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What metal has lowest thermal conductivity?
Mercury, apparently Bismuth has the lowest thermal condctivity of metals that are solid at room temperature.
What can cause kinetic energy to change into thermal energy?
Friction can cause kinetic energy to change into thermal energy
What is discrepant material?
Discrepant material is material or product that does not meet specified requirements (also called non-conforming material).
What materials are flash light made from?
rubber because that is a good thermal insulator
How an engineer decides to use a slightly weaker material rather than a stronger material since she knows that the stronger material can break suddenly. This is an example of apex.vs?
b. Choosing a material that will show warning before it fails apex
How can one determine the thermal conductivity of a material?
The thermal conductivity of a material can be determined by conducting a thermal conductivity test, which involves measuring the rate at which heat flows through the material. This test typically involves applying a heat source to one side of the material and measuring the temperature difference across the material to calculate its thermal conductivity.
A material in which thermal energy is transferred slowly is a?
Material with low thermal conductivity.
What happens to thermal conductivity of a wall if its thickness double?
If the thickness of a wall is doubled, the thermal conductivity remains the same unless the material composition or other properties of the wall are altered. Thermal conductivity is a material property that is independent of the dimensions of the material. So, as long as the material itself doesn't change, doubling the thickness will not alter the thermal conductivity.
What does a higher thermal conductivity indicate about a material's ability to transfer heat?
A higher thermal conductivity indicates that a material is better at transferring heat.
What is a material ability to allow heat to flow called?
The property is called the material's "thermal conductivity".
Define thermal conductivity?
Thermal conductivity is a material property that describes the ability of a material to conduct heat. It is defined as the rate at which heat is transferred through a material per unit of thickness, area, and temperature difference. Materials with high thermal conductivity transfer heat more efficiently than materials with low thermal conductivity.
What do you mean thermal conductivity?
Thermal conductivity is a material property that describes how well a substance can conduct heat. It measures the ability of a material to transfer thermal energy through it. Materials with high thermal conductivity, like metals, transfer heat well, while those with low thermal conductivity, like plastics, do not.
What do you call a material that conducts heat well?
A material with a good thermal conductivity or a thermal conductor.
Does the value of thermal conductivity depend on the dimension of the specimen?
Thermal conductivity is an intensive property. It is inherent in the material but not dependent on the amount of material. This should not be confused with the rate of heat conduction which can depend on the dimensions of a material. There is one case where the thermal conductivity might depend on the dimension of the material - when the conductivity is not uniform with direction, i.e. where conductivity laterally is different from conductivity longitudinally. When the orientation of the material changes the conductivity, the dimensions can have an effect on the apparent bulk thermal conductivity.
How can one effectively test thermal conductivity?
One can effectively test thermal conductivity by using a device called a thermal conductivity meter, which measures how well a material conducts heat. This device applies a temperature difference across the material and measures the rate at which heat flows through it. The higher the thermal conductivity, the faster heat will flow through the material.
What material warms the fastest in thermal conductivity?
Graphene
What does thermal conductors mean?
A thermal conductor allows heat to readily flow through itself. An example of a material with a low thermal conductivity would be air, and an example of a material with a high thermal conductivity would be steel.
