Nugatory said:"No thermal conductivity" is of course not physically realizable, especially a metal, but one could imagine materials with relatively low thermal conductivity.
Power transmission seems the most obvious application.cbrons said:Yes sir, it's just a thought experiment.
I was thinking this would have applications in electronics? Does thermal conductivity correlate inversely with how good an element is in certain industrial applications?
Could you see any use in nuclear reactors and rocket engines?mfb said:Unfortunately, electronic and heat conductance are linked quite closely.
Anyway: For electronics and power transmission, you usually want to get rid of heat, so thermal conductivity is good and the material here would be bad. Such a material would make electric connections to very hot and/or very cold places (like superconductors) easier.
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