials contuct heat, some do not) A pan needs to be durable, washable, etc... (what else?) A pan is a harsh environement! What other places would you find such an environment? Why even ask this?

Start by looking here:

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By using copper we could make the spikes, it is a very conductive metal and should be able to measure heat very precicely using a thermometer device inside, otherwise the measure could be off, and someone could be injured or even die. The spikes would be on the base of the pan jutting out from the bottom, which is where it's needed most. By making the base of the pan out of stainless steel it would be easeir to wash, as well as durable, if the epan were to break under heat and pressure, it would be catastrophic for the producer. And could lead to a callback.



//if you notice above copper has the highest conductivity at 401// We could build the handle out of calcuim silicate with a rubber coating, because it does not conduct a lot of heat. Other wise you couldn't pick up the epan. It would be to hot and you could burn yourself. This material will prevent that from happening.