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Copper is an excellent conductor, ductile (can be drawn easily), and reasonably economical. For bare conductors, copper oxidises and the oxide coating prevents further corrosion. While it is heavier than aluminum, it is stronger. The alternative, aluminium, is cheaper than copper, but not as good a conductor. Aluminium is lighter, but weaker, and aluminium transmission lines require a steel-core for strength. Aluminium conductors suffer from 'cold flow', which means that aluminium conductors secured with screw terminals tend to work loose over time. Copper doesn't do this, so copper is preferred for residential/commercial electrical wiring systems.
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What is used to make wires and pipes?
copper
How do you ring out an electric motor?
Put the wires in your but!
What are the alternatives to optical fibers?
Copper wires and satellite transmission.
A substance that can conduct electricity and can be stretched in to copper wires are called what?
Quartz.
Define 2XFY in electric cable?
Copper xlpe armoured cable
Which resource I used in electric wiring?
For wiring, we only use copper and silver. The most common conductor is copper. Almost all wires use copper as a conductor.
Can I use standard electric power supply copper wires in making a solenoid?
No, you need DC.
How has copper been used?
Copper has been used lately in wires and cables like coaxial and electric wires.
What is the metal used for electric wire?
Copper and aluminum used for electric wires
How does electric get to your home from a dam?
Along wires. Copper wires underground or aluminium overhead.
Why do you use copper in wires?
we use copper in wires because it is a conductor of both heat and electricity
In what proportion copper is used to make electric wires?
Usually, you use ETP (electrical grade) copper, which is at least 99.9% pure. It could be different for special applications.
What are coppers usses?
Copper is used in wires and water pipes. The properties that make copper suitable for electric wires are:-1. Ductile2. high melting points3. good conductor.The copper used in electric wires has to be purified up to 99.99%, because impurities decreases its rate of conductivity.
Why can't copper produced by displacement used for electrical wires?
Copper is not a good conductor of electricity. The electric wires could not be made of copper because of its poor conduction with electricity.
What two metals are most common in electric wires?
Copper is one.
Why are aluminium and copper used for making electric wires?
Copper and aluminum are good conductors. Other conductors like silver aren't used to make electric wires because copper and aluminum are cheaper but have the same properties.
Why are electric wires don-not made of rubber?
Obviously, rubbers are not conductors. Wires are commonly made of copper.
