Best Alloy of Aluminum..?

[squeak12 10+ year member]

Which alloy of aluminum is the best conductor? Yes, I'm aware copper is a better conductor than aluminum.

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[jeepintn 10+ year member]

im not sure, but i just got my bar of 2024-t3, its supposed to be an alloy with copper, so i went with that, im gonna be making some buss bars out of it

 

[napalm 10+ year member]

I used to work for an aluminum company, and our customers used the 6xxx series alloys. I don't the 2xxx series is particularly useful, but a better route would be to make sure the buss bars are silvered. As a electoplate to apply a 70-30 Cu-Sn, then Ag on top of the brass. That should work.

 

[PatFitz9 10+ year member]

gold is the bestest //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif what are you doing with it?

 

[KnOkIn It 420 10+ year member]

gold is the bestest //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif what are you doing with it?

Silver,anywayz I work at a fab shop and was flippin thru a magazine one day at lunch and what do u know there is a "Hybrid" plastic material that is conductive as silver/copper pending on size.

 

[squeak12 10+ year member]

Im going to need some buss bars at some point in the future and Im starting planning...