Does magnet wire used to wind coils just come in round insulated copper?
Magnet wire can come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Magnet wire can be twisted with numerous strands, bonded side by side in pairs with the same or different gauges or made square or rectangular. A company called Molecu Wire Company -P.O. Box 495A, Farmingdale, New Jersey 07727. Phone 201-938-9473, Fax 201-938-3189 makes custom magnet wire for speakers and special coil applications. Typical Properties of Metal and Alloy Wires used for electrical conductors: Silver-Commercially Pure Ag Copper-99.9, Min. Cu Gold-Commercially Fine Au Cadmium Copper-1 Cd, Bal. Cu Zirconium Copper-.15 Zr, Bal. Cu 1350 Aluminum-99.5 Min. Al 1100 Aluminum-99.0 Min., Al 5005 Aluminum-.8 Mg, Bal. Al Beryllium Copper-.19 Be, .20 Ni Min., Bal. Cu Copper magnet wire is most commonly used in pickup building because of price and availability. Silver and gold magnet wire is very costly as compared to copper magnet wire. A pound of copper 42 gauge magnet wire could cost $25 and a pound of gold would be well over $4
