Heat Energy to Change Material Temperature

The Heat Energy to Change Temperature of Material calculator computes the amount of energy needed to change the temperature of a material based on the mass, specific heat and desired change in temperature.

INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:

• (C)  Specific Heat of Material
• (m)  Mass of Object
• (ΔT)  Change in Temperature

Heat Energy (Q):  The energy is returned in Joules. However, this can be automatically converted to compatible units (e.g. calories) via the pull-down menu. To lookup the specific heat of many materials, CLICK HERE

The Math / Science

The formula for specific heat using change in temperature is:

   `Q = C * m *DeltaT`

where:

• Q = Energy Required
• C = Specific Heat
• m = mass of object
• ΔT = Change in Temperature

The specific heat is the amount of heat per unit mass required to raise the temperature by one degree Celsius. The relationship between heat and temperature change is usually expressed in the form shown where C is the specific heat.

Heat Calculators:

• Specific Heat from Change in Temperature
• Specific Heat from Two Temperatures
• Specific Heat Lookup Table
• Heat Energy Needed to Change Temperature

Energy Calculators

• Kinetic Energy:                                    `KE= 1/2 *m * v^2`
• Kinetic Energy (change of velocity):    `KE = 1/2*m*(V_1-V_2)^2`
• Relativistic Kinetic Energy:                    `E_K = (m*c^2)/sqrt(1 - v^2"/"c^2") - m*c^2`
• Potential Energy:                                  `U(y) = m*g*y`
• Potential Energy of Gravity (two bodies):   `U(G) = - (G*m1*m2)/r`
• Nuclear Binding Energy:                       `E = m*c^2`
• Quantum Energy (Planck's Equation):   `E = h*f`
• Energy of a Particle in a Box:                `E_n=(n^2h^2)/(8mL^2)`
• Molecular Kinetic Energy:                      `KE = 3/2 * k_B *T`
• Electrostatic Potential Energy:               `E_(el) = k_e * (Q_1*Q_2)/d`
• Photon Energy from Wavelength:          `E = (h*c)/lambda`
• Heat Energy to Change Material Temperature:  `Q = C * m *DeltaT`