Will the temperature be hot enough to melt the metal? Can you somehow control the temperature by using some electronic materials? Will the car battery be damaged or will it explode?
2007-10-10 00:34:19 · 7 answers · asked by ellemuor 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
the battery will blow up before any metal melts. Don't do this unless you want to get acid burns.
2007-10-10 00:45:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are talking about what is called a "direct short to ground", meaning that is VERY little if any resistance between the positive and negative battery posts, allowing for a VERY high rate of electron flow. You would destroy the battery and it MAY melt a little chunk off the corner of the piece of metal, but i doubt even that, it really depends on what metal it is.
You could put a variable resistor switch in series with the piece of metal, you would have basically put a load in the circuit and there would be means to control the voltage and amps allowed to pass through the piece of metal. I also do not suggest you try this, a car battery is a very dangerous thing, and many times they have killed people, no experiment is work getting yourself killed over. When a battery discharges and recharges, it vents a very flammable gas, and one spark near this from that piece of metal can ignite the gas......then your day just got real bad. Imagine a nice wide spray of electrolyte ( water and sulfuric acid ) being sprayed on your body and face, that's what you chance when you start messing with direct shorting a car battery. Please, don't try this, is is not smart or safe.
2007-10-10 07:59:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you run the risk the lead inside the battery won't handle a direct short circuit and the battery might explode or melt a plate connector and die. Battery's are never subjected to even 1/3 the maxium cold cranking amps and that is only when the starter is turning. I melted a 1/2" craftsman wrench across a golf cart battery pack 6, 12 volt batterys once that is 1/2 x 1/4 handle 9" long it glowed. Must have drawn over 1000 amps I stepped back and knocked the two pices of wrench off of the tops of the batterys where they were melting the plastic battery tops. Don't even try your experment... Very dangerious KA-BOOM!
2007-10-10 07:42:19 · answer #3 · answered by John Paul 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what type of metal it is. If it is lead, it will melt. Aluminum, it will melt. Steel will warm up but the battery will probably blow up first. Stainless takes a lot to heat up and will most likely not be damaged very much.
Lloyd
2007-10-10 08:04:18 · answer #4 · answered by fierocious1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The battery may explode, because that is a direct short. It could melt the metal too.
2007-10-10 07:37:33 · answer #5 · answered by Jody D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will be to hot to hold but at 2"x 2"x 1" will not melt because it will flatten the battery before that happens.It could explode if a spark was created and fumes escaped from the battery at the same time
2007-10-10 07:51:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It won't get that hot because its resistance will be quite low (depending on the type of metal), but the leads you use to connect it to the terminals will probably melt, and the battery will almost certainly explode.
Don't do it!!!
2007-10-10 08:11:27 · answer #7 · answered by Troll 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