PRODUCING BRASS ROD BY THE CONFORM PROCESS.

There is a possibility that the Conform continuous extrusion process is capable of producing small diameter brass rod at a cost saving of more than 25% compared with the traditional production route. Conform extrusion of copper and brass was first demonstrated at The U. K. Atomic Energy Authority Spring-field Laboratories in the mid-seventies. Since then, considerable advances have been made. At BNF, further advances have been made in extruding copper strip.