Krympress reports:
A copper strip, which is a flat rental of copper or its alloys, remains one of the most popular metallurgy products due to its irreplaceable properties. High electrical conductivity, corrosion resistance, as well as plasticity, make a copper strip indispensable in a number of industries. On the territory of the Russian Federation, the production of this type of rental has its own characteristics due to both technological traditions and the trends of the modern market.
Features of production
Today Copper strip It is produced by several large metallurgical enterprises, which include the UMMC, Norkel and the Kamensk-Ural Factory of non-ferrous metals. The main process begins with the melting of high purity, which is then rolled. Hot and cold rolling technologies