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| Copper Products |
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| Applications for Copper Are a Result of Its Useful
Properties |
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| Corrosion resistance, hardness, electrical conductivity,
flexibility, beauty, antibacterial - these are some of the useful
properties of copper and its alloys. The following table illustrates
some of society's most useful applications that take advantage of
copper's numerous useful properties. |
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| Property |
Application |
| Aesthetics |
Architecture, sculpture, jewelry, clocks, cutlery
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| Bactericide |
Door furniture, agricultural crop treatments
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| Bearing/anti Galling |
General and heavy engineering, metal working,
aerospace, internal combustion engines |
| Biofouling Resistance |
Boat building, offshore oil and gas platforms
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| Corrosion Resistance |
Plumbing tubes and fittings, roofing, general
and marine engineering, naval vessel and boat building, chemical
engineering, industrial processes (pickling, etching, distilling),
domestic plumbing, architecture, desalination, textiles, paper
making |
| Ease of Fabrication |
All of the above plus printing |
| Electrical Conductivity |
Electrical engineering, communications, resistance
welding, electronics |
| Environmental Friendliness |
Vital for health, crops, animals, humans |
| Fungicide |
Agriculture, preservation of food and wood |
| Hardness |
Non-sparking tools, springs |
| Low Temp Properties |
Cryogenics, liquid gas handling |
| Mechanical Strength & Conductivity |
General engineering, marine engineering, defense,
aerospace |
| Non-Magnetic |
Instrumentation, geological survey equipment,
mine counter-measure vessels, offshore drilling |
| Non-Sparking |
Mining tools, oxygen distribution |
| Resistance to Hydrogen Embrittlement |
Offshore oil & gas (sub sea), boat/ship construction
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| Strength |
Architectural fixings, engineering components
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| Springiness |
Electrical springs and contacts, safety pins,
instrument bellows |
| Thermal Conductivity |
Heat exchangers, automotive radiators, dies
for plastic moldings, internal combustion engines, mining |
| Wear Resistance |
General and heavy engineering, shipbuilding,
moulds and dies |
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