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Market Survey on Copper - Indian Bureau of Mines

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Class & type ASTM<br />

Design<br />

-ati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

Table: 2.2- Classificati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Copper</strong> according to ASTM<br />

Wire<br />

bars<br />

Forms in which copper is available<br />

From Refines From Fabricators<br />

Billets Cakes<br />

&<br />

Slabs<br />

Ingots Flat<br />

Products<br />

Pipe<br />

&<br />

tube<br />

Rod &<br />

Wire<br />

Cathode<br />

Electrolytic<br />

cathode<br />

CAT CAT CAT CAT CAT - - - -<br />

Tough-pitch:<br />

Electrolytic<br />

tough-pitch<br />

ETP X X X X X X X X<br />

Fire-refined,<br />

highc<strong>on</strong>ductivity<br />

tough-pitch<br />

FRHC X X X X X X X X<br />

Silver-bearing<br />

tough-pitch.<br />

STP X X X X X X X X<br />

Fire-refined,<br />

tough-pitch<br />

FRTP X X X X - - X<br />

Oxygen- free<br />

electr<strong>on</strong>ic<br />

OFE X X X - X X X X<br />

Oxygen-free. OF X X X - X X X X<br />

Oxygen-free<br />

Silver-bearing 1<br />

Shapes<br />

OFS X X X - X X X X<br />

Deoxidised<br />

Bor<strong>on</strong>deoxidised,<br />

high<br />

c<strong>on</strong>ductivity<br />

BDHC - - - - X X X X<br />

Phosphorised<br />

low residual<br />

Phosphorous<br />

DLP - X X - X X X X<br />

Phosphorised<br />

low residual<br />

Phosphorus,<br />

silver-bearing<br />

DLPS - X X - X X X X<br />

Other copper<br />

Sulphur-bearing<br />

- - X - - - - X -<br />

Zirc<strong>on</strong>iumbearing<br />

- - X X - X - X -<br />

CAT- Cathodes <strong>on</strong>ly,<br />

1. Silver is counted as copper in analysis<br />

X- Indicates commercial availability.<br />

2.2.2 <strong>Indian</strong> Standards<br />

The chemical compositi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> different grades <strong>of</strong> copper as per IS 2378–<br />

1974 (reaffirmed in March 2001) is given in Table: 2.3.<br />

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