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This table shows the resistivity (ρ), conductivity and temperature coefficient of various materials at

20 °C (68 °F, 293 K)

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_resistivity_and_conductivity.

Resistivity, ρ Conductivity, σ Temperature


Material Ref
(Ω·m) at 20 °C (S/m) at 20 °C coefficient[c] (K−1)
Zinc 5.90×10−8 1.69×107 0.00370 [28]

Wood (oven dry) 1014 to 1016 10−16 to 10−14 [40]

Wood (damp) 103 to 104 10−4 to 10−3 [40]

Tungsten 5.60×10−8 1.79×107 0.00450 [23]

Titanium 4.20×10−7 2.38×106 0.0038


Tin 1.09×10−7 9.17×106 0.00450
Teflon 1023 to 1025 10−25 to 10−23 ?
[n] −1 −1 [39]
Swimming pool water 3.3×10 to 4.0×10 0.25 to 0.30
[23]
Sulfur 1015 10−16 ?
Stainless steel[i]
[35]
6.90×10−7 1.45×106 0.00094
Silver[d]
[23][24]
1.59×10−8 6.30×107 0.00380
Silicon[l] 6.4×102 1.56×10−3 −0.075 [23]

Sea water[m] 2.0×10−1 4.8 [38]

Platinum 1.06×10−7 9.43×106 0.00392 [23]

PET 1021 10−21 ?


−7 6 [29]
Niobium 1.40×10 7.00×10
Nickel 6.99×10−8 1.43×107 0.006
6.70×105
Nichrome[j] 1.10×10−6 [citation needed] 0.0004 [23]

Mercury 9.80×10−7 1.02×106 0.00090 [33]

[33]
Manganin 4.82×10−7 2.07×106 0.000002
Manganese 1.44×10−6 6.94×105
Lithium 9.28×10−8 1.08×107 0.006
−7 6 [23]
Lead 2.20×10 4.55×10 0.0039
[23]
Iron 9.70×10−8 107 0.005
[23]
Hard rubber 1013 10−14 ?
Grain oriented electrical
4.60×10−7 2.17×106 [32]
steel
Gold[g] 2.44×10−8 4.11×107 0.00340 [23]

[23][24]
Glass 1011 to 1015 10−15 to 10−11 ?
Germanium
[l]
4.6×10−1 2.17 −0.048 [23][24]

Gallium 1.40×10−7 7.10×106 0.004


Resistivity, ρ Conductivity, σ Temperature
Material Ref
(Ω·m) at 20 °C (S/m) at 20 °C coefficient[c] (K−1)
Galinstan 2.89×10−7 3.46×106 [31]

GaAs 10−3 to 108 10−8 to 103 [37]

Fused quartz 7.5×1017 1.3×10−18 ? [23]

[citation
Drinking water
[o]
2×101 to 2×103 5×10−4 to 5×10−2 needed]

Deionized water[p] 1.8×105 5.5×10−6 [41]

Copper[e] 1.68×10−8 5.96×107 0.00404 [25][26]

[34]
Constantan 4.90×10−7 2.04×106 0.000008
[30]
Carbon steel (1010) 1.43×10−7 6.99×106
Carbon (graphite)
perpendicular to 3×10−3 3.3×102 [4]

basal plane
Carbon (graphite)
2×105 to 3×105 [4]
parallel to 2.5×10−6 to 5.0×10−6 [citation needed]
[k]
basal plane
Carbon (diamond) 1012 ~10−13 [42]

1.25×103 to 2.00 [23][36]


Carbon (amorphous) 5×10−4 to 8×10−4 −0.0005
×103
Calcium 3.36×10−8 2.98×107 0.00410
[f] −8 7 [27]
Annealed copper 1.72×10 5.80×10 0.00393
Aluminium[h]
[23]
2.65×10−8 3.77×107 0.00390
[43][44]
Air 109 to 1015 ~10−15 to 10−9

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