Tungsten Copper Facts

What is copper?

Copper (symbol Cu, atomic number 29) is one of the oldest known metals in human history. Reddish orange in color, it is ductile, malleable, and an excellent conductor of heat and electricity. In its ionic form, copper is an essential element for higher plants and animals, as well as for the human body. Copper and its alloys are extensively used for electrical wiring and machines, electronic components, structural materials, cooking utensils and flatware, coinage, musical instruments, and sculptures. In addition, as copper is a biostatic material, copper surfaces and doorknobs are used in hospitals to prevent the transfer of germs, and copper (II) sulfate is used as a fungicide.

What is tungsten copper?

Tungsten copper facts is a pseudo-alloy of copper and tungsten. As copper and tungsten are not mutually soluble, the material is composed of distinct particles of one metal dispersed in a matrix of the other one. The microstructure is therefore rather a metal matrix composite than a true alloy. The alloy combines the properties of both metals, resulting in a material that is heat-resistant, ablation-resistant, highly thermally and electrically conductive, and easy to machine. Parts are made from the WCu alloy by pressing the tungsten particles into a desired shape, sintering the compacted part, then infiltrating with molten copper. Sheets, rods and bars of the alloy are available as well.
Tungsten copper powder is used in injection molds for mold pressing parts as well as extrusion pressing. It is also used as a die lubricant in molds. Tungsten copper is machined in a factory setting to make highly complex and intricate components such as microprocessors. It is also used to make parts of microwave communication systems and other electronic technologies.

Tungsten Copper Fact Applications

Tungsten copper is used when a product or part needs to have a high heat resistance, low thermal expansion and high electrical or thermal conductivity. Tungsten copper is used to make engines and electrical devices. It is also used in the fields of aviation and spaceflight. Electrodes, refractory parts, heat sinks, rocket parts and electrical contacts are all made out of tungsten copper. The alloy is also made into sheet metal, tubing and plate metal. It is used to make contacts for both high and low voltage electrical devices, and for high speed steel devices and switches.
Tungsten Copper Fact for Electrical Application
High Voltage Arc Contacts, Vacuum Contacts, Electrodes for Resistant Welding and Spark Erosion, Leaders for Steel Rolling, Dies for Casting, Balance Weights, Rocket Parts.

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