Copper wire and cable
A copper wire is a single electrical conductor made of copper.[1] It can be insulated or uninsulated. A copper cable is a group of two or more copper wires bundled together in a single sheath or jacket.[1] Copper wire and cable is used in power generation, power transmission, power distribution, telecommunications, electronics circuitry, and countless types of electrical equipment. It has been useful ever since telegraphs and electromagnets were invented.
Copper is the most widely used conductor in many kinds of electrical wiring.[2] Copper has the lowest resistance to the flow of electricity of all non-precious metals. Electrical wiring in buildings is the most important market for the copper industry. About half of all copper mined is used to make electrical wire and cable conductors.
Properties of copper useful for the copper wire
Copper Wire And Cable Media
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Coaxial cable made from copper
F connectors attached to coaxial cables are used for TV aerial and satellite dish connections to a TV or set top box.
Stranded copper lamp cord, 16 gauge
Mineral insulated copper clad cable (pyro)
Power cable 5G16 (5 wires, green-yellow ground wire, 16mm2
Cat5e Ethernet cable, showing the twisted pairs of copper wires
Semi-rigid coaxial cable for microwave transmission
Female socket connector for coaxial cable
