New aluminium conductor solution from Hydro
Aluminium conductor sheet matches high conductivity with high strength, promising unmatched efficiency in lead time, carbon footprint and product performance.
Germany: A new aluminium conductor sheet, Hydec 6xxx, matches high conductivity with high strength, from a lean process – promising unmatched efficiency in lead time, carbon footprint and product performance.
The high-strength conductor Hydec 6xxx also offers excellent properties for deep-drawing.
“High-strength 6xxx alloys are well established in extruded aluminium products for electrics and electrotechnics,” says Dr.-Ing. Martin Lentz from Hydro’s Research & Development in Bonn.
“Now we transfer these benefits also into flat-rolled aluminium, thanks to a novel process chain based on our lean, continuous strip casting. Thereby, we may enable a lot more light-weight, single-part solutions for various components in electrotechnical equipment.”
Direct strip casting significantly shortens the elaborated process chain from sheet ingot casting and homogenization over hot rolling and cold coil rolling to heat treatment of separate strip. With its long-term experience in direct strip-casting, Hydro’s rolling mill in Karmøy, Norway, is prepared to build up industrial volume production of Hydec 6xxx, in close collaboration with customers to meet their most specific demands.
Source: Norsk Hydro ASA
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