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
Economics
Environmental aspects
- ★ How much copper is there and where does it come from?
- Copper recycling
- 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
- Economic & ecological cable sizing is overwhelmingly positive