The characteristics of wire and copper wire
(1) hard wire, soft copper wire(2) copper wire is better than iron wire
Chemical ways: Iron active stronger than copper, iron can dissolve in acid, copper can not. There are other heat transfer rate, obvious iron copper and high ductility, iron, copper is better.
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