Heat Transfer of nail into a board

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Homework Statement



A nail driven into a board increases in temperature.

Homework Equations



If we assume that 60 % of the kinetic energy delivered by a 1.80-\rm kg hammer with a speed of 7.80 \rm m/s is transformed into heat that flows into the nail and does not flow out, what is the temperature increase of an 8.00-\rm g aluminum nail after it is struck ten times?

The Attempt at a Solution



KE=1/2mv2
=1/2(1.8)(7.8)2
=54.756

60% of 54.756 = 32.8536

Q=mc[tex]\Delta[/tex]t
32.8536=.008(910)[tex]\Delta[/tex]t
 
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Nail is struck 10 times and moreover is there any heat loss while the nail is being driven!