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One comes across this problem while selecting connectors in equipement terminal made of cu and connector is made of Al. One is not sure if one needs to use some bimeatalic plate in this case and why its not recommended to connect Cu with Al in this case. What would be the impacts??

The success of a copper to aluminum connection depends upon the amount of current involved, but copper to copper is a better connection than copper to aluminum.

Copper is a good conductor of electric current and so is aluminum but the resistivity of the two metals differ and could result in differential heating to distort the metal connectors in high ampere or voltage.Other than this there will be no difference if one connects copper to aluminum.

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