Everyone is well aware with the term copper but very few know that we hardly use it in pure form. The most of the products we believe being made of copper are not actually made of copper; instead, these are made with copper alloy. Alloying is the adding of some part of another substance in the base metal to make it more useful or to customize its properties. Copper alloy, also known as meta copper, is used intensively in different manufacturing units like that of wire, chiller tubes and precision control instruments etc.
Copper is believed to be the earliest metal socially used by humans to make jewellery, weapons and utensils. Copper is nonferrous reddish brown mineral. It is being used since thousands of years for various purposes. It is highly ductile and can be drawn into the wire. It can be shaped easily. It shares many properties among these valuable metals. Demand for copper always remains high in industrial sector. Meta copper is closely related with silver and gold.
Alloying is done to increase or reduce strength, electrical / thermal conductivity, hardness, corrosion resistance power and color etc. To decrease the impurity levels is the practical way to improve its electrical and thermal conductivity. Phosphorus is used to deoxidize the copper; it increases its hardness and strength both but it affects the conductivity. If conductivity is important, silicon is added. The addition of one substance may improve one property but may affect other properties adversely.
The properties of meta copper depend upon the manufacturing process also. Only advanced
manufacturing units succeed to sore the original properties of meta copper alloy. Some leading industries have the facilities to produce the alloys as per specific parameters but the order size should be volumetric. Small orders are not catered directly by manufacturers; instead they serve you through their dealers and agents located in all the prominent locations. Try to source the metal alloys that you need for your production units only through reliable agents. It is must to get the
genuine material at reasonable price. Price variation in alloys is very quick, be cautious.
