High Conductivity Electrolytic Copper Rods & Tubes

As per BA 2874—1969, C 101

BS 1977—1963 (Tubes)

CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS

                Copper                                       ..                 ..                 ..     99.9%-min.(inclusive of silver)

                Lead                                          ..                 ..                 ..     0.005%

                Total impurities                           ..                 ..                 ..     0.03% (excluding oxygen)

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

                Tensile strength                          ..                 ..                 ..     23 to 35 kgs/mm²

                Elongation                                  ..                 ..                 ..     55 to 6%

                Electrical conductivity at 200C                         ..                 ..    101% IACS (annealed)

FABRICATION PROPERTIES

                Capacity for being cold worked       ..                ..                 ..    Poor

                Hot formed                                   ..                 ..                 ..    Good

                Machine ability                             ..                 ..                     ..      35

                Suitability for silver brazing            ..                 ..                 ..    Fair

                Soldering                                     ..                 ..                 ..    Poor

                (In an inert or slightly oxidizing condition.)

USES

Electrical conductors switches, terminals, gaskets, radiators, cotter pins, nails, rivets, tubes etc., requiring high electrical/thermal conductivity

•   Material can be supplied in any temper as required by customers.

1  High Conductivity Free Machining
    Copper Rods

2  Copper-Nickel-Alloy Rods

3  Copper Rods & Tubes for General
    Engineering Purposes

4  Nickel Silver Alloy Rods

5  Free Cutting Brass Rods

6  Brass Tubes 63/37

7  Manganese Brass Rods

8  Aluminium Brass Rods

9   Aluminium Silicon Bronze Rods

10 High Conductivity Electrolytic Copper      Rods and Tubes

11 British Standard Specifications for the      Principal

12 Non-Ferrous Casting Alloys

13 Aluminium Casting, Alloys for General      Engineering Purposes (Related      specification and trade name)

14 Table of sizes, weights & Lengths of       copper wire

15  Wrought Alloys and related British       and American Specifications