Copper wire is either rolled, extruded or drawn into products of a solid section of any cross-sectional shape. It is widely used for electrical purposes as well as many general applica­tions because of its softness in the annealed condition, and its subse­quent ability to withstand a severe amount of deformation and to conduct heat effi­ciently.

Horizontal cast tough pitch copper wire bars once commonly used for the production of wire rod. Since replaced by the continuous casting and rolling processes.

Copper wire rods can be produced by hot rolling electrolytically refined wire bars. They can also be produced by extrusion or a combination of extrusion and cold rolling. Continuous casting is another common technique.

An impure, finely divided mixture of copper and copper oxide ob­tained by precipitation of copper usually by iron (cementation) from an aqueous solu­tion of copper compounds. The copper content, dry basis varies widely, usually in a range of approximately 50 to 85 percent.

An alloy mainly used for resistance welding electrodes.

Copper free from copper oxide and containing controlled amounts of metallic or metallodial de-oxidizers, such as phosphorus, lithium, boron or calcium. Phosphorus deoxidized copper is most commonly used.

Copper of high purity, refined by electrolysis, used for electrical conductors.

Copper containing neither copper oxide nor any residue of deoxidizers. Electrolytically refined copper that has been remelted and fabricated without the introduction of oxygen.

Copper that is cast into ingots or ingot-bars for remelting (e.g., for alloying purposes) or into wire bars, slabs for roll­ing, billets (including those of circular cross ­section) and similar forms for rolling, ex­truding, drawing or forging into plates, sheets, strip, wire, tubes and other semi-wrought products.

Copper containing a controlled amount of oxygen, mostly in the form of copper oxide.

Commercially pure metal to which no elements are intentional­ly added except for oxygen or the elements required for deoxidization, i.e., phosphorus, lithium, calcium, boron, etc. The minimum copper content shall be 99.85 percent. For use in foundries a minimum copper content of 99.5 percent may be permitted.

Produced by a patented bonding process into redraw rod of about 8 mm (0.3 in.), it can then be drawn to any desired gauge, including fine wire, using standard copper wiredrawing prac­tice. A final in-line resistance anneal is recommended after drawing and copper/aluminum can be resistance-annealed on the same equipment used to draw and resistance-anneal copper.

Copper-covered steel is used for electrical conductors in circumstances necessitating high tensile strength.

A steel wire that has been copper coated by mechanical, chemical or electrochemical processes to enhance corrosion resistance, improve electrical conductivity, provide a base for other less adherent electroplated metals, or to provide a lubricant for subsequent drawing. Copper is usually chemically deposited by a simple displacement process based on copper sulfate with various additives such as chloride, in­hibitors and wetting agents. Subsequent drawing is essential to attach the copper firmly to the base metal by the compression effect of drawing.

A hydrate of ferrous sulfate (FeSO47H20) formed in the sulfuric acid bath and in the processes for disposing of spent acid liquor. Green Vitriol.

1) A small, flexible multi-conductor cable. Examples include Type SEOW and Type SJEOW. A term applied both to small sizes of wire rope and to small conductors. A flexible cord is a flexible cable having con­ductors of small cross-sectional area. Two flexible cords twisted together are known as twin flexible cord. Note: There is no official dividing line with respect to size between a cord and a cable, but generally, a cord is considered to be a size No. 10 and smaller. 2) A high tensile strength steel wire used in making tires, 0.65 to 0.85 percent carbon, that requires particularly clean steel and great care at all stages of manufacture. See Cord, Tire.

Portable cords, fitted with any type of wiring device at one or both ends. Also spelled as one word.

A cable using stranded conductors for flexibility as in distribution cords or line cords. Line cords can also use tinsel conductors.

Tire cord wire is made from silicon-killed, hot-rolled, Stelmore-cooled steel rod. It is used to reinforce elastomeric components, e.g., rubber, of a pneumatic tire to give the tire shape, size-stability, bruise resistance, durability, and load-carrying capability. Wire used for tire reinforcement has very demanding requirements regarding specific properties such as tensile strength, adhesion, durability and modulus. Tire cord wire is electrolytic brass-coated, high carbon (0.65% - 0.85%) steel wire drawn to high strength levels and cabled or stranded into constructions suited for reinforcing belts and carcasses of pneumatic tires.

In cables, a component or assembly of components over which other materials are applied, such as additional components, shield, sheath, or armor. Also: a body of sand or other material placed in a mold to produce a cavity of desired shape in a casting; a tubular defect that comes from the surface of a billet and appears at the back end of extruded rod.