Technique for oxygen-free copper wire rod using the SCR process

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Mitsubishi Materials has developed a new method for lowering the oxygen content of the copper melt. Using a conventional shaft furnace and by controlling the combustion gases, the oxygen content of SCR wire rod has been successfully reduced to 10 ppm or lower. The new ROX process has been developed to control combustion gases and deoxidize the melt, resulting in a copper wire rod with an oxygen content of 10 ppm or lower.

Description

Mitsubishi Materials has developed a new method for lowering the oxygen content of the copper melt. Using a conventional shaft furnace and by controlling the combustion gases, the oxygen content of SCR wire rod has been successfully reduced to 10 ppm or lower. The new ROX process has been developed to control combustion gases and deoxidize the melt, resulting in a copper wire rod with an oxygen content of 10 ppm or lower.

Additional information

Author(s)

Norikazu Ishida, Kazumasa Hori and Yoshiaki Hattori, Mitsubishi Materials Corp., Japan.

Publication/Event/Pages

Paper presented at WAI 71st Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA USA

Year

2003