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Table of Electrical Resistivity and Conductivity

Table of Resistivity and Conductivity at 20C

Material

(m) at 20 C
Resistivity

(S/m) at 20 C
Conductivity

Silver

1.5910 8

6.3010 7

Copper

1.6810 8

5.9610 7

Annealed copper

1.7210 8

5.8010 7

Gold

2.4410 8

4.1010 7

Aluminum

2.8210 8

3.510 7

Calcium

3.3610 8

2.9810 7

Tungsten

5.6010 8

1.7910 7

Zinc

5.9010 8

1.6910 7

Nickel

6.9910 8

1.4310 7

Lithium

9.2810 8

1.0810 7

Iron

1.010 7

1.0010 7

Platinum

1.0610 7

9.4310 6

Tin

1.0910 7

9.1710 6

Carbon steel

(10 10 )

1.4310 7

Lead

2.210 7

4.5510 6

Titanium

4.2010 7

2.3810 6

Grain oriented electrical steel 4.6010 7

2.1710 6

Manganin

4.8210 7

2.0710 6

Constantan

4.910 7

2.0410 6

Stainless steel

6.910 7

1.4510 6

Mercury

9.810 7

1.0210 6

Nichrome

1.1010 6

9.0910 5

GaAs

510 7 to 1010 3

510 8 to 10 3

Carbon (amorphous)

510 4 to 810 4

1.25 to 210 3

Carbon (graphite)

2.510 6 to 5.010 6 //basal plane 2 to 310 5 //basal plane

3.010 3 basal plane

3.310 2 basal plane

Carbon (diamond)

110 12

~10 13

Germanium

4.610 1

2.17

Sea water

210 1

4.8

Drinking water

210 1 to 210 3

510 4 to 510 2

Silicon

6.4010 2

1.5610 3

Wood (damp)

110 3 to 4

10 4 to 10 -3

Deionized water

1.810 5

5.510 6

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Glass

1010 10 to 1010 14

10 11 to 10 15

Hard rubber

110 13

10 14

Wood (oven dry)

110 14 to 16

10 16 to 10 -14

Sulfur

110 15

10 16

Air

1.310 16 to 3.310 16

310 15 to 810 15

Paraffin wax

110 17

10 18

Fused quartz

7.510 17

1.310 18

PET

1010 20

10 21

Teflon

1010 22 to 1010 24

10 25 to 10 23

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