What is copper powder used for?

Copper is part of the world around us. It is in our homes and in the places where we work or study, in the means we use to transport ourselves, in sophisticated and artisanal devices, in computers and industries, in small ornaments and large statues. Let’s discuss a few of its applications:

Copper Powder is used for cold casting, with casting resin, epoxy, polyester or polyurethane. Depending on the type of part to be produced, it incorporates an average of 50% to 100% by volume of copper powder in the resin.

Copper Powder is also used (mixed with epoxy resin), as an anti-fouling and antifouling coating.

Copper wires can carry energy and transfer information.

The construction industry is one of the main consumers of copper, used for the wiring of buildings, water and gas pipes, thermal systems, roofs, terminations, or as a structural component. A modern house requires about 200 kilos of copper, practically double what was used 40 years ago, as it has more bathrooms, more electrical appliances, greater comfort, more phones, and more computers.

Copper is the key to electricity generation and distribution as it is an excellent conductor of energy. In the case of telecommunications, it is the most common raw material in the manufacture of telephone cables, and the development of new technologies to increase efficiency in data transmission.

Some other uses of Copper include: 

a) Computer heatsinks.

b) Water supply pipes, refrigerators and air conditioning systems.

c) Mold removal with copper sulfate.

d) Microwave magnetrons.

e) Musical instruments, especially those made in bronze.

f) Electromagnets, relays, electrical switches, copper wire.

g) Structure of large statues such as the Statue of Liberty.

h) Lightning rod manufacturing.

i) In the naval industry combined with nickel as corrosion-resistant material.

j) Fungicides and nutritional supplements contain copper particles.

k) Coloring glass and ceramic enamel.

Thus, Copper is of huge importance in our life. It has a plethora of applications due to its outstanding properties such as thermal and electrical conductivity. In the powder form, Copper is even more useful. In the future, the use of copper powder is compatible with the emergence of new technologies that will require an element with properties that make it reliable and efficient.