Temperature distribution in the metallic plate influenced by high-frequency
electromagnetic wave depends on thermal and electrical properties of the
plate material. The goal of the paper is to present the significance of the
temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity and its influence on
the plate heating. A mathematical model of the problem was established and
an analytical closed-form solution to the problem was presented. The active
power of the electromagnetic wave was calculated by Poynting vector.
Temperature field was obtained by integral-transform technique. Numerical
examples were presented for three different materials (copper, aluminum, and
steel). Calculated results show the large influence of temperature dependent
electrical resistance on heating of the metallic plate.