Conductors

Technical performance

• Copper alloys easily for enhanced mechanical properties
• Copper connects better
• Copper conductor wires and cables are highly flexible
• Copper conductors withstand short-circuits better
• Copper wires resist mechanical creeping
• Copper has high fatigue strength

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Economics

• Incremental copper use improves equipment energy performance
• The value of copper supports end-of-life recycling
• Copper saves manufacturing and installation costs
• Conductors are a very small component of electrical system lifecycle costs

Environmental aspects

• Copper drives the recycling chain due to its economic value
• Copper saves on other materials through its compactness (typically 20%)
• Copper recycling enables precious and speciality metals recycling
• Upsizing copper cable is overwhelmingly positive