Why is bronze such a poor conductor of heat and electricity compared to other metals?

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Iron, copper, and silver conduct both far greater than bronze. So why is it so bad at both compared to other metals?

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Imagine you have some buckets with holes in them. Certain buckets have certain patterns of holes, so if you stack them together the water will still leak out quickly. Now imagine you stack two buckets together but the holes are in different places, so now it is hard for the water to find it’s way out.

The water is electricity, and the different types of buckets are different types of metal. Bronze is not one, but 2-3 metals mixed together.

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