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Impurity effects in high-conductivity copper

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A compilation of second-element effects showing that marked property changes can be noticed at surprisingly low concentrations

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Mr. Bernard O’Reilly is a Department Chief, Engineering at the Nassau Recycle Corporation in Gaston, South Carolina. He has been associated with Nassau in an Engineering and Operating capacity since 1959. He holds a Bachelor of Metallurgical Engineering and an M.S. in Industrial Management from New York Polytechnic Institute.

Mr. Y. T. Hsu is product engineer, Nassau Recycle Corporation, Gaston, South Carolina. Prior to joining Nassau Recycle Corporation in 1974, he was associated with Austenal Microcast Division, Howmet Corporation and AMAX Base Metals R & D, Inc. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and an MBA degree from Rutgers University.

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Hsu, Y.T., O’Reilly, B. Impurity effects in high-conductivity copper. JOM 29, 21–24 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03354339

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