Which Metals Conduct Electricity The Best? | Metal Supermarkets

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  • Wondering what metal conducts electricity the best. We've got the answer in this video blog.
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  • @canadiannuclearman
    @canadiannuclearman 5 лет назад +28

    I told a teacher this but he thought it was gold. because the contacts on switches are gold. But I later found out gold does not rust or oxidise inert. Pure Silver does oxidise.

    • @charliebrownau
      @charliebrownau 3 года назад +2

      Seems Gold might be the best in SHTF with no manfactoring sector

    • @AdityaSingh-sw5pd
      @AdityaSingh-sw5pd 3 года назад +11

      Actually gold is better in a long run as it is unreactive, it will not corrode while silver will after some years.
      Thanks!

    • @lionedheart
      @lionedheart 3 года назад +4

      @@AdityaSingh-sw5pd a combination of gold mixed with silver may be the best solution.

    • @sandlisahu7036
      @sandlisahu7036 2 года назад +2

      @@lionedheart yes but it will be expensive..

    • @youneverknow01
      @youneverknow01 3 месяца назад

      Trust me when I was in school we were told the same and I just got to know that gold isnt that good at all. My life has been a lie smh.

  • @AlbertWood75
    @AlbertWood75 2 года назад +6

    Thanks for explaining which metals conduct electricity the best! This includes in our school project!

  • @sampleoffers1978
    @sampleoffers1978 Год назад +2

    Lot of interest in intertwining two cheap metals for conductivity, when heat is applied. So brass and nickel, and or copper, raveled up...and then heated minimally...but also modern membranes between metals to facilitate charges...Goal is to get trickle charge potential...passively or with heat added. Obviously hvac systems already have such components.

  • @eltonjohn133
    @eltonjohn133 5 лет назад +5

    Wow this video actually tells what's the best conductor pretty cool considering it's on my e.i.m test thanks

  • @philipwebb960
    @philipwebb960 4 года назад +11

    What about platinum?

  • @restoretheearth2829
    @restoretheearth2829 5 лет назад +4

    Thank you so much for this video.. Have a blessed day from Texas.

  • @christianemmanuelf.domingo793
    @christianemmanuelf.domingo793 2 года назад +3

    so can u use pure silver in motor coil? perhaps just to win a race?

  • @Enemji
    @Enemji Год назад +2

    What does that mean? If I have copper terminals vs aluminum terminals, what will change? The voltage? The current? Or the resistance?

    • @chadwolfeschledgelsteinhau9697
      @chadwolfeschledgelsteinhau9697 Год назад +1

      You get 5% more energy for free if you use silver

    • @WR3ND
      @WR3ND Месяц назад

      Voltage, current, and resistance are proportionally related to each other in a circuit, so... yes, they all will change.

  • @orlandoogando1517
    @orlandoogando1517 2 года назад +1

    Do you have grapheme in stock

  • @qwaqwa1960
    @qwaqwa1960 6 лет назад +2

    Interestingly, silver tarnish is also conductive. Also, I think it's the sulphide that usually forms, not the oxide. But don't quote me.

    • @3308redar
      @3308redar 6 лет назад +4

      That is correct. Silver does not usually react with oxygen at room temperature, but it can react with the sulfur in the sweat in your skin. And the silver sulfide is conductive

  • @JeRzUx
    @JeRzUx 5 лет назад +62

    Thanks dude i’m cheating on a test rn xD

    • @yashwinsingh7203
      @yashwinsingh7203 3 года назад +1

      @スクロットニメション no shit Sherlock

    • @pxspartangg352
      @pxspartangg352 3 года назад +7

      @@yashwinsingh7203 Well actually chemistry does involve electricity, i've studied Quantum physics at a advanced level and im only 14, its best not to be rude to other people due to their lack of knowledge and/or situations.

    • @mythosEthosLOGOS25155
      @mythosEthosLOGOS25155 2 года назад +1

      Some games are better with cheat codes 😎

    • @jaykaiser1754
      @jaykaiser1754 2 года назад +3

      If cheating is cool then weak-mindedness is, too.

