If it’s properly insulated, might be fine. I’ve had a metal hearth with a lot of insulation under it and there weren’t any issues. But if it’s a wooden house and there’s not enough insulation, it might set shit on fire.
Especially the first one, as the primary thing that annoys me about not having a fireplace in my house is the lack of a mantle to hang Christmas stockings from.
If it’s conducting a lot of heat and a kid sits on it they could get hurt. But I think most of a fireplace’s heat travels upward in the rising gases. IANASOE
Wood stoves have something called a baffle plate that redirects hot air so that it flows along the interior top of the unit before leaving through the chimney. The purpose is to heat the metal enough for radiation tranferrance. I often put a ceramic-coated cast iron kettle on top, and it will boil if left for a while. Anyone who sits on the stove would have a very bad time.
Built in fireplaces work differently but aren’t typically sit-onable.
You can use stone or concrete for hearths so is steel really going to be that bad?
If it’s properly insulated, might be fine. I’ve had a metal hearth with a lot of insulation under it and there weren’t any issues. But if it’s a wooden house and there’s not enough insulation, it might set shit on fire.
I don’t shit on my hearth.
… why are you wasting your hearth like that?
You know what if I wanted someone to tell me how to use my hearth I would talk to the hearth experts not some random commenter on the internet.
Ok well I’ll have you know I hold 3 phds in hearth sciences and my uncle works at Hearthtendo so you should listen to me
What was your hearth thesis on?
Well, again, I have 3 hearth science phds
Preserving Cultural Traditions in a carbon-neutral future
Technological Innovations for Low-Emission Domestic Heating
Reimagining the Hearth Through Sensor Networks and Predictive Control Technologies
I actually want to read those, LOL.
Especially the first one, as the primary thing that annoys me about not having a fireplace in my house is the lack of a mantle to hang Christmas stockings from.
So nothing to do with shitting on hearths got it.
I made mine out of bismuth, really eyecatching.
If it’s conducting a lot of heat and a kid sits on it they could get hurt. But I think most of a fireplace’s heat travels upward in the rising gases. IANASOE
(I am not a scientist or engineer)
Wood stoves have something called a baffle plate that redirects hot air so that it flows along the interior top of the unit before leaving through the chimney. The purpose is to heat the metal enough for radiation tranferrance. I often put a ceramic-coated cast iron kettle on top, and it will boil if left for a while. Anyone who sits on the stove would have a very bad time.
Built in fireplaces work differently but aren’t typically sit-onable.
Depends on what you are trying to achieve
https://askanydifference.com/difference-between-specific-heat-and-thermal-conductivity-with-table/
You want to fry an egg, go for it. You want to set a decorative candle on it… Maybe not.
Lots of people have steel hearths and not many of those people fry an egg on them.
If you’re getting it hot enough to do that you have issues and you’d probably crack the concrete or stone at the point.