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The main application area of Upcast® technology today is the casting of copper and copper-based alloy wire rod. The wire and cable industry is a major user of this process. As aluminum has recently gained more footing in cable production, Upcast has embarked on an R&D program applying its technology for producing aluminum wire rod (e.g. 1350 and 8176 alloys) for electrical applications. This paper discusses encouraging results from this development work.
The main application area of Upcast® technology today is the casting of copper and copper-based alloy wire rod. The wire and cable industry is a major user of this process. As aluminum has recently gained more footing in cable production, Upcast has embarked on an R&D program applying its technology for producing aluminum wire rod (e.g. 1350 and 8176 alloys) for electrical applications. This paper discusses encouraging results from this development work.
| Author(s) | Matti Nordman and Juan Carlos Bodington, Upcast Oy, Finland |
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| Publication/Event/Pages | Paper presented at WAI's International Technical Conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 2009. Published in WJI, May 2010, pp. 62-66. |
| Year | 2009 |
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