What is the better conductor of electricity pure metal or alloy of the metal?

Answer 1

Generally speaking, pure metals are better conductors because all of the atoms are of the same size and lined up adjacent to one another in the regular matrix. Hence, heat is more readily transferred from one atom to the next.

In alloys, some of the atoms are of different size so the matrix is not as regular and energy transfer is less efficient. So alloys are poorer, though still good, conductors of heat.

Alloys like brass and steel are poorer conductors than pure metals like aluminium and copper. The other conclusion is the less pure the metal, the poorer its conduction, so 9carat gold is a poorer conductor than 14 carat gold.

Answer 2

Best heat conductor of all (although not a metal) is carbon in its diamond allotrope.

Answer 3

Silver has the greatest thermal conductivity: approx. 410 W/m.K.

Answer 4

It depends on the properties of the parent metal and that with which it is alloyed

Answer 5

Stainless steal conducts heat better because the electricity from the heat sticks to the bottom of boiling water

Answer 6

pure metal man

Answer 7

Copper