Conductivity of Metals | Metallurgy
The significant characteristics properties of metals are: (i) High electrical conductivities, and (ii) High thermal conductivities. Example: The electrical conductivity at room temperature of silver is 0.6 x 108 ohm-1 m as compared to 10-10 (approximately) for a good insulator and 0.02 for a semiconductor such as germanium. Adequate evidence is available to support the notion that the high conductivity [...]