Author_Institution :
Loyola Marymount Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Copper, with its electrical, mechanical, elastic and thermal properties, has been and still is an important metallic material. Its history, properties, hot working, cold working, fire refining, electrorefining, and the reasons for the widespread industrial use of this metal are discussed
Keywords :
cold working; copper; electric properties; hot working; materials preparation; mechanical properties; thermal properties; Cu; cold working; elastic properties; electrical properties; electrorefining; fire refining; hot working; mechanical properties; metal; thermal properties; Aging; Copper; Corrosion; Electric resistance; Gases; Iron; Silver; Soldering; Thermal conductivity; Welding;
