Aluminum cables (aluminum wiring) aur copper cables (copper wiring) mein kuch mukhya antar hote hain:
1. **Conductivity**:
- **Copper**: Copper ek bahut accha conductor hai aur better conductivity deta hai, yani ki copper mein electricity ka flow zyada efficient hota hai.
- **Aluminum**: Aluminum bhi conductor hai, lekin copper se thoda kam efficient hai. Iska matlub hai ki aluminum mein electricity ka flow copper ke mukable thoda kam hota hai.
2. **Cost**:
- **Copper**: Copper zyadatar costly hota hai, isliye copper wiring ka installation initial cost mein zyada hota hai.
- **Aluminum**: Aluminum sasta hota hai, isliye initial installation cost kam hoti hai.
3. **Weight**:
- **Copper**: Copper wiring ka weight aluminum ke mukable zyada hota hai.
- **Aluminum**: Aluminum light-weight hota hai, isliye handling aur transportation mein aasan hota hai.
4. **Resistance to Corrosion**:
- **Copper**: Copper corrosion resistant hota hai, jisse uski lifespan zyada hoti hai.
- **Aluminum**: Aluminum corrosion se affected ho sakta hai, lekin agar sahi tarah se coat kiya gaya ho to iska impact kam hota hai.
5. **Expansion and Contraction**:
- **Copper**: Copper ke expansion aur contraction rates aluminum se kam hote hain.
- **Aluminum**: Aluminum jyada expand aur contract ho sakta hai, jo long-term stability ko thoda prabhavit kar sakta hai.
Wiring material ka chayan aapke specific use case, budget, aur local electrical codes ke anusar hota hai.