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2. Copper-clad aluminium wire - Wikipedia

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   A copper strip is formed into the shape of a cylinder, while it is being wrapped around an aluminum core and the edges of the copper strip are welded together. The assembly is then pulled through a die, where the cladded wire is squeezed and stretched while also improving the bonding between the copper and the aluminum core. [1]

3. Aluminum building wiring - Wikipedia

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   Also, the size of the aluminum wire needs to be larger compared to copper wire used for the same circuit due to the increased resistance of the aluminum alloys. For example, a 15 A branch circuit supplying standard lighting fixtures can be installed with either #14 AWG copper building wire or #12 AWG aluminum building wire according to the NEC ...

4. Knob-and-tube wiring - Wikipedia

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   When a generic power outlet was desired, the wiring could run directly into the junction box through a tube of protective loom and a ceramic bushing. Wiring devices such as light switches, receptacle outlets, and lamp sockets were either surface-mounted, suspended, or flush-mounted within walls and ceilings.

5. Rat-tail splice - Wikipedia

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   A rat-tail splice, also known as a twist splice or a pig-tail splice, is a basic electrical splice that can be done with both solid and stranded wire. It is made by taking two or more bare wires and wrapping them together symmetrically around the common axis of both wires. The bare splice can be insulated with electrical tape or by other means.

6. Coupling (piping) - Wikipedia

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   Pipe coupling (copper sweat) In piping and plumbing , a coupling (or coupler ) is a very short length of pipe or tube , with a socket at one or both ends that allows two pipes or tubes to be joined, welded ( steel ), brazed or soldered ( copper , brass etc.) together.

7. Aluminium–copper alloys - Wikipedia

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   Aluminium–copper alloys (AlCu) are aluminium alloys that consist largely of aluminium (Al) and traces of copper (Cu) as the main alloying elements. Important grades also contain additives of magnesium , iron , nickel and silicon ( AlCu(Mg, Fe, Ni, Si) ), often manganese is also included to increase strength (see aluminium-manganese alloys ).

8. Flare fitting - Wikipedia

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   Copper and its alloys, mild steel, and in some cases small diameter stainless steel pipes are most commonly reamed with hand tools. [ 15 ] Copper is perfectly machinable, a quality tool successfully performs wall deformation, the surface remains smooth, the wall thickness is almost the same, and the material retains a homogeneous structure.

9. Twist-on wire connector - Wikipedia

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   Twist-on wire connectors are not generally recommended for use with aluminum wire in the United States. [1] The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission disapproves wire nuts for aluminum wire; instead, special crimp connectors are called for, and as of 2011 the CPSC asserted qualified, second-preference approval of a certain kind of screw ...