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Aluminum sacrificial anodes (light colored rectangular bars) mounted on a steel jacket structure. Zinc sacrificial anode (rounded object) screwed to the underside of the hull of a small boat. Cathodic protection (CP; / k æ ˈ θ ɒ d ɪ k / ⓘ) is a technique used to control the corrosion of a metal surface by making it the cathode of an ...
PCBs being fabricated in an industrial copper pattern plating line. Excluding the continuous strip plating industry, copper is the second most commonly-plated metal after nickel. [6] Copper electroplating offers a number of advantages over other plating processes, including low metal cost, high-conductivity and high-ductility bright finish, and ...
Simplified diagram for electroplating copper (orange) on a conductive object (the cathode, "Me", gray). The electrolyte is a solution of copper sulfate, CuSO 4 in sulfuric acid. A copper anode is used to replenish the electrolyte with copper cations Cu 2+ as they are plated out at the cathode.
The usual process of electrorefining copper consists of placing a copper anode (about 99.5–99.7% pure copper [2] [3]) in sulfuric acid (H 2 SO 4) bath of copper electrolyte, together with a cathode, and passing a current between the anode and cathode through an external circuit. [3]
Above-ground lines cost around $10 per 1-foot (0.30 m) and underground lines cost in the range of $20 to $40 per 1-foot (0.30 m). [10] In highly urbanized areas, the cost of underground transmission can be 10–14 times as expensive as overhead. [11] However, these calculations may neglect the cost of power interruptions.
Copper interconnects are used in integrated circuits to reduce propagation delays and power consumption. Since copper is a better conductor than aluminium , ICs using copper for their interconnects can have interconnects with narrower dimensions, and use less energy to pass electricity through them.
Electrochemical machining (ECM) diagram. 1: Pump 2: Anode (workpiece) 3: Cathode (tool) 4: Electric current 5: Electrolyte 6: Electrons 7: Metal hydroxide. Electrochemical machining (ECM) is a method of removing metal by an electrochemical process.
Modern 500 kV overhead power lines used in an electrical power distribution system supplied by a utility Aluminum alloys used for electrical conductors are only approximately 61% as conductive as copper of the same cross-section, but aluminum's density is 30.5% that of copper.