Not true The Wiedemann-Franz gives the ratio of the thermal conductivity to electrical conductivity of a metal: ( pi^2 / 3 ) * ( (k/e)^2 ) * T
Bruce > On 31 October 2020 at 12:49 "Dr. David Kirkby" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 at 22:17, Luiz Alberto Saba <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My bad... copper is the second, losing only to silver, as a thermal > > conductor. > > > > I think you are mistaken. Copper is second to silver for *electrical* > conductivity, but I doubt that is so for thermal conductivity. I think > diamond, which is a form of carbon, is the best thermal conductor, and > around 5x better than copper. > > Dave > > -- > Dr. David Kirkby, > Kirkby Microwave Ltd, > [email protected] > https://www.kirkbymicrowave.co.uk/ > Telephone 01621-680100./ +44 1621 680100 > > Registered in England & Wales, company number 08914892. > Registered office: > Stokes Hall Lodge, Burnham Rd, Althorne, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6DT, United > Kingdom > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
