What material for batteries or speaker terminals?

[West1 10+ year member]

I work in a machine shop and we have extra pieces of material that gets tossed.

I'd like to make use of some material and make myself a set of battery terminals for 0 gauge and/or connectors for sub terminals.

We have, 316ss, 20ss, monel, bronze, 17-4, titanium, duplex 2205 and a few others.

Or can any metal be used?

tyvm

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[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

You work in a machine shop but don't know the answer to your own question?

 

[West1 10+ year member]

You work in a machine shop but don't know the answer to your own question?

Yup. I know how to cut and manufacture to precise tolerances but don't know who/how/what material can be used outside of the purpose we use it for, which is oil (I know copper).

I don't understand, whats the problem with not knowing something?

As long as I get conductivity with a multimeter its good to go or is there better quality than copper?

 

[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

Silver

Copper

Gold

Aluminum

Zink

Nickel

Brass

Bronze

Iron

Platinum

Steel

Lead

Stainless Steel

Best to worst conductivity.

 

[West1 10+ year member]

SilverCopper

Gold

Aluminum

Zink

Nickel

Brass

Bronze

Iron

Platinum

Steel

Lead

Stainless Steel

Best to worst conductivity.

got it, tyvm

Most our stuff is Stainless, I'll let it get recycled

 

[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

Yea I personally would do copper or aluminum.