True value lies at the intersection of price and performance. Fushi Copperweld sees as its mission providing bimetallic conductor components that are competitively priced and offer quality and performance features that copper alone can't match.
Copper is one of nature’s most effective electromagnetic conductors and is naturally corrosion resistant. Its excellent conductivity has put it in high demand, and speculation in the copper market has made it a volatile commodity. The price of copper recently has reached record highs, and it shows no signs of retreating. Copper's high cost has many looking alternatives, and bimetallics can defray costs while offering performance benefits copper alone simply can't match.
In high-frequency applications, the use of pure copper wire can represent capacity overkill, because of the tendency of current flow in a conductor to be confined to a layer in the conductor close to its outer surface. Simply put, the “skin effect” means that the center of an expensive solid copper wire is wasted money in high-frequency applications. Our concentric cladding of copper is designed to take advantage of the skin effect, and returns an excellent value by confining the more expensive copper to the skin of the wire.
Fushi Copperweld’s bimetallic conductors combine the conductivity of copper with the ruggedness of steel or the light weight and flexibility of aluminum, for greater ease of handling and installation, which saves shipping and labor costs, and reduces waste. Fushi Copperweld products are an excellent value, combining substantial cost savings with performance benefits not available by using copper alone.