SILVER-BEARING COPPER : A Compendium of the Origin, Characteristics, Uses and Future of Copper Containing 12 to 25 Ounces Per Ton of Silver

Corinthian Editions, 1968. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy w/po name to lower text edge. Monograph. In most respects, silver-bearing copper looks and acts like copper in most respects. However, when 12 - 25 ounces of silver are present per a ton of copper, this engineering metal gives the highest combination of conductivity and strength in its service temperature range of any material. 16 chapters: I, Copper - and Silver-bearing Copper: Civilization's Metal; II, The Electrical & Thermal Conductivities of Silver-bearing Copper; III, The Strength & Hardness of Silver-bearing Copper; IV, Elevated Temperature Strength of Silver-bearing Copper; V, Combination Properties of Silver-bearing Copper, Including Wear Resistance, Mold Die Life, & Mechinability; VI, Chemical Behavior of Silver-bearing Copper; VII, The Annealing Process: Recover & Recrystallization; VIII, Silver-bearing Copper-base Alloys; IX, Extraction of Silver-bearing Copper from The White Pine Mine; X, Vehicle & Power Unit Radiators; XI, Electric Commutators & Rotor Windings; XII, Silver-bearing Busbars; XIII, Large Power Transformers; XIV, The Inferno Factors; XV, The Art & Science of Photoengraving; and, XVI, Various Industrial Appplications of Silver-bearing Copper, followed by 15 appendices.