Talk:List of thermal conductivities

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The condition of this list has previously been discussed in Talk:Thermal conductivity#Example values for common elements OK?. It got some work done, but I think I need to be more specific:

• The Electrical Conductivity column, which is more acceptable on a page dedicated to this list, has far too many expressions for the same unit.
• Some materials have their composition described in the Material column, which makes that column hard to scan -- this information could go in the notes.
• Some material compositions link to oxides rather than the elements, which suggests something different from what the text itself says.
• The reference superscripts make the table a burden to read, and the way they've been used inconsistently between the conductivity and temperature columns makes them unhelpful.

Also, in an ideal world, the temperature would be specified once, and all materials would be measured at that temperature. Specifying two ranges isn't at all clear, most particularly when the references for the ranges aren't consistent with the references for the conductivities. This problem has stopped me from making a separate Reference column to clarify the table. --ToobMug 13:55, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

I believe mixtures have variable compositions so there is a range of thermal conductivities. However PURE compounds should not have this problem. AquaDTRS (talk) 03:35, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Regarding the reference superscripts: Perhaps they should be moved to the end of the numbers, e.g. 12345^g instead of ^g12345. The table does not sort properly if they are written with preceding superscripts. I will make this change and if I am violating some wikipedia rule, please let me know here and revert it. 208.79.244.67 (talk) 18:49, 7 February 2008 (UTC)