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Is stainless steel a insulator

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 1/8/2023

No, you could not describe it as an insulator, though it is less conductive than many other metals like copper, silver, and aluminum. You may be thinking of insulating flasks made of stainless steel. These work because they are double skinned, on the same principle as a thermos flask.

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