oakbrookcandles Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Ive searched here and the net.... We all say zincs burn cool, but WHY? Any chemists or super smart people out there that would know the answer? Just been bugging me lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricofAZ Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I'm not sure they burn cool. I just posted a mushroom pick of a zinc in the candle gallery.Maybe if you compare the same size cotton core with the same size zinc, there is a smaller flame, but that's all I can speculate on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMullen99 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 (edited) Ive searched here and the net.... We all say zincs burn cool, but WHY? Any chemists or super smart people out there that would know the answer? Just been bugging me lolOk I am going to take a stab here....I believe this was answered before. With the cotton core wicks they have a cotton core which is more flamable than a zinc core so it tends to burn faster/hotter. The zinc has cotton wrappings but the core is still zinc which is harder to burn than the cotton counter part. Hopefully this is right....that is what I believe I read somewhere else. Edited December 30, 2010 by RMullen99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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