The main concern with treated wood is the chemicals used to preserve it. For many years, chromated copper arsenate (CCA) was ...

Prior to the early 2000s, pressure-treated wood was treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA), which contained arsenic, chromium, and copper. The chemicals in CCA-treated wood were found to be ...

Is it safe to use that green-treated CCA ... while the copper protects it against fungi. The chromium is there to help the arsenic and copper bond with the wood. A report in the Medical Journal ...

[A_Steingrube] has posted a guide to his favorite method of copper electroplating. Plating copper onto other metals is popular with the steampunk crowd, but it does have other uses. Copper plate ...

Pressure treating protects wood from the elements, helps prevent insect attacks, and minimizes the effects of aging. While pressure-treated wood offers many benefits, structures built from it ...

Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, 84 Lumber Company is the nation’s largest privately held supplier of building materials, manufactured components and industry ...

Copper tape is also easily obtained, though slightly more expensive. Z tape under a microscope A much less common, but far cooler conductive tape is so called Z tape. This tape is composed of ...

An economical wood like cedar or pressure-treated pine will last longer than some of the higher-end materials without the higher price tag. Avoid a custom design or fencing that exceeds 6 feet in ...

The CME’s continuous physical lumber futures contract fell 22.99% in Q2 and was down 21.24% over the first six months of 2024, closing Q2 at $450.50 per 1,000 board feet. In a July 4 ...

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $104.340 0.035 0.03% 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $110.328 0.078 0.07% 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $114.875 0.141 ...

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $104.336 0.031 0.03% 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $110.328-0.078-0.07% 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $114.875-0.203 ...

In some cases, copper may be quoted per metric ton, which is useful for large-scale industrial transactions. This is particularly common in global markets where larger quantities are standard.