Description: Table of common conductors and associated resistivities.
Keywords: conductance, conductivity, resistance, resistivity

Resistivity of Common Conductors
Conductor Material | Resistivity Relative to Copper, Rho | Resistivity (microhm-cm)
Brass | 2.26 | 3.9
Copper | 1.0 | 1.7241
Gold | 1.42 | 2.44
Silver | 0.95 | 1.62
Stainless Steel | 52 | 90

Please note that this table is provided for reference only. You should contact your vendor for detailed electrical characteristics. In particular, resistivity may vary depending on the manufacturing process. For example, a deposited conductor may have slightly different resistivity than the bulk metal.

## Sources of Resistivity Data

ITT, Reference Data for Radio Engineers, 6th Ed., Howard Sams, 1982

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