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Cake day: December 11th, 2023

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  • As an example:

    By weight (mass) aluminum is about twice as good a conductor as copper. This is important when they are hanging high-voltage wires from towers

    Not my words. You’re wrong. The problem is 1) enamel coating research. 2) the strength of the material. Aluminum that is formable into wire is just darn soft and can easily fracture from bending. 3) I would say is the issue with not being able to solder to it. It has to be crimped connections which may fail due to corrosion. But all these are fixable problems. Aluminum is a conductor that is on par with copper for usability, and it is way more abundant.