Copper

Specifications

  • Appearance: Red-Orange/Metallic                                                     copper1

  • Density: 8.94 t/m3

  • Melting Point: 1084.6°C

  • Production worldwide (2011): 16 Mio. mt

  • Major Suppliers: Chile, USA, Peru, Zambia

  • Malleable and ductile

  • Good conductor

  • Corrosion resistant

Applications

  • Alloyed with Nickel                                                                                            copper2

  • Coins

  • Electromagnets

  • Infrastructure

  • Motors

  • Piping

  • Printed Circuit Boards

  • Switches

Available In

  • Copper cathodes

  • Copper billets