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...if I currently use an 18 awg cu wire and wanted to increase strength
I could substitute a 12 awg steel wire...


Steel is about 11.5X less conductive than copper, so 7 ga steel would
give you a similar resistance, 0.144" vs 0.043" diameter.
How would you insulate it?

Nick