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Copper vs brass in electrical industry

If we use brass alternate to copper conductor. What will happen in long term?

Ravindra Vaze
engineering - Mumbai, India
November 15, 2009

November 17, 2009

Hi, Ravindra. I think it would depend on the application. Wire, bus bar, connectors? And also the chemical and exposure environment. But the conductivity of brass is significantly lower than hard drawn copper . . . will you be upsizing the conductors proportional to the reduced electrical conductivity? Thanks.

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Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

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