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Industry
Bootstrapping the Industrial Age
Electric Motors
Copper Vs. Aluminium Windings in Motors - Aluminium oxidixes so the connections must piereces the alunimum and be pressurised to stop oxygen getting it. How would levels of oxygen in Mars Atmosphere effect this? aluminium requires more turns and/or a larger diameter wire, may not be economically feasible (lower efficiency). Auto industry looking to Copper Alliance as alternative to rare earth materials - EVs uses rare earth metals. Are they on Mars.