Applications of conduction

Uses of good conductors of heat:

1. Cooking utensils
2. Soldering iron
3. Heat Exchangers

Uses of bad conductors of heat (insulators):

1. Handles of appliances and utensils

2. Table mats

3. Sawdust

4. Wooden ladles

5. Woollen clothes

6. Fibreglass, felt and expanded

polystyrene foam