[TheForge] Re: Forging copper

[Jerry Frost]

You've told us that several times now too haven't you 
Jim. <sigh>

I'm blaming age!

Frosty
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From: "James Binnion" <jbin at well.com>

> This thing about buss bar w berylium comes up every 
> so often.  Beryllium copper looks more like brass or 
> bronze it is distinctly  yellow cast to it. Second 
> almost all buss bar is C101 or C102 (oxygen  free 
> copper) because this has the lowest IxR losses. The 
> only time  beryllium copper is used is when the 
> strength that it provides is  needed as it is quite a 
> bit more expensive than most copper alloys.
>
> For forging use C101, C102, C110 they are all easy to 
> work hot or cold
>
> Jim
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> James Binnion
> jbin at well.com
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