I was flipping through a machining book and I came across a section on Thermal Conductivity of metals.
Copper and aluminum conduct heat the best.
Steel is in the middle.
and way down the list is stainless steel (also titanium)
Steel is 3X more conductive than stainless steel.
Have we been choosing the wrong material??
I know stainless is more durable in bad weather - but for target shooting regular steel seems to be the way to go.
A stainless barrel would hold the heat much longer and the heat from the chamber is not going to conduct through the barrel and dissipate.
What are your thoughts on this? what do bench rest shooters use ?
From the Wet Coast
Copper and aluminum conduct heat the best.
Steel is in the middle.
and way down the list is stainless steel (also titanium)
Steel is 3X more conductive than stainless steel.
Have we been choosing the wrong material??
I know stainless is more durable in bad weather - but for target shooting regular steel seems to be the way to go.
A stainless barrel would hold the heat much longer and the heat from the chamber is not going to conduct through the barrel and dissipate.
What are your thoughts on this? what do bench rest shooters use ?
From the Wet Coast