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Copper wires are made of copper and aluminimum wires are made of aluminimum.
Don't work aluminimum wiring unless you know exactly what you are doing. It will react with copper wire and wiring devices and will start a fire. There is special grease and wiring devices to prevent this that you need to use. If you have aluminimum wire, make sure you do your homework.
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The electrical capacity of any type of cables/wires are depending on the heat withstand capacity of the material wich can be calculated with the product of square of current, Resistance of the material and Total time for flow of current. I2RT. Resistance again can be calculated as R=rho*L/A where rho is the resistivity, L is the length and A is the area of cross section. So for a fixed current flow and fixed Length of wire the area of cross section of the cable is directly propotional to the resistivity. resistivity of copper is 1.68x10 power -8 and that of Pure Aluminum is 2.82x10 power -8. So.. for a specific current flow, an aluminum cable size shall be 1.7 times that of copper cable. This also is not recommented as the Aluminum resistivity varries with the alloys and even with casting. 2.5 times the size of copper can be recommented for Aluminum cables. Also as the temporature expansion of Aluminum is 3 times that of copper. So all the termination and joining areas shall be treated more sensible that of copper.
No need to be afraid to use Aluminum cable if you work with the proper recommented size.
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Will a magnet pick up more nails when covered in copper wire or metal wire?
copper wire because we all know that metal strengthens the magnetic field but copper has a special property that strengthens the magnetic field further so copper is the answer P.S. i already did the experiment
How do you tell the difference between copper and aluminium wires?
You tell the difference between copper and aluminum wires by comparing the weight and colour of the two conductors. The copper wire being the heaviest and the aluminum wire being a silver grey in colour.
Difference between copper wire and nichrome wire?
Copper wire is a good conductor of electricity and is commonly used in electrical applications due to its low resistance. Nichrome wire, on the other hand, is a nickel-chromium alloy with high resistance to heat and corrosion, making it suitable for applications like heating elements in appliances and industrial processes. Nichrome wire is used when resistance to high temperatures is required, while copper wire is used for its conductivity.
Can you recycle copper wire?
Yes! It's a metal, so it can be forged into something new. Of course. Copper wire contains copper. You can use a copper wire stripper to remove the insulation and you get copper core or a copper wire gramulator to make them into small copper granules after grinding and separating the insulation.
What is formed with a bathe and copper wire coiled around a metallic substance?
A simple voltaic cell or battery is formed when a copper wire is coiled around a metallic substance (such as iron) in a bath containing an electrolyte solution. The chemical reaction between the metal, electrolyte, and copper wire generates an electric current.
Performance difference between aluminum-based magnet wire and copper-based magnet wire?
According to different conductors, magnet wires can be divided into copper-based magnet
The difference between enameled wire and magnet wire?
An important type of winding wire
What happens to copper wire because of the moving magnet?
The copper wire carries an electric current.
How does the presence of copper wire wrapped around a magnet affect the magnetic field produced by the magnet?
When copper wire is wrapped around a magnet, it creates an electromagnet. This increases the strength of the magnetic field produced by the magnet.
What will be attracted to ( or repelled by) a magnet?
a copper wire carrying current and another magnet.
Will a copper wire not carrying a current be attracted to a magnet?
No, a copper wire that is not carrying a current will not be attracted to a magnet. Copper is not a magnetic material, so it does not interact with magnetic fields in the same way that magnetic materials like iron or nickel do.
Which of the following will be attracted to or repelled by a magnet?
A copper wire carrying current, Another magnet, An iron horseshoeA copper wire carrying currentAnother magnetAn iron horseshoe
Can copper wire be made into a magnet?
The copper wire has to be wound around a iron core to get the full effect of electromagnetism.
What happens to copper and a magnet?
When a magnet is placed near a copper material, no attraction or repulsion occurs because copper is not a magnetic material. However, moving a magnet near a copper wire induces an electric current to flow through the wire, a phenomenon known as electromagnetic induction.
Will a magnet pick up more nails when covered in copper wire or metal wire?
copper wire because we all know that metal strengthens the magnetic field but copper has a special property that strengthens the magnetic field further so copper is the answer P.S. i already did the experiment
If you circulated copper wire to magnet and pass current through copper wire it then power of magnet is incrase?
When you pass an electric current through a copper wire that is wound around a magnet, it creates a magnetic field that aligns with the magnetic field of the magnet. This process strengthens the overall magnetic field around the magnet, effectively increasing its power. This principle is the basis of how electromagnets work.
What does copper wire and magnets have to do with Electricity?
a magnet moved through a copper coil makes electricity
