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Well yes, cooper is much more conductive than SS but it is immaterial when it is just a foot or so bolted onto a say 40 ft Al mast. The current will travel down the mast, the rigging, any "lightning conducter" if fitted and it will be inversely porportional to the resistance of each path. So the rod is not taking the strike as such rather its an entry point of the strike. IMO.
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