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Thermal Conductivity<br />

Thermal conduction - transfer of thermal energy within a<br />

material from molecule to molecule by purely thermal<br />

motions; no transfer of mass<br />

Thermal conductivity of a material = capability to<br />

transfer heat through itself by this physical<br />

mechanism<br />

•Measured by coefficient of thermal conductivity k.<br />

Units: J/s mm C (Btu/in hr F)<br />

•Coefficient of thermal conductivity is generally high in<br />

metals, low in ceramics and plastics<br />

©2002 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. M. P. Groover, “Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing 2/e”

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