In many electrical applications, the mechanical properties are much more important than the electrical ones. Copper and aluminium, two go-to metals for cable conductors where conductivity is the key parameter, are too soft for manufacturing many types of components, and aluminium has its specific problems with oxide formation. Hence the many copper alloys, brasses, bronzes being used for terminals etc. Even zinc-plated steel is often quite conductive enough for many jobs and is both cheaper and stronger than many non-ferrous alternatives.
A particularly important function is that of switch contacts, and many different specialised alloys are used for different switching applications. The contacts in a light switch are different to those in one designed for audio switching. The audio switch would soon weld if switching even 100W of mains, while the light switch would develop a high and unstable contact resistance if not wetted by a minimum current & voltage. In one product I made, I noted that the relays and switches I specified had five different materials for their contacts.