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Unread 01-02-2003, 08:43 PM   #43
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thanks for the edit there
for if one removes weight and cost from the equation then copper is the obvious choice

(yea, I know - silver; gimmie a break here)
Well, cost isn't even that big of a difference either.

Copper/Aluminium stock prices

1 tonne of Grade A Copper is $1544 US
1 tonne of Primary Grade Aluminium is $1340 US

However, since copper's density is ~3x that of aluminium, it will cost nearly 4x as much for the same volume of it....

600g of copper costs $0.92 US
200g of aluminium costs $0.27 US

Neither amount will break the bank.

Consider the price of silver

600g of silver costs ~$100 US
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