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What Is The Difference Between Soft Copper Wire And Hard Copper Wire?

Mar 19, 2024

What is the difference between soft copper wire and hard copper wire?

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The difference between soft copper wire and hard copper wire:
1. Soft copper wire has a larger carrying capacity than hard copper wire.
Under the same cross-section, the surface area of soft copper wire is much larger than that of hard copper wire. Since alternating current has a skin effect, when there is alternating current or an alternating electromagnetic field in a conductor, the current distribution inside the conductor is uneven, and the current is concentrated in the "skin" part of the conductor. That is to say, the current is concentrated in the thin layer on the surface of the conductor, the closer it is On the surface of a conductor, the current density is larger, so the current carrying capacity of soft copper wire is larger than that of hard wire.
2. Soft copper wire is more expensive than hard copper wire.
3. The construction of hard copper wire is more convenient than that of soft copper wire.
4. Hard copper wire wiring is more beautiful than soft copper wire wiring.
5. Soft copper wire has a large surface area and its heat dissipation effect is better than that of hard copper wire.

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