Controlling copper rod & wire scrap and losses

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Control of Cu losses at the Western Electric Co rod and wire mill in Chicago entails minimizing oxide formation; dividing black and red oxide scale for separate sale; recovering Cu from pickling solution; minimizing rod cropping during drawing; and following careful weighing, effluent monitoring, accounting, and reporting procedures.

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Control of Cu losses at the Western Electric Co rod and wire mill in Chicago entails minimizing oxide formation; dividing black and red oxide scale for separate sale; recovering Cu from pickling solution; minimizing rod cropping during drawing; and following careful weighing, effluent monitoring, accounting, and reporting procedures.

Additional information

Author(s)

Bell, J.A., Western Electric Co., Inc.

Publication/Event/Pages

Wire & Wire Products35(11): 1522-1525, Paper presented at WAI 30th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL USA

Year

1960