 | 1906 - 598 pages
...him to determine whether or not this hardening process could be made available in order that copper wire should be comparable to iron in its ability to...therefore it was simply a case of ' cut and try.' It was for producing in 1877 the five hundred pounds of No. 12 B. & S. gauge hard drawn copper wire... | |
 | 1906 - 718 pages
...him to determine whether or not this hardening process could be made available, in order that copper wire should be comparable to iron in its ability to...First, the size of the finished product was fixed upon (Xo. 12 B. & S. gauge) ; then it became a matter of experiment to determine the size of the annealed... | |
 | 1904 - 532 pages
...him to determine whether or not this hardening process could be made available, in order that copper wire should be comparable to iron in its ability to...size of the finished product was fixed upon (#1'2 B. & S. gauge); then it became a matter of experiment to determine the size of the annealed copper... | |
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... electricity ; therefore, when it was disclosed to him that copper was not only one of the best conductors of electricity, but was the cheapest in conductivity, or per mile ohm, 'it was only left for him to determine whether or not this hardening process... 