Hillbillysmith Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 What makes copper so "universal" with other metals?? You can braze practically any other metal with copper wire, use a copper strip in transition joints, etc.... Can anybody explain this to me?? -Hillbilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 LUCKY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawno Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Probably has something to do with covalent bonds or free electrons or something but I dunno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Yates Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 What makes copper so "universal" with other metals?? You can braze practically any other metal with copper wire, use a copper strip in transition joints, etc.... Can anybody explain this to me?? -Hillbilly The reason Copper is so “Universal” is Copper – “Cu” is a natural element, a natural metal, and it has a vast amount of special qualities. It has a very high conductivity; it is malleable, and ductile. Copper has what is known as microstructure – meaning a metal with Crystalline when in a solid form. The crystal structure of a solid metal refers to the internal structure or arrangement of the atoms in an ordered, repeating, three-dimensional pattern. It is the Structure of the atoms in copper that gives it the ability to blend with so many other metals to create copper-alloys . to put it in a very simple term it is the very small grain structure that expands and allows the other metal atoms into the copper and blend well with most all metals . Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbillysmith Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 By crystalline structure you mean like face-centered, body-centered, and hexagonal close-packed cubic lattice....? -Hillbilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Yates Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 By crystalline structure you mean like face-centered, body-centered, and hexagonal close-packed cubic lattice....? -Hillbilly Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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