Patent ID: 7870887
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: B22D,C22B,C22C,C25C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for forming one of a bus bar and a hanger bar for an electrode comprising; providing a length of copper tubing; placing a first plug at a first end of the copper tubing; disposing a copper strip inside the copper tubing; preparing a wash liquid comprising acetone, brass granules, carbon nanotube material, iron pyrite granules, and copper granules, mixed at high speed and strained; treating brass granules with the wash liquid, and straining and drying the brass granules to form treated brass granules; treating magnetite granules with the wash liquid, and straining and drying the magnetite granules to form treated magnetite granules; treating iron pyrite granules with the wash liquid, and straining and drying the iron pyrite granules to form treated iron pyrite granules; treating copper granules with the wash liquid, and straining and drying the cooper granules to form treated copper granules; mixing and coating with a penetrating oil the treated brass granules, the treated magnetite granules, the treated iron pyrite granules, and the treated copper granules to the molten lead to form a fill mixture; filling the copper tubing with the fill mixture; and placing a second plug at a second end of the copper tubing.