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Which material is the best insulator of heat plastic polyestyrene or metal?
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∙ 13y ago
It is difficult to say without knowing which metal (aluminum, gold, iron, lead, etc) but if we were to compare polyesterene and iron, iron conducts heat about 1000 times better than polyestyrene.
In general, the plastic would be a better insulator.
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