conductive materials
Current-permitting substances
Conductive materials allow electricity or heat to pass through them readily.
Metals like copper and aluminum are highly conductive, which is why they're used in wiring and cookware.
The term appears in physics, engineering, and electronics: Conductive materials form the basis of electrical circuits.
The opposite—materials that resist such transfer—are called insulators.
- bismuth tellurideChalcogenide thermoelectric compound
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- goldElement seventy-nine
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- copper wireMetal strand conducting electricity
steel · molybdenum disulfide · iron · nichrome · graphene · nanowires · quantum dots · carbon nanotubes · aluminum · nickel · wire · brass · cable · electrolyte · platinum · lead · zinc · tungsten
- machininglathe, milling, boring, grinding, turning
- electricityelectricity, battery, batteries, wire, wires
- wiresteel wire, copper wire, brass wire, silver wire, gold wire
- Electrical Resistanceresistors, ohms, resistivity, impedance, potentiometers
- probe microscopySTM, cantilever, feedback loop, feedback control, topography
conductive materialsinsulators
Materials blocking energy transfer
insulating materials · electrical insulators · dielectrics · rubber · glass
conductive materialsinsulating materials
Substances blocking heat transfer
aerogel · fiberglass · cork · wool · foam