• Metals have higher thermal capacity than plastics

  • Plastics have a lower density than metals

  • Metals are good conductors of heat

  • Plastics have a higher thermal conductivity than metals


On a cold day when the room temperature is 15°C, the metallic cap of a pen becomes much colder than its plastic body, though both are at the same temperature of 15°C, because metals are good conductors of heat.