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The Book of Terms

The Book of TermsThe WJI Book of Wire & Cable Terms: an interactive experience of learning and sharing
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Extruded Cable

Cables with conductors that are formed in a uniform configuration by the application of a homogenous insulation material in a continuous extrusion process.

Extruded Finish

The finish obtained on wire, rod and bar by hot extrusion through a die, resulting in a slightly oxidized and dull appearance.

Extruded Rod

A solid extrusion whose cross-section is round. See also Welding Rod and Brazing Rod.

Extruded Shape

Any extrusion other than bar, rod or tube.

Extruded Strand Shield

See Conductor Stress Control.

Extruder

In the wire industry, an extruder is used to apply plastic or rubber to the wire. It is analogous to a screw conveyor and the principal working members are the screw and the barrel. The revolving screw forces the insulating material through a crosshead and coating die.

Extruder Bore

The inside diameter of the extruder barrel.

Extruder Output

The weight of the material discharged from the extruder per unit time, usually expressed as pounds per hour.

Extruder RPM vs. Diameter Rule

In estimating a screw extruder output, a calculation can use the extruder rpm and diameters as factors. The diameter rule states that at the same speeds, the outputs of two extruders are proportional to their diameters squared. This rule is based on mechanical calculations only, whereas melting points and specific gravity of the material could influence output rates.

Extruder Screw

A strip of metal helically wrapped around a shaft to form a progressive cavity as the shaft is rotated within a chamber to mechanically advance the material as a method of transfer.

Extruder Size

The nominal inside diameter of the extruder barrel.

Extruder Tip

The wire guides, sometimes with a diamond insert, used when extruding a plastic or rubber insulation coating on wire with an extrusion machine. Also known as a Tip.

Extruder, Input Type

A design of extruder to handle the different materials that are available either in strips of compound or in powder/pellet form.

Extruder, Two Stage

A two-stage extruder is used to remove air, moisture and other volatile matter after material has been melted and before it is discharged from the front of the machine. This is usually accomplished by providing an opening in the barrel directly under a deep channel vent section in the screw. The second metering section is normally made with the channel depth greater than that of the metering section to allow the vent section to operate at zero pressure.

Extrusion

The process of forming a product by continuously forcing a material through a die under pressure. Also, the product formed in such a process. In the wire industry, a plastic or elastomer and a conductor core are forced through a die to apply a continuous coating of insulation or jacket to the core or conductor.

Extrusion Billet

A solid wrought semi-finished product intended for further extrusion into rods, bars or shapes. See also, Extrusion Ingot.

Extrusion Defect

A cone-shaped cavity or seam in an extruded shape (ring in a hollow shape or tube) formed due to frictional instabilities and instabilities of the dead zone surface. The seam may be filled with oxide and billet surface contaminants, and is an intrusion of surface matter into the extrudate interior. Other types of de­fects that can be found in extruded insulations include longitudinal die marks, inclusions of burned compound and lumps and neck-downs.

Extrusion Die

The aperture through which material is forced under continuous pressure. The extrusion die is fabricated with the desired profile for the finished product. In rubber and plastics extrusion, there are two types: pressure die and sleeving die.

Extrusion Finish

Wire with a smooth lustrous coating suitable for bolt making by the cold heading and extruding process. See Cold Heading.

Extrusion Ingot

A solid or hollow cylindrical casting used for extrusion into rods, bars, shapes or tubes.

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