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| AlumoweldŽ is an
aluminum-clad steel wire that offers the advantages of
each metal and the desirable qualities of both. It has
comparable corrosion resistance to solid aluminum wire
and eight times the strength. Compared to steel wire, it
has the same high tensile strength but furnishes much
higher conductivity and provides much greater longevity. In the finished size, AlumoweldŽ has an aluminum coating equal to 25 percent of the cross-sectional area of the composite wire, and a coating thickness guaranteed to be a minimum of ten percent of the wire radius. The thick aluminum coating provides an electrical conductivity equal to one-third that delivered by the same size solid aluminum wire. The conductivity, combined with the high strength of Alumoweld's steel core, makes it an extremely versatile, highly acceptable substitute for solid aluminum in many applications. Heavy aluminum cladding provides
conductivity and corrosion resistance. |
