ASTM Copper and Copper Alloy Workshop to be held in October.
Press Release Summary:
ASTM International workshop, Advances in Copper and Copper Alloys, will be held October 24, 2012 at Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, GA. Sponsored by ASTM International Committee B05 on Copper and Copper Alloys, it will feature slideshow with Michael Bell, committee member and technical director at ETNA Products, Inc. Presentation will provide advances in copper drawing lubricants. Online registration for event opens 8 weeks before workshop and closes October 17.
Original Press Release:
ASTM International Workshop on Advances in Copper and Copper Alloys Will Be Held in October
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. - A workshop on Advances in Copper and Copper Alloys will be held Oct. 24 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, Ga. Sponsored by ASTM International Committee B05 on Copper and Copper Alloys, the workshop will be held in conjunction with the October standards development meetings of the committee.
The workshop will include a slideshow with Michael Bell, technical director at ETNA Products Inc., Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and a member of Committee B05. No paper will be issued, but copies of some of the slides as well as other handouts may be available. Bell's presentation will provide advances in copper drawing lubricants. The summary of his presentation is as follows:
1. Introduction and Background
2. Basic Drawing Mechanics
3. Drawing Temperatures and Speeds
4. Friction, Lubrication and Surface Quality
5. Advances in Lubrication Technology
6. Current and Future Regulatory Concerns
7. Summary and Questions
Online registration opens approximately eight weeks before the workshop and closes Oct. 17. There is no fee to attend this workshop.
Visit www.astm.org/B05Wrkshp1012 to register and for additional information.
Additional technical information is available from workshop chairman Ted Engle, Revere Copper Products Inc., Rome, N.Y. (phone: 315-338-2204; tengle@reverecopper.com).
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ASTM Staff Contact: Hannah Sparks, Phone: 610-832-9677; hsparks@astm.org
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