The document provides an overview of electrical conductors, defining them as materials that facilitate the flow of electrical current. It categorizes five types of conductors—silver, copper, gold, aluminum, and zinc—along with their electrical resistivity and thermal conductivity values. A comparison table highlights the differences in resistivity and conductivity among these metals.

1. Conductors
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2. Overview
Definition
Types
Table

3. Definition
Conductor
A conductor is an object or type of
material that allows the flow of an
electrical current in one or more
directions.

4. Types
Conductor types
Silver
Copper
Gold
Aluminum
Zinc

5. Types
Silver
The electrical resistivity
Silver is about 1.55 x 10-6
Ω-cm
and thermal conductivity around
419 W/m-K

6. Types
Copper
The electrical resistivity
Copper is about 1.7 x 10-6
Ω-cm
and
thermal conductivity around
385 W/m-K

7. Types
Gold
The electrical resistivity
Gold is about 2.2 x 10-6
Ω-cm
and
thermal conductivity almost
301 W/m-K

8. Types
Aluminum
The electrical resistivity
Aluminum
is about 2.7 x 10-6
Ω-cm
and
thermal conductivity almost
210 W/m-K

9. Types
Zinc
The electrical resistivity
Zinc is about 5.9 x 10-6
Ω-cm
and
thermal conductivity almost
120 W/m-K

10. Table
Electrical resistivity and thermal
conductivity comparisons
Metal Electrical/res
(10-6
Ω-cm)
Thermal/cond
(W/m-K)
Silver 1.55 419
Copper 1.7 385
Gold 2.2 301
Aluminum 2.7 210
Zinc 5.9 120

11. Have a good day!
Kamran Rasheed