In Reply to: Why would Silver be more susceptable to RF than Copper? posted by Bob Rex on March 13, 2007 at 13:49:24:
Clean copper and clean silver should behave similarly at any frequency we care about. However, real copper is corroded by exposure to polluted air, and real insulation is not impervious to this pollution. The corrosion products of copper are semiconductors, and I believe they would increase the effective impedance of the wire to RF.
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- I think it is because of the corrosion products on the surfaces. - Al Sekela 16:25:14 03/13/07 (0)