Electrolytic copper is a non-ferrous metal which is closely related to
human beings. It is widely used in electrical, light industry, machinery
manufacturing, construction industry, national defense industry and other
fields. It is ranked only second to aluminum in the
consumption of non-ferrous metal materials in China. Copper is the most widely
used and the largest consumption in the electrical and electronic industry. It accounts for more than half of the
total consumption. It is used
for winding resistance of all kinds of cables and wires, motors and
transformers, switches and printed circuit boards, etc.
It is used in the manufacture
of industrial valves and accessories, instruments, sliding bearings, moulds,
heat exchangers and pumps which is in the manufacture of machinery and transport
vehicles.
In
the chemical industry, it is widely used in the manufacture of vacuum vessels,
distillation pots, brewing pots and so on.
In the national defense industry, it is used to make bullets, artillery
shells, gun parts, and so on. For every 1 million rounds of ammunition, 13 to
14 tons of copper is required.
In the construction industry, it is used as a variety of pipes, pipe
accessories, decorative devices and so on.
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