| Metal properties (conductive materials:) |
Electrical conductivity (10.E6 Siemens/m) |
Electrical resistivity (10.E-8 Ohm.m) |
Thermal Conductivity (W/m.k) |
Density (g/cm3) |
Melting point or degradation (°C) |
| Silver | 62,1 | 1,6 | 420 | 10,5 | 961 |
| copper | 58,5 | 1,7 | 401 | 8,9 | 1083 |
| Gold | 44,2 | 2,3 | 317 | 19,4 | 1064 |
| Aluminium | 36,9 | 2,7 | 237 | 2,7 | 660 |
| Zinc | 16,6 | 6,0 | 116 | 7,1 | 419 |
| Lithium | 10,8 | 9,3 | 84,7 | 0,54 | 181 |
| Tungsten | 8,9 | 11,2 | 174 | 19,3 | 3422 |
| Brass | 15,9 | 6,3 | 150 | 8,5 | 150 |
| Carbon (ex PAN) | 5 | 20,0 | 129 | 1,8 | 2500 |
| Nickel | 14,3 | 7,0 | 91 | 8,8 | 1455 |
| Iron | 10,1 | 9,9 | 80 | 7,9 | 1528 |
| Palladium | 9,5 | 10,5 | 72 | 12 | 1555 |
| Platinium | 9,3 | 10,8 | 107 | 21,4 | 1772 |
| Tin | 8,7 | 11,5 | 67 | 7,3 | 232 |
| Bronze 67Cu33Zn | 7,4 | 13,5 | 85 | 8,8 | 1040 |
| Carbon steel | 5,9 | 16,9 | 90 | 7,7 | 1400 |
| Lead | 4,7 | 21,3 | 35 | 11,3 | 327 |
| Titanium | 2,4 | 41,7 | 21 | 4,5 | 1668 |
| St.Steel316L EN1.4404 | 1,8 | 55,6 | 15 | 7,9 | 1535 |
| St.Steel 304 EN1.4301 | 1,37 | 73,0 | 16,3 | 7,9 | 1450 |
| Mercury | 1,1 | 90,9 | 8 | 13,5 | -39 |
It represents the quantity of energy transfered by surface unit and time unit , under a temperature gradient.
It is the opposite of the electrical resistivity. It corresponds to the "conductance" of a material of 1 meter length and 1m² section.
The "conductance" is the opposite of the resistivity ; Its unit is the " Siemens " : G = 1/R
Electrical conductivity in 10 (7) S/m (siemens/m) / thermal conductivity in W/m.k
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