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Copper rod suppliers are rod mills that cast and roll cathode into coils, and the traders who sell their output. A real supplier can name the mill, give a mill test certificate with conductivity and oxygen for each lot and accept inspection. On Copper Supply every member passes an ID check before they can message you, and you can post a free buying requirement so sellers come to you.
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Post it freeRod is made in a rod mill from Grade A cathode, by continuous casting and rolling or by upcasting. A real supplier names the mill, can tell you the process, and supplies a mill test certificate for every lot.
Because rod is made from cathode, its price is above the LME, never far below it. A rod offer well under the LME is the clearest sign of a scam.
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Copper rod, also called wire rod or drawing stock, is copper cast and rolled from cathode into long coils, usually 8 mm thick. Wire and cable makers draw it into finer wire.
As the LME price plus a premium in US$ per tonne. The premium covers the cathode premium, the cost of making rod, packing and freight. Oxygen-free rod usually costs more than ETP rod.
ETP (electrolytic tough pitch) rod contains a small, controlled amount of oxygen and is used for most wire and cable. Oxygen-free rod has 10 ppm oxygen or less and is used where higher purity or better performance in welding or fine drawing is needed.
Cable makers, wire drawers, magnet wire and transformer makers, and traders. Many cable makers in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia import rod because they have no rod mill of their own.
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Typical copper rod specification
Standard ETP rod must reach at least 100% IACS, about 58 MS/m, under standards such as ASTM B49. Good rod often tests a little higher. Test samples at an independent lab before you accept a lot.
No. Rod is made from cathode, so it costs the LME price plus a premium. An offer below the LME is either not rod, not the grade claimed, or not real.
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