If you can, please give a scientific reason...
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silver by a factor of 4
Ag has heat conductivity of 406 W/mK
Brass (being a variable alloy has varaible answers) but ~ 109 W/mK
heat conduction in metals is by the electrons
brass being an alloy will find that there are more "scattering" events and the mean free path is smaller of a so-called free electron compared to a pure metal; brass is mainly Cu but Cu has a conductivity of 385 W/mK - comparabel to pure Ag
It is the scattering that slows down brass conduction
Ag has heat conductivity of 406 W/mK
Brass (being a variable alloy has varaible answers) but ~ 109 W/mK
heat conduction in metals is by the electrons
brass being an alloy will find that there are more "scattering" events and the mean free path is smaller of a so-called free electron compared to a pure metal; brass is mainly Cu but Cu has a conductivity of 385 W/mK - comparabel to pure Ag
It is the scattering that slows down brass conduction