Compounds that give off hydroxide ions in water solutions. Owing to the hydroxide ions the bases have alkaline reactions. Their pH values are above 7. Typical basic solutions include sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, ammonia and alkaline degreasing agents. When acids and bases are brought together, a neutralization occurs. See Basic Material.

In a melting furnace, the inner lining and bottom are composed of either crushed burnt dolomite, magnesite and magnesite bricks or basic slag. These materials have a basic reaction in the melting process.

See Yellow Wire.

The limiting conductor-load per unit length assumed for the purposes of design.

A chemical expression meaning the opposite of acid. Basic and acid materials, when brought together so that they can react, neutralize each other, forming salts or slags. The base becomes the positive part of the salt and the acid the negative. Typical basic materials include limestone, magnesite and dolomite while typical acid materials include quartzite or silica, various clays, oxides of sulfur, etc. In metallurgy, the term “bases” and “acids” are applied to refractories, fluxes and slags. Slags are said to be basic when the bases in them are greater than the acids, or to be acidic when the acids in them are greater than the bases.

See Furnace, Basic Oxygen.

See Steel.

Galvanized coppered or annealed low-carbon wire.

Another name for Multiplex weave.

A technique of sequencing the number of passes used to roll special steel. The main objective is to have a uniform temperature distribution to avoid cracks and a high degree of elongation. It uses uniform forming to increase inner tensions and uniform wear of grooves.

Acid regeneration is used to recover usable acid from a cleaning process after removing metals such as iron. This process is widely used with sulfuric acid cleaning lines to remove iron to allow for continued use of the sulfuric acid. The spent acid is chilled so that a ferrous sulfate crystal is created, removed and the acid returned for continued use.

A part of a weaving loom which operates horizontally across the loom and which beats the wire into position during the cloth or mesh weaving. Also known as either a lay, slay or sleigh.

A single conductor cable, insulated or uninsulated, used for carrying current from batteries to the point power is needed. Also used for grounding.

The principal ore of aluminum. About 4 kg are needed to produce 1 kg of aluminum. It is a constituent of nearly all earthly materials and is unavoidably present in most slags. Bauxite is also used in the manufacture of alumina refractories for withstanding extremely high temperatures.

Designation for bare copper or bell cord.

Designation for body-centered cubic crystal structure.

See Billion Conductor Feet.

Designation for Plastic Bus Drop Cable.

Also known as tire wire, this product is made from silicon-killed, hot-rolled, Stelmore-cooled, high carbon (0.65% - 0.80%) steel rod drawn to 0.96–2.00 mm. Tire wire is used to reinforce the bead area of a pneumatic tire. It is typically bronze-coated; however, some manufacturers produce brass-coated bead wire.

Coaxial cable with a dielectric consisting of beads made of various materials.