    • @jaquaviousjefferson
      @jaquaviousjefferson 2 года назад +4

      @@jaykaiser1754 "cheating" in this context is just doing research on the spot. Doctors do this all the times with books, no one cares how you got the right answer just get it imo

  • @PriyankaSingh-ol2cj
    @PriyankaSingh-ol2cj 2 года назад +2

    Sir,
    If we use Silver wiring instead of Copper wiring... Will the electricity bill will increase or decrease and why?

    • @karhukivi
      @karhukivi Год назад

      Increase! Silver is more expensive than copper.

    • @Steveman27
      @Steveman27 Год назад +1

      @@karhukivi They're asking about after the silver is purchased.

    • @karhukivi
      @karhukivi Год назад +1

      @@Steveman27 No perceptible difference in the electricity bill. A saving in transmission costs due to the lower resistance, but the question is nonsense in the real world as any "savings" are offset by the price of silver and its mechanical strength, resistance t corrosion and availability.

    • @Steveman27
      @Steveman27 Год назад +1

      @@karhukivi So not counting the extra cost of silver wiring, you're saying that the electric bills from there on forward, would be no different, because even if the silver would conduct better than the copper, the difference would be so minuscule that it wouldn't even be noticed, right?

    • @karhukivi
      @karhukivi Год назад +1

      @@Steveman27 Yes, that is correct. Copper is the best choice for electrical and mechanical properties and price.

  • @behbear1
    @behbear1 4 месяца назад

    thank you, this is good to know 👍🤗

  • @WR3ND
    @WR3ND Месяц назад

    So then gold or nickel plating of electrical contacts on copper is done just for corrosion resistance. I guess the question then is at what point does copper become less electrically conductive when corroded?

  • @ramkumarr1725
    @ramkumarr1725 2 года назад

    We used to say Chemical is Kam-Akkal (lesser intelligence). Glad copper is at 2. I taught electronics to all my classmates. Electronics is more long term

  • @johnjosephfontaine2712
    @johnjosephfontaine2712 5 лет назад +2

    Excuse me but what aboot Cobalt(you know the 3rd metal) the weak sister to magnetic "iron" EH ? appreciate it if you'd educate moi eh !

  • @jimgee2676
    @jimgee2676 Год назад

    what makes a better distributor cap one with aluminum contacts or one with brass contacts , thanx

    • @scottmichael3745
      @scottmichael3745 8 месяцев назад

      Between the 2 choices you gave, brass. Aluminum is too soft and the arking would remove particles eroding the aluminum.

  • @dougwilliams8602
    @dougwilliams8602 4 года назад +8

    I’m guessing cooper or gold

  • @joshuagenes
    @joshuagenes Год назад

    With the advancement of superconductor science it seems like we should have an alloy that is better than silver at room temperature.

  • @auletjohnast03638
    @auletjohnast03638 5 лет назад +2

    SILVER IS THE BEST CONDUCTOR, BUT COPPER IS USED THE MOST IN ELECTRICAL APPLICATIONS BECAUSE IS LESS EXPENSIVE, AND GOLD HAS THE MOST CORROSIVE RESISTANCE, BUT TO EXPENSIVE.

  • @davidrobbins8941
    @davidrobbins8941 5 лет назад +4

    How do you get 105%? 😨⛈

    • @plainlogic
      @plainlogic 5 лет назад +3

      He literally just told you. It's based on the "annealed copper standard". So, if copper is the standard it would have a value of 100%. Silver is the best conductor at normal ambient temperatures. There's super conductors that are more efficient but have to be super cooled to become more conducive.

    • @joshoconnor6684
      @joshoconnor6684 3 года назад

      @@plainlogic right, problem is when were talking energy and they use percentages that are over 100% it would imply you are infact receiving more energy than was put in.

  • @ekoi1995
    @ekoi1995 2 года назад

    I love the plot twist in this movie, i mean video.

  • @karhukivi
    @karhukivi Год назад

    Your table at 2:05 is misleading, using percentages gives the wrong impression. Even lead is still thousands of times more conductive than salt water or certain non-metals. All the metals are very good conductors. Aluminium (your 61%) is often used on high-voltage powerlines when the price of copper is high. The resistance is higher over a long line but is offset by the lower price.

