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The main objective was to examine the impact of different Ag contents on natural and thermally induced aging when compared with monolithic copper coatings. For this purpose, the as-deposited surfaces were left exposed to normal temperature and humidity conditions during one year (natural) and were annealed at 200 \u00b0C in a non-controlled atmosphere. To evaluate the results of these treatments, the films were characterized in terms of surface and cross-section morphology, structure, chemical composition, wettability, and surface energy. The as-deposited monolithic copper films exhibit a clear face-centered cubic structure with a very strong preferential crystallographic orientation according to the (111) diffraction plane. The presence of Ag in the as-deposited coatings decreased the ability of the films to be wetted, increasing their hydrophobicity and jeopardizing crystallographic orientation development according to the (111)-Cu diffraction plane, particularly after annealing, when compared to Cu films. Through annealing, Cu2O and Ag2O were formed, leading to a significant decrease in surface energy and reduced wettability. 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