:: The thermal " cost " of eating ice includes the latent heat of fusion ( i . e . the energy required to melt the ice ) in addition to the thermal capacity.
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The thermal conductivity of ice is very low compared with that of metals, and water releases of latent heat of fusion as it freezes, defeating rapid cooldown in specimens more than a few micrometres thick.
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Evaporative cooling works with the phase change of liquid into vapor and the latent heat of vaporization, but the self-cooling can uses a change from solid to liquid, and the latent heat of fusion to achieve the same result.
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In comparison with other substances, water has unusually high values for certain physical constants, such as melting point, boiling point, heat capacity, latent heat of fusion, latent heat of vaporization and surface tension ( DeMan, 1999 ).
