Extruded Copper Product Range
Rectangular with Square Corners
Rectangular with Round Corners
Round
Rectangular with Round Sides
Square
Profiles
- The rectangular product range includes all popular busbar sizes in any of the common edge finishes.
Sizes range from a minimum of 10 x 3mm up to a width of 200mm. - Squares range from 6mm up to 101.6 mm and Round products range from 6mm up to 114.3 mm.
- Profiles are manufactured on request.
- Phosphor De-oxidised (PDO) anodes, plate & slugs are also manufactured for the electroplating industry.
- Earth tape product ranges are available in popular sizes.
Related Standards Designations
Copper busbar and rods for electrical purposes are covered by the following international Standards:
| Alloy No | 004 | 005 | 018 |
| Description | Fire refined tough pitch high conductivity | Phosphorous deoxidised non-arsenical copper | High residual phosphorous deoxidised copper |
| Common Name | HC Copper (FRHC) | DHP | Electroplating Anode Copper |
| British BS 2874 | C102 | C106 | |
| German DIN | E-Cu57 | SF-Cu | |
| American ASTM | C11020 | C12200 | C12220 |
| Japanese JIS | C1100 | C1220 | |
| Inter. ISO | Cu-ETP | Cu-DHP |
General Specifications
| Electrical | Properties Resistivity , 0.0172 mm2/m | |||
| Mechanical | Alloy No | Hardness | ||
| 004 | DIN | Brinell | Rockwell F | |
| F20 | 45 - 70 | 44 - 71 | ||
| 005 | F25 | 71 - 90 | 72 - 87 | |
| Product Properties | Hardness | As extruded (soft), Half hard, Hard drawn, depending on requirements. | ||
| Packaging | Export: Boxed in seaworthy wooden boxes and strapped. Local: Bundled and strapped |
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| Bending | Bending test of 90° to be passed | |||
| Certification | All busbars supplied are accompanied with a quality assurance certificate indicating chemical composition and mechanical properties. | |||