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Copper Power Cables

  • Why use copper rather than aluminium as the conductor in power cables?
  • Copper and Aluminium: A Comparison of Life-Cycle Cost
  • Installation and repair of power cables: Copper vs. aluminium
  • The weight advantage of copper in submarine cables
  • What are the most relevant physical properties for copper and aluminium in electrical applications?
  • Corrosion of aluminium and copper in cable conductors
  • The effects of the chemical reaction between water and aluminium
  • Thermal expansion: Copper vs. aluminium
  • Electrical resistivity and cross-sectional area of conductor cables: Copper vs. aluminium
  • What makes the better flexible stranded conductor: copper or aluminium?
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