Author Topic: Types of solder....fact vs fiction (Read 9129 times)

JamesHealey · « **Reply #15 on:** May 03, 2006, 06:58:33 PM »

ok fair enough :P but still yea it's the metal of choice for conductivity.

Kilby · « **Reply #16 on:** May 03, 2006, 07:30:47 PM »

Quote from: JamesHealey

ok fair enough :P but still yea it's the metal of choice for conductivity.

Hehe I live to be pedantic.

Rob...

The amazing Phil · « **Reply #17 on:** May 07, 2006, 04:14:53 AM »

Just out of intrest, what out-conducts it and at what temprature? I assume it's something to do with "super conductors" ?

badgermark · « **Reply #18 on:** May 16, 2006, 10:44:54 PM »

Super conductors are conducting compounds that have zero electrical resistance and no internal magentic field. A few have been found, and in the 80s the critical temperature was around 92 Kelvin (-181 Celcius).

EDIT: apparently the highest critical temperature is 138 K (-135 C), which is a thallium-doped, mercuric-cuprate comprised of the elements Mercury, Thallium, Barium, Calcium, Copper and Oxygen.

Still a long way to go, and I doubt we will ever have a room temperature conductor with zero resistance, but it's a nice thought.

(spot the chemistry student...)

Afghan Dave · « **Reply #19 on:** May 17, 2006, 12:07:01 AM »

A Super conductor at room temparature

With zero resistance!

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badgermark · « **Reply #20 on:** May 17, 2006, 10:35:22 AM »

Only zero resistance if you discount the air resistance of his baton flying through the air... It's tiny enough to be ignored anyway