Quote Originally Posted by Munizfire View Post
not to start a discussion, but I still stand by my comment. Yes, copper is great, and it is an excellent conductor, but you can't rule out Silver and gold (meh). As an Electrical Engineering Student, you get to see silver and gold wire...
pretty easy to rule out something thats hundreds of dollars an ounce

I did miss the part where she said it was half copper half aluminum, but the only reason aluminum is bad is because if you bend it around a lot or pull on it too hard, it breaks. Be nice to it and it works fine. For a rack you might be moving around all the time, probably not worth it.