Copper Rod Metallurgy

Introduction

 

NEXANS Canada Inc. has been producing copper rod at its Montreal East facility for over 80 years. Since its start as a hot bar mill in 1931, and its modernization as a continuous cast mill in 1982, the Montreal East facility has supplied over 6.0 million tonnes of copper rod to its customers.

 

Process

 

Nexans Copper RodIn 1981, a Hazelett-Krupp continuous casting and rolling mill was built to replace the ageing hot bar mill. This new technology assured NEXANS Canada Inc. a position in the world market as a supplier of high quality copper rod.

 

The continuous cast rod mill operates at a rate of 50 tonnes/hour. Since its start-up in 1982, the mill has been continuously upgraded to improve the reliability of the process, increase the skills of its personnel, and meet the increasingly demanding quality requirements of its customers.

 

Customers

 

NEXANS Canada Inc. supplies wire and cable manufacturers in Canada, and exports to the United States and around the world.

The rod mill’s customers use the rod in the most demanding applications. Nexans rod has demonstrated its performance in magnet wire, in-line tandem data wire, and multi-wire processes.

 

 

Quality

 

NEXANS Canada Inc. is located next to the Glencore -  CCR refinery, which assures a reliable and high quality supply of copper cathode. Only high grade copper is fed to the process. NEXANS rod exceeds the requirements of ASTM B49 for high grade copper rod, C11040. NEXANS operates within a total quality environment which stresses continuous improvement of its process and its personnel. NEXANS rod mill quality management system is certified to ISO-9001-2008.

Typical Copper Chemistry

Conductivity: >101.0%IACS

Spiral Elongation Number: >450mm

Copper: >99.90%

 

Product

 

The mill produces 8 mm (5/16”), 10 mm (.390”) and 12.5mm (1/2” and 16mm (5/8 ")) rod. Coils are packaged on wooden pallets with plastic straps, and are available in several formats: 2.8t (6,200 lbs), 3.3t (7,300 lbs), 3.7t (8150 lbs) and 4.5t (10,000 lbs). Many of our customers appreciate using the largest coil size on high speed dual rod breakdown machines.

 

 

Customer Service

 

NEXANS Canada’s personnel are available to answer your inquiries.

Tel: 514-645-2301

Email: rodmillcustomerservice@nexans.com