Generating Electricity......Quick Question..

[crash_uni8]

everyone pretty much knows copper coils + magnets = electricity....
my question is: if other elements were made into coils would they produce electricity?

also could it be possible that a super nifty alloy of some kind could have a greater output than copper coils in generators?

[pese]

to take different metal wires , you receive same voltages... but:
the different ohmic resistance from them .. give you:
different output .
because ohmic losses
can heat up the coil
so the electrical output can be less

Pese

[mapsrg]

The best  conducting metal is silver.....

[longtong3]

If I use copper plate having the same cubic inch as a coper wire winding, will it produce the same electricity?

Thanks.

[Pirate88179]

Allied chemical developed a new material in the 80's called Metglas.  It was the reason starter motors and alternators could be made so much smaller than was possible earlier.  This is a crystallized metal product that when used in the windings provided much more with less material.  Our machine shop made the ceramic nozzles for their process.  So far as I know, no other material has beat this to date.  Way better than copper.  Hope this helps.  You can probably google it for more information.

Bill