  • @GYANGURUJI
    @GYANGURUJI 4 года назад

    Thanks dudeees

  • @dredgenauryx3382
    @dredgenauryx3382 3 года назад +1

    Be me: here learning about this for fantasy world building...

  • @azuwan
    @azuwan 4 года назад

    If the gold is inferior than copper, why some manufacturers often from “premium” branded using gold plated for the electrical contact? Just using copper alone will make good contact. Or maybe overtime the copper oxidised thus making it less conductive while gold itself is stable metal and not reacting oxide. That’s what I can justify the gold plated contact. Please somebody test if copper oxidised make less conductive and how long it the time takes before need to clean the copper oxide. Curious...

    • @sheauwn6974
      @sheauwn6974 3 года назад +2

      Oxidation of the thin contacts that connect directly to a chip will certainly render them useless. Gold is only used in places where exposed to the atmosphere. Gold cannot tarnish or corrode, making it perhaps the only metal that can be used for contacts. In addition, gold is extremely malleable and can be formed into tiny little contacts easily.
      Platinum is basically the only alternative, but it has about 4x the resistivity and isn't much cheaper.

  • @cleanshoelacesunderparis5472
    @cleanshoelacesunderparis5472 5 лет назад

    When paying your electric bill, something that perhaps is unconcerning are Ohms.

    • @halasimov1362
      @halasimov1362 5 лет назад

      Clean Shoelaces Under Paris
      Resistance is how slow I pay them 😂

  • @TruthSurge
    @TruthSurge 4 года назад +4

    Funny how guitars use tinned copper and claim it's to keep it from rusting but to me, I want pure copper so I get the most current I can from those pickups! Old guitars used copper w/o that nasty tin over them. Everything is becoming cheap crap from Asian countries these days.

  • @michaelanderson3096
    @michaelanderson3096 Год назад

    Gold is the best conductor of electricity, then silver. Super fluid
    mercury mixed with helium is the best conductor of electricity.

  • @jamesv.5637
    @jamesv.5637 3 года назад +1

    No silver jewelry during Thunderstorms😬

  • @damaylaphoenix1155
    @damaylaphoenix1155 Год назад

    copper tarnish also. gold is the only metal that output 100 percent the input!

  • @jackburnett2810
    @jackburnett2810 4 года назад +2

    copper, silver then gold. But the best conductors are soon to be carbon, as in graphene, as soon as its manufacturing process goes commercial. Electrons can flow over it with zero resistance and its thermal conductivity is far superior to any metal. Better get on board that graphene train because its going to be everywhere from transmission lines to circuit board traces to batteries to replacing silicon in semiconducters.

  • @brd8764
    @brd8764 4 года назад

    Good conductors obviously.

  • @naumankhan7593
    @naumankhan7593 5 лет назад

    Copper is 62%....is it right?

  • @The52brandon
    @The52brandon 5 лет назад +2

    I wish welder manufacturers would pay attention to these stats. It makes me insane to see brass plugs on the front panel of welding machines that use large cables (often around 4AWG give or take) made of 100% copper for welding leads, using copper ground clamps/stingers. There's not one single reason to use brass over copper except for the absolute minimal savings on material. But they could use 1 size smaller connectors made of nickel-plated copper and increase efficiency without raising costs. O even if cost increases by like $2, many of these machines cost thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars. I'd imagine customers would pay the extra $2. There's not even a single manufacturer of aftermarket copper plugs/jacks. And I've not found one person to make sense of it

    • @restoretheearth2829
      @restoretheearth2829 5 лет назад +1

      Bran onymous ++++ The answer is that copper is softer than brass. Therefore in normal use (not abusive use) , the copper would become dented and thereby make poor contacts, lessening efficiency and also probably causing overheating. The brass parts are larger than the conductors, compensating for the drop in conductivity. Blessings from Texas, USA.

  • @dominicbruno3109
    @dominicbruno3109 3 года назад

    Did everyone just forget about murcury? It's considered a metal last time I checked ✔.

    • @yashwinsingh7203
      @yashwinsingh7203 3 года назад +1

      Mercury* and no *mercury* is not the best conductor, it is silver

    • @vexlyz5280
      @vexlyz5280 3 года назад

      Liquid at room temperature. Toxic. Not ideal or convenient to use.

