A look at the Uses & Benefits of Copper Sheets

Copper has been used since times immemorial for the various activities that the human beings have been carrying out. In fact, the use of copper had been so intensive during the prehistoric era that an age dedicated to copper has been named as The Copper Age. The major use of copper as of date has been considered in three primary areas like electrical wiring, plumbing and roofing as well as industrial machinery. Apart from the area of electrical wiring, copper sheets are extensively used elsewhere in order to cater the various requirements of the other industries.

Recognized Uses Of Copper Sheets
Just like any other metal copper is extremely ductile and malleable. These features make copper a much-loved choice for the various uses of copper sheets in the industry. The most common areas where copper sheets are used include:

•    Integrated Circuits and other circuit boards like the printed ones use smaller copper sheets for conductivity purposes
•    Heat exchangers and sinks have extensive use of copper sheets for their excellent heat conducting capabilities
•    Several electronic devices like electromagnets, cathode ray tubes or vacuum tube also use copper sheets for their proper functioning
•    Copper sheets have been an important part of magnetrons or wave-guides in microwave ovens.
•    Copper sheets are also an important part of various kinds of mechanical or electrical motors.
•    Copper sheets have been used for a long time as roofing and flashing materials for their various advantages.
•    Many parts of building like elevations and facades use sheets of copper for decorative purposes as well.
•    Copper sheets when molded various elements of building like spires, vaults, domes, etc.
•    Sheets of copper have been used as sheathing of ships and other water borne vessels as well.
•    Copper sheets have been used extensively in making utensils as well.
•    Copper sheets are also used extensively in manufacturing brackets.
Benefits of Copper Sheets
•    Copper Sheets are quite durable in nature thus making them an important choice for the various areas where they are used.
•    Being metal, copper sheets are ductile as well as malleable. These two properties help the users for the copper sheets to give them any shape and appearance or shape they want.
•    The excellent brazing and soldering properties of copper sheets helps them to be easily welded thus making it easy to be used where joints are required.
•    The features of copper being comparatively lightweight, having a thermal movement that is low along with its ability against lightening protection and corrosion resistant makes copper sheet a good choice as roofing or building material.
•    Copper is essentially biostatic, which means that bacterial growth is negligible on the metal. This property is used to protect ships and other water vessels against mussles and barnacles. This property also utilized behind the rationale of using copper sheets as utensils.

Copper sheets even though a bit expensive should be used for its recyclable and environmental factors.