subject: Overview Of Nickel Copper Wire [print this page] Cupronickel is an alloy which is form with the combination of Nickel and copper. The wire prepared with this alloy is generally known as Nickel copper wire. To give more strength to the alloy sometimes iron and manganese is added. The wire formed with this alloy is highly corrosion resist hence it is best for sea installation or the places where humidity is maximum. Nickel copper wire is also used in the sea immerged machineries and infrastructures; because it does not get affected with the oxidation.
This wire is specially designed for the shipping industry and navy. Sometimes the big infrastructures constructed in the sea also use this wire. The wire increases the life of the machinery and the infrastructure. The alloy is a good conductor of electricity hence it is used for carrying high voltage supply, which is not possible through common wire. Its electrode is adjusted neutral which is suitable for the sea water.
Nickel copper wire is manufacture to with hold high temperature and pressure which is not possible through common wires. They can not bear such a high temperature and pressure they will either break or leak the electric current, which is not suitable for any appliances.
A wide range of Nickel copper wire is available for the different purposes. The difference in the combination of the alloys shows different characteristics, which are suitable for the different purposes. Some of them are
Copper with 25% Nickel
Copper with 10% Nickel
Copper with 45% Nickel
Copper with 30% Nickel
Every combination is uses for the different purposes. The other alloys are also present in the smaller quantity to give more strength and ductility. Some of the common uses of Nickel Copper wire are electric shunting, shipping industry, submerged piping, sea installation, immerged machineries, naval weapons, electric furnaces, automobile resistances, precision resistors etc.
Sometimes tin is coated on the copper wire to made it more strong and also to protect it from oxidation. The copper is a good conductor of electricity and its ductile and malleable properties make it and ideal metal for the electronic and electrical use. Tin copper wire is made with the coating of tin over the copper wire. This coating is done though two ways; electrolytic process and hot dip process.
In the electrolytic process the copper wire is passed through the chemical and the tin is coated on it automatically, this process is fully automatic and the products come out is of best quality. This is used in the commercial purpose where as in the second process the copper wire is suspended into the molten tin and the layer of tin settles on the outer surface of the wire. This is the manual process hence the thickness of the layer of tin depends on the saturation of tin metal.
