While you will
agree that most of the electrical appliances are made up of copper wiring,
copper has many properties that enhance its value for use as a metal. Copper is
an element that has a metallic lustre that enables it to shine like gold! The
best part is that it doesn’t lose its shine easily and is much cheaper than
gold, so anyone will afford it. It has been listed as among the top conductors
of heat and electricity. The properties of copper also include – high
resistance to corrosion, high ductility and it has a long shelf life.
Copper can be moulded
into very fine wires with different levels of thickness. Copper has been in use
in the telecom industry, which can-not sustain without copper wires. Different
types of wiring such as bare brunched cables and brunched cables are used for
optical or electrical cables. You may have heard about tinsel copper that is
very flexible and is specially made for use in telecom industry as there is
relatively less amount of flow of electric current. Tinsel copper is made up of
a bundle of copper foils and this increases the surface area that helps to
conduct electricity efficiently over long and short distances.
Other main uses include – jewellery design, deep
water fishing activities, making ornaments, utensils, pieces of decoration etc.
Copper is recyclable and this does not reduce its market value as well.
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