Here's a longer list of the conductivity of various materials. All of them are measured at a specific temperature, because conductivity changes when materials are hotter or colder. The W/mk is the unit for thermal conductivity which is watts per meter per Kelvin. Don't worry too much about the units.
Thermal conductivity @20° C in W/mK
Diamond 1000
Silver 406
Copper 390
Gold 314
Aluminium 237
Brass 109
Iron 79.5
Steel 50.2
Lead 34.7
Aluminium Oxide 30
Stainless Steel 16
Mercury 8.3
Quartz 3
Marble 3
Sand (saturated) 2.7
Ice 2.1
Pyrex 7740 1.005
Glass,ordinary 0.8
Concrete 0.8
Water 0.6
Brick, red 0.6
Wood 0.4
Sand (dry) 0.35
Nylon 6 0.25
Methanol 0.21
Hydrogen 0.172
Olive oil 0.17
Alcohol 0.17
PVC 0.16
Gasoline 0.15
Brick,insulating 0.15
Leather 0.14
Wood 0.12
Snow (dry) 0.104
Silicone oil 0.1
Asbestos 0.08
Cork 0.07
Foam glass 0.045
Wool felt 0.04
Fiberglass 0.04
Polystyrene (styrofoam) 0.033
Plastic insulation materials 0.03
Cotton 0.03
Air 0.025
Oxygen 0.0238
Nitrogen 0.0234
Polyurethane 0.02

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