Dry, chemical-free surface treatment in continuous copper-alloy production

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This paper provides an overview of the plasma surface and heat treatment process for continuous copper alloy wires, strips, foils and tubes. Plasma offers the advantage over traditional wet/chemical treatment processes of being a dry and environmentally friendly process that poses no danger to the operator and requires no handling of hazardous substances. The paper focuses on applications that include hot-dip tinning of PV ribbon and capillary tube; production of Si bronze welding wire; production of battery pin brass wire; and degreasing and deoxidation of copper alloy superconductor wire.

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Description

This paper provides an overview of the plasma surface and heat treatment process for continuous copper alloy wires, strips, foils and tubes. Plasma offers the advantage over traditional wet/chemical treatment processes of being a dry and environmentally friendly process that poses no danger to the operator and requires no handling of hazardous substances. The paper focuses on applications that include hot-dip tinning of PV ribbon and capillary tube; production of Si bronze welding wire; production of battery pin brass wire; and degreasing and deoxidation of copper alloy superconductor wire.

Additional information

Author(s)

Primoz Eiselt, Peter Ziger, and Igor Rogelj, Plasmait GmbH, Austria, and Willy Hauer, Howar Equipment Inc., Canada

Publication/Event/Pages

Paper presented at WAI's 79th Annual Convention (Interwire) in Cleveland, April, 2009.

Year

2009