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<p>[QUOTE="fatima, post: 1394792, member: 22143"]Exactly. Since there is a small amount of copper, atoms thick, the plating will go "poof". If it was that easy, they would simply use copper plated steel instead of copper wiring. </p><p><br /></p><p>But there is another problem. </p><p><br /></p><p>Copper in the presence of aluminum will experience galvanic corrosion so I would expect this is something you would not want. It can done, but I don't think it will last. This is why so many houses burned down in the 70s when aluminium wiring was used to save money. The outlets, light switches, fuse boxes, etc all still used copper, galvanic corrosion set in, resistance went way up causing heat when the current was on, new business for fire department.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="fatima, post: 1394792, member: 22143"]Exactly. Since there is a small amount of copper, atoms thick, the plating will go "poof". If it was that easy, they would simply use copper plated steel instead of copper wiring. But there is another problem. Copper in the presence of aluminum will experience galvanic corrosion so I would expect this is something you would not want. It can done, but I don't think it will last. This is why so many houses burned down in the 70s when aluminium wiring was used to save money. The outlets, light switches, fuse boxes, etc all still used copper, galvanic corrosion set in, resistance went way up causing heat when the current was on, new business for fire department.[/QUOTE]
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