Farmers Copper Blog
Oct, 2014
CNC Machining Facts
WHAT IS CNC MACHINING?CNC machining starts with a block of raw, stock metal. Computer-controlled machining centers that have the combined capabilities of lathes, mills, routers, and/or grinders use rotating…
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Highlights From Copper & Brass Fabricators Council Board Meeting
A note from CBSA President, Dicky Farmer… On September 11th, I attended the Copper and Brass Fabricators Council (CBFC) Board meeting and would like to share three interesting topics discussed there. 1. We…
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Home is Where the Copper Is
Here’s a fact you may not be aware of: Without copper wiring and plumbing, many of the appliances and building systems that residential builders install for their clients simply wouldn’t work. Take…
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Continuous Cast Iron & Ductile Iron Grades
Farmer’s Copper carries three main grades of casted iron products: V-2 (class 40) Gray Iron, V-3 (65-45-12) Ductile Iron, and V-4 (80-55-06) Ductile Iron. These products offer excellent compression strength…
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Conductivity of Brass
This family of alloys, which consists of copper and zinc, demonstrates that the conductivity of pure copper is often not required for connectors. More contacts, terminals, switches, etc. are stamped and…
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Copper – The World’s Most Reusable Resource
For nearly 5,000 years, copper was the only metal known to man. Today, it’s one of the most used and reused of our “modern” metals. Look closely at the next penny you see and consider these bright…
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Corrosion Tests Prove Free Cutting Brass Outlasts Plated Steel
Screw machine products made from Free-Cutting Brass, UNS C36000, can be significantly less expensive than identical parts made from leaded AISI Type 12L14 steel. This is possible for three reasons: Brass…
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Copper Opportunities In Solar Energy Market
With the growth rate of the solar energy market expected to increase by double-digits over the next decade, so too will the demand for copper which is needed to power and ground cabling for these installations,…
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Bronze Characteristics and Uses
Bronze is an alloy of copper which can vary widely in its composition. It is often used where a material harder than copper is required, where strength and corrosion resistance is required and for ornamental…
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