Copper Types and Terms
Copper Types
- is a metal alloy containing copper and zinc.
- is a metal alloy containing copper and tin.
- are solid, straight uniform products
of copper that can be extruded. These products have cross-sections
in a variety of shapes, from circular to triangular, square and more.
- are the most popular type of sleeve bearing
because of the versatility and excellent properties copper alloys
offer.
- is made
of a copper and has excellent electrical conductivity.
- are large pieces of pure copper that can be cut into
smaller lengths in order to be extruded or forged as copper tubing,
rod or bar.
- are copper products with uniform cross-sections,
available in several shapes. Copper is the best conductor of electricity
of all the metals, except silver, and for this reason copper wire
is common in electrical applications.
- is formed from the rolling process and can be used as
roofing.
- is a long sheet of metal with a length many times its
width.
- is a hollow aluminum product, useful in HVAC, plumbing
and similar applications where corrosion-resistant tubing and a high
level of heat transfer are required.
Copper Terms
- Various surface treatments that can be
done to copper to produce an "aged" or "antique" look.
- A mechanical process, by which rollers, bending shoes
or mandrels are used to bend a curved section on metal tubes, rods or
other shapes.
- A type of bending that can be used on sheet, strip
or plate.
- A copper alloy, primarily containing zinc.
- A method of joining metal pipe or tube by using a nonferrous
filler material.
- A copper alloy, primarily containing tin.
-
Metal shapes produced from pouring molten metal into a mold and waiting
for it to cool and solidify into the desired shape.
- A small copper strip that is used as a fastener for sheet
copper components.
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The process of hammering a metal into shape at room temperature.
- Copper that has had a deoxidizer, such as phosphorus,
added to it in order to reduce oxygen.
- A method of creating a metal shape with a uniform cross-section,
by forcing heated metal through a die.
- Copper sheet that is used in construction in order to
prevent or divert water penetration.
- Standard copper that is used in electrical
applications, capable of 100% electrical conductivity.
- A method of forming that involves using hydraulic
pressure on sheet metal placed between a male die and a rubber piece.
- Bonding, usually with adhesives, of metal sheet or
strip alloys to various substrates, including aluminum, plywood and steel.
The resulting product is often very strong.
- Treatments done to finish metal surfaces,
including grinding, polishing and buffing.
- The natural copper coating that results from atmospheric
corrosion.
- The process of pressing metal sheet or strip between rollers.
- Metal that is leftover after cutting. Generally, this can
be recycled.
- A method of joining that is used for watertight applications,
such as for roofing and gutters.
- A method of forming a product by using a hand tool to shape a
revolving metal piece.
- Using a die in a press or a hammer to shape metal sheet or strip.