Electrically conductive material NEW GENERATION
Japanese company Hitachi Cable reported the development of entirely new functional material HiFC - a new generation of pure copper, has various advantages, including the material has almost the same moldability as copper of high purity N 6 (about 99.9999%).
New material HiFC can be obtained by continuous casting and hot rolling, and its special properties are achieved by adding minute amounts of titanium copper.
Currently, the company Hitachi Cable continues to conduct research and seeks to improve the material HiFC for its future use as a conductive material in a wide range of applications in various market segments, such as the electric power, medical devices, and information and telecommunications field. In addition, it is supposed to apply HiFC in the production of cable products and electrical wiring, as well as materials for their installation.
Main characteristics of a new generation HiFC material include
High ductility at low temperatures (this feature is comparable with the analogous property of high purity copper);
The high strain capacity due to fine-grained structure formed by metallurgical process;
High fatigue strength and ductility at the same time thanks to variable metallurgical process structure;
High conductivity ( 101% IACS - International Annealed Copper Standard);
Easy to handle, comparable to a similar feature oxygen-free copper wire;
High quality material with improved properties obtained by continuous casting and rolling.
