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Is the resistivity of all (conducting) alloys more than that of all (conducting) metals?

Physics Asked by Kalpit Vishnoi on November 22, 2020

Is the resistivity of all (conducting) alloys more than that of all (conducting) metals?
I have read it in some places but then I thought of solder.

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Lead is an elemental metal. Its resistivity is about $1.9times10^{-7} Omega m$.

${rm Sn_{96.5} Ag_3 Cu_{0.5}}$ is a commonly used solder alloy (usually called "SAC305" when used as a solder), and its resistivity is about $1.3times10^{-7} Omega m$. (source)

So there's one example of an alloyed metal and an elemental metal with higher resistivity.

If you meant to ask, do all metallic alloys have higher resistivity than their component elemental metals, then consider lead ($rho=1.9times10^{-7} Omega m$) and ${rm Sn_{63}Pb_{37}}$ with resistivity of about $1.45times10^{-7} Omega m$.

Correct answer by The Photon on November 22, 2020

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