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Copper Wire.

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Copper is probably the most used bulk electrical conductor. Silver is used in smaller electronic applications.


I was wondering if anybody can remember where, due to a lack of Cu, Ag was used in vast quantities for a special application at great expense. The details elude me at present. I have two clues. Ten tons and 1,663.


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    Chris Pearson:

    Presumably the silver was just on loan?




    Yes Chris it was on loan and remarkably more silver was returned than loaned out due to a very thorough cleaning process of the works used to make the silver wire. Some silver left over from previous jobs stuck to machines in the equipment and must have been recovered and returned to the U.S. Treasury! Please read Roger's link above. It is very interesting.


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    Chris Pearson:

    Presumably the silver was just on loan?




    Yes Chris it was on loan and remarkably more silver was returned than loaned out due to a very thorough cleaning process of the works used to make the silver wire. Some silver left over from previous jobs stuck to machines in the equipment and must have been recovered and returned to the U.S. Treasury! Please read Roger's link above. It is very interesting.


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