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I'm in the market for a new garden shed and while checking out some pre-built models, the inside temperature of a shed with metal skin was noticeably cooler than a shed of the same size and color that had wood paneling for skin. Both sheds received the same sun exposure, and were the same in every way except for the difference in siding material. I didn't have a thermometer on me but I would guess that the difference between the temperature inside the two (closed) sheds was about 15 deg F (8 deg C). This was during mid afternoon on a sunny day.

My thought centers around two main points.

1.) The lower mass of the thin metal siding. The metal siding simply can't store as much energy as the wood siding can. This is due to both the lower heat capacity of the metal and its lower mass.

2.) The lower heat capacity of the metal siding. The solar gain causes the temperature of the metal siding to climb much higher than the wood siding. The greater temperature difference between the metal siding and the air outside the shed results in a greater energy loss back to the air than from the wood siding. But wouldn't half that loss be to the air inside the shed?

Those two factors combine to create a heat lag. Sides of the shed that were in the sun but now are in the shade radiate any heat they have stored. The metal shed simply doesn't have much heat to radiate so the only heat it accumulates inside comes from the walls that are in the sun. The shed with wooden sides has gain from the walls in the sun, as well as, gain from the accumulated heat in the siding that was in the sun. Am I missing something? It has been a long time since I took Heat transfer. The many adult beverages consumed since then might have contributed to the loss of brain cells that were holding that knowledge.