To Compositepro the stock copper is 110 Annealed - Copper (Cu), Annealed-Wrought (ANN-Type W) – 99.9% pure copper.
To MikeHallroan, for the actual production size this will be about 10' (ft) long. Right now I'm trying to do samples about 1'-2' long.
The purpose of the copper is to shield the cables. This whole molding operation is to encapsulate a wire cable assembly in silicone. I'm trying to do this all in one shot and not in multiple steps. The copper encapsulates the silicone and then there is even another molding operation to...
We tried that and it was near impossible to get the seal of the foil to the mold perfect enough for the vacuum to hold it in place. Thanks for the idea though.
I'm trying to get a thin copper sheet approx. .004 thickness to stay in a mold so that I can pour silicone into the copper and form it into the shape I want. Problem is that the copper wants to spring up out of the mold. Has anyone used a process that would help me out in this situation? The...