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Re:Malta – Alphabet X’s latest grid-scale energy storage tec... by phasetransition on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @04:54PM (#14905208)
3X molar heat capacity difference, yes. But water is 18 g/mole, and W is about 183 g/mole. So tungsten is about 10x heavier per mole than water.

The parent post happened to pick a solid material for a nice round molar mass ratio.

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Re:Malta – Alphabet X’s latest grid-scale energy storage tec... by tene on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @04:58PM (#14905243)
Ah, thanks!
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