Glass is normally considered to be at best a fair thermal conductor. Good thermal conductors, like metals conduct heat at 1 or 2 orders of magnitude (10 to 100 times) the rate of glass:
Glass conducts at around 1 W/m∙K
Stainless steel conducts at about 20 W/m∙K
Carbon Steel conducts at about 50 W/m∙K
Brass conducts at about 109 W/m∙K
Aluminum conducts at about 250 W/m∙K
Gold conducts at about 310 W/m∙K
Copper conducts at about 400 W/m∙K
Silver conducts at about 429 W/m∙K
On the other hand, it isn't necessarily that great an insulator.
Concrete conducts at only about 0.42 W/m∙K
Teflon conducts at only about 0.25 W/m∙K
Hardwoods like oak and maple conduct at only about 0.16 W/m∙K
Cork conducts at only about 0.07 W/m∙K
Paper conducts at only about 0.05 W/m∙K
Fiberglass conducts at only about 0.04 W/m∙K
Polyurethane foam conducts at only about 0.02 W/m∙K
Argon gas (sometimes used to fill insulating windows) only conducts at about 0.016 W/m∙K
It isn't the worst insulator but it isn't the best either.
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Myella! Glass is an insulator... hehehaha.
Glass is an electrical insulator. But glass more readily conducts heat.
some good insulators are glass styrofoam and almost anything that does not conduct heat very well
Glass is a nearly-perfect insulator.
Since glass isn't a conductor, a glass jar is an insulator.
Myella! Glass is an insulator... hehehaha.
Glass is an electrical insulator. But glass more readily conducts heat.
Yes, a glass microscope slide is an electrical insulator. Glass is generally considered an electrical insulator.
some good insulators are glass styrofoam and almost anything that does not conduct heat very well
Glass is a nearly-perfect insulator.
Since glass isn't a conductor, a glass jar is an insulator.
Yes it is. It's used as an insulator in high-power installations.
Insulator.
It is a insulator. The glass does not have free electrons to flow as current, and the air in the tube is also an insulator.
It is a insulator. The glass does not have free electrons to flow as current, and the air in the tube is also an insulator.
insulator. it is not a very good insulator though.
insulator. it is not a very good insulator though.