The Wire Association International, Inc.

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Corrosion, Part 2: Mitigation

This program is the second of two on corrosion. Part 1 addresses the nature and impact of corrosion, including the principles of the corrosion process, characteristics of major forms of corrosion, and the effect on economics, safety, and conservation.

01:02:49

Exposure Based Safety & the Impact of COVID 19

Over the past several years, Charter Steel has evolved on their safety journey from the purview of lagging indicators to an exposure-based safety program. This transition has been taking place over the last several years with the intentional layering of implementation to support the desired shift in the overall safety culture and risk threshold of the organization. We will share with you highlights of the journey to exposure-based safety – the application, adoption, successes, and challenges. We would also like to share how this program adapted to a global pandemic in COVID and the adjustm...

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Fundamentals of Ferrous Metallurgy

This introductory course is designed to provide a general understanding of ferrous metallurgical concepts, including phase equilibrium, transformation, strengthening mechanisms, heat treatment, and an overview of steelmaking, and their relevance to the wire technology. It examines other topics that include crystallography and defects; terminology for phases and structures in steels; and substitutional solid solutions. The discussion of heat treatment includes austenitization; selection of temperature; pearlite formation; hardening; formation and tempering of martensite; and annealing.

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Fundamentals Week 3

Fundamentals of Ferrous Metallurgy This introductory course is designed to provide a general understanding of ferrous metallurgical concepts, including phase equilibrium, transformation, strengthening mechanisms, heat treatment, and an overview of steelmaking, and their relevance to wire technology. Presented by: Anand Bhagwat Stranding and Cabling This presentation documents the stranding process for nonferrous conductors, specifically bare copper and tinned wire, as well as assembly of multi-conductor cables. Different processes that are addressed include bunching and concentric cons...

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Fundamentals Week 4

Extrusion: This course starts with a discussion of the basics of the various polymers used for wire and cable insulation. This is followed by a discussion of the construction aspects of rubber and thermoplastic extruders. The remaining components of typical extrusion lines are reviewed and include payoffs, dancers and accumulators, preheaters, crossheads, cooling troughs, capstans, online measurement and testing equipment, online printing, take-ups, and operator control systems. Presented by: Erik Macs Cleaning and Coating of Rod and Wire: This course presents the fundamentals of cleaning,...

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Fundamentals Week 5

Ferrous Testing and Properties - This course discusses tensile, coiling, wrap, reverse bend, torsion, fatigue, and hardness testing procedures. It illustrates the interpretation of test results in terms of sample properties. Presented by C. Richard Gordon. Fundamentals of Electrical Testing - This fundamentals course is geared to providing a general overview of electrical testing. The course highlights key terms, standards, and tests that are common to the wire and cable industry for conductors and insulations, and highlights specific concerns of various industries and product types. Prese...

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Fundamentals Week 6

Marking and Printing: General overview of the entire printing and marking process as it relates to wire & cable identification. Topics to include basic printing concepts, regulatory requirements, selection and location of printing equipment, printing and marking methods in addition to troubleshooting. Presented by: Mark Spencer Ferrous Heat Treatment: This course focuses on heat treatment of ferrous metals. It includes basic heat treating principles applicable to many metals with specific examples related to heat treatment of steel rod and wire. Presented by: C. Richard Gordon

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