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Percon 15

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Brendan

Key Attributes of Percon 15 Is an economical alloy conductor providing high strength and high electrical conductivity. Provides high flex life. Has excellent resistance to corrosive environments. Is environmentally friendly and meets the RoHS requirements. Is available bare or plated with … Continue reading →

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ASTM Standards

Posted on April 16, 2012 by P. Panaget

B1 Hard drawn Copper wire B2 Medium-hard drawn Copper wire B3 Soft or annealed Copper wire B33 Tinned soft or annealed Copper wire for electrical purposes B48 Soft rectangular and square bare Copper wire for electrical conductors B105 Hard drawn … Continue reading →

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C102/C110 Copper

Posted on March 28, 2012 by P. Panaget

Copper is the “standard” metal used for electrical conductors. Copper has extremely high electrical conductivity, surpassed only by pure silver and it has excellent tensile, solderability and corrosion characteristics. C102 is an oxygen free (OF) copper that has better drawing … Continue reading →

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Percon HS-95

Posted on March 23, 2012 by P. Panaget

Percon HS-95 is engineered to be both RoHS compliant and to have an excellent combination of strength and conductivity. So named and having a tensile strength of 95,000psi (656 Mpa), HS-95 is a true ultra high strength alloy well suited for … Continue reading →

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Percon 28

Posted on March 23, 2012 by P. Panaget

Percon 28 is engineered to have 33% greater minimum break strength with the same electrical conductivity of ASTM B 624 conductors. This alloy allows wire and cable system designers performance improvements in strength, flex life, and the ability to reduce … Continue reading →

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Percon 24

Posted on March 23, 2012 by P. Panaget

Percon 24 was developed specifically to meet the requirements of AS22759, AS29606, NEMA WC 67, ASTM B 624, and MIL-DTL-25038. It replaces cadmium containing PD 135 in these applications.  A truly high performance conductor comprising a minimum strength of 60 ksi … Continue reading →

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Percon 19

Posted on March 23, 2012 by P. Panaget

Percon 19 is a cadmium free copper alloy developed to replace cadmium copper C162. Key Attributes of Percon 19 Engineered to be hard drawn for high strength and high flex life, exceeding the performance of cadmium copper. Greater and more uniform … Continue reading →

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Copper Clad Steel (40%)

Posted on March 23, 2012 by P. Panaget

Copper Clad Steel (CCS) is a composite conductor material containing a low carbon steel core surrounded by copper. The copper provides the electrical conductivity and the steel contributes strength to the conductor. The most common grade of CCS used for … Continue reading →

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Percon 17

Posted on March 23, 2012 by P. Panaget

Percon 17 was developed to replace cadmium copper C162, specifically soft temper cadmium copper. This alloy is also available in hard temper. Key Attributes of Percon 17 Is not engineered for Conductors specifying ASTM B624. [See Percon 24 and Percon … Continue reading →

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