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For household wiring it's not so decent as it creeps, which causes arcing and fires. For other uses, wherever aluminium could be substituted, it already was, su
by rini17 5y ago
For household wiring it's not so decent as it creeps, which causes arcing and fires. For other uses, wherever aluminium could be substituted, it already was, such as underground power wiring.
However, there is development in carbon nanotubes, in the lab they already make wires on par with aluminium, so hopefully that will work out.
- HPsquared 5y agoArcing isn't a problem if the proper manufacturing processes are used (crimped connections basically).
- rini17 5y agoSure, but crimping is additional work.
- Nasrudith 5y agoCarbon nanotubes while wonderous are not only expensive to manufacture but also seem to have issues with being asbestos-like despite their wonderous properties. I think automobiles may be a wrong application there although not as bad as break pads of the stuff.
- Robotbeat 5y agoThe asbestos fear only applies to powder/chopped CNTs. But in typical fiber form (yarns and such), it’s not a hazard. It doesn’t exfoliate easily like asbestos does and so has no more risk than carbon fiber or fiberglass. The cost for good CNTs is insane, though.