Is aluminum an insulator of electricity?

Answer 1

NO! Like all metals, aluminum is a conductor, not an insulator.

A2: Most metals conduct electricity well. Silicon and Germanium don't. Aluminum is pretty good, but not as good as copper. When aluminum oxidizes, though, it forms bauxite (Al 2O 3) . This is a very hard, non-conductive coating. Aluminum wiring develops poor connections, causing heat, and fires. It must therefore have some antioxidant gel placed on all connections, or be copper plated, by the new underwriter's rules.

Answer 2

aluminum is good conductor of electricity

supplement. Aluminium is a good conductor of heat, hence its use in cooking utensils.

Polished aluminum is a good reflector of heat, (and a poor emitter), and is thus used in insulating blankets.

Answer 3

Aluminum is a metal, so it would be a good conductor of electricity. However, it's not a very good one because it oxidizes very quickly with the oxygen in the air, forming a film of aluminum oxide on the surface of the metal, and that's not a good conductor.

Answer 4

Aluminum is not as good as copper, but it is good enough to be used as a conductor in electrical wiring where there is some reason not to use copper.

Answer 5

I pretty sure it's not, considering it is a nonmetal! Something like copper would be a better conductor!

Answer 6

No, metallic aluminum (or aluminium, if you prefer) is a conductor.

Answer 7

acually aluminium is a not good conductor when i was younger i tryed useing aluiminium as a conductor and what happend it did not pick up a paper clip or some thing else didnt pick up it

Answer 8

Not completely, copper would be better

Answer 9

no