  • @SAO_Liz
    @SAO_Liz 9 месяцев назад

    I love it

  • @mikeriley9915
    @mikeriley9915 5 лет назад +2

    Copper is the most common but not the best. I would say Gold

  • @joshoconnor6684
    @joshoconnor6684 3 года назад +1

    So with silver being rated #1 and having 105% conductivity am i supposed to believe that somehow *MORE* energy is output than is input? Weve solved the world energy crisis folks, thats a wrap.

    • @Concavehexagon
      @Concavehexagon 3 года назад +7

      He said it was based on the international annealed copper standard which is comparative. So its not that silver outputs more than input, but that it's about a 5% better conductor than copper. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Annealed_Copper_Standard

    • @dOoMnX
      @dOoMnX 2 года назад

      @@Concavehexagon such an idiot 🙄

  • @porkchopspapi5757
    @porkchopspapi5757 5 лет назад +1

    I always thought it was gold, no?

  • @NSAwatchesME
    @NSAwatchesME 3 года назад

    but what about Ti?

  • @SteelyFl1nch
    @SteelyFl1nch 3 года назад

    Thanks man I needed to cheat on a test XD but got cought 2 seconds ago (lol I can't spell)

  • @Paul-kd3ui
    @Paul-kd3ui Год назад

    The Chicago University first nuclear stack used silver wiring --it was stolen

  • @happyandhealthy888
    @happyandhealthy888 2 года назад

    safe !!!

  • @Coneman3
    @Coneman3 4 года назад

    Silver is also not as good as copper for AC.

  • @louf7178
    @louf7178 2 года назад

    105% ?

  • @delron_mac
    @delron_mac 3 года назад

    Just use graphene. It even more durable than diamond

  • @CCCReadings
    @CCCReadings 8 месяцев назад

    111

  • @mikeriley9915
    @mikeriley9915 5 лет назад

    So it sliver I was wrong about gold.

  • @DSKSAGAR-ez4yu
    @DSKSAGAR-ez4yu 4 года назад

    GooD

  • @sangmin6350
    @sangmin6350 Год назад

    Goldenboizzz

  • @jagman7023
    @jagman7023 2 года назад

    Jason Jackson lmaooo

  • @scottmichael3745
    @scottmichael3745 8 месяцев назад

    Haven't even started the video yet. #1 gold #2 silver #3 copper #4 iron #5 aluminum.
    Well i watched it, and i don't believe it. So how does something conduct MORE than 100%? And iron is only 17%? Bull$hit. You do realize the ENTIRE negative pole of a car, is the frame. The steel frame. All of it. Every ground in a car, is connected to the frame, and its "only" 17% efficient? Absolute bull$hit.

  • @phasorsystems6873
    @phasorsystems6873 4 года назад

    Circuits giving you a nigtmares? Look for androidcircuitsolver on google

  • @michaeldesilvio9980
    @michaeldesilvio9980 4 года назад

    me.

  • @JohnnyLawrence-p7b
    @JohnnyLawrence-p7b 4 месяца назад

    Copper

  • @simplecomplicated1394
    @simplecomplicated1394 3 года назад

    why is liquid mercury not in list?

  • @tonysanders5721
    @tonysanders5721 5 лет назад

    What about titanium

    • @tonysanders5721
      @tonysanders5721 5 лет назад

      Can I purchase it from you I was wanting to build a boat

    • @restoretheearth2829
      @restoretheearth2829 5 лет назад

      Tony Sanders + Titanium is hard to work with and absorbs hydrogen, I think, when trying to weld it.

  • @mankindanddestiny7798
    @mankindanddestiny7798 4 года назад

    but what about iron

    • @sampleoffers1978
      @sampleoffers1978 Год назад

      What about iron combined brass and or aluminum but also with nickel. What about cheap, abundant metals and then maybe heat applied

  • @grind_playz4112
    @grind_playz4112 3 года назад

    Ree

  • @petepependowski8329
    @petepependowski8329 5 лет назад +2

    Ok somebody must disagree. Here I'll start "this is liberal sc ience" because such and such is a liar.😁

  • @yassinkhaled8102
    @yassinkhaled8102 4 года назад

    ur Jason Jackson