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What is the name of an object which conducts heat or electricity?

A conductor is a substance that conducts heat or electricity.


What is a material that conducts electric current?

Material with high resistance


Is glass a bad insulator?

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


What material conducts electric current poorly?

A material that conducts electric current poorly is an insulator. Insulators have high resistance to the flow of electricity due to their tightly bound electrons, which do not move easily. Examples of insulators include rubber, plastic, and glass.


What is the word for a material that conducts heat well?

The word is "thermal conductor."