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“Alloy Grade UNS: C11600 is a high-quality copper alloy with a small percentage of silver, known for its enhanced electrical and thermal conductivity. The addition of silver improves the alloy’s strength, resistance to oxidation, and overall durability, making it an excellent choice for demanding applications in electrical, electronics, and telecommunication industries. C11600 offers excellent formability and is often used in connectors, terminals, and other components that require both high conductivity and long-term reliability. Its unique combination of copper and silver ensures superior performance in environments where electrical efficiency and resistance to corrosion are critical.”
Silver only has a small benefit over copper for resistivity and conductivity, and is 15% heavier. You can be sure that metallurgists all over will be experimenting to find an alloy closer to silver than we currently have. Even so, silver will eventually price itself out of the market.
Or there will be technology that removes the needs for contacts/switches as we now know them. They really are an anachronism in today’s technological world.