Thermal conductors
Good and bad thermal conductors
- Good thermal conductors are solids which easily transfer heat
- For example; a metal pan or a ceramic tea cup
- Almost all metals are good thermal conductors
- Bad thermal conductors (also called insulators) are solids which do not transfer heat well
- For example; a wool blanket or layers of cardboard or paper
- Non-metals or organic materials (from plants or animals) are often poor thermal conductors
