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grege@gold.gvg.tek.com (Greg Ebert) writes:

> [tensile strength is another issue, too]
> 
> Gee wiz! Aluminum has the lowest weight/unit_conductance. Could that
> possibly be why every utility company uses aluminum wire ? [sarcasm]

 
    As far as tensile strength goes, I seem to recall that power lines 
are aluminum wrapped steel cables. The steel being there for tensile 
strength, the strength of the aluminum is unimportant.