We have measured the thermal conductance of copper and gold plated cop
per contact joints from 20mK to 100mK. We have measured the electrical
conductance of the joints. For small area contacts the linear relatio
nship of thermal conductivity with temperatures was not followed, poss
ibly due to strain near the contacts. We compared planar contact joint
s with tapered hole-cone joints of the type used in the Cornell microk
elvin cryostat.