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20 March, 19:48

What are the advantages and disadvantages of steel in electric, mechanical, solar and power cables?

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  1. 20 March, 20:02
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    Advantages of steel are:

    It is light, economical, does not shrink at ambient temperature, and has high strength and stiffness per weight.

    Its disadvantages are that its susceptible to corrosion, has low fire resistance and is not such a good conductor of electricity as say copper.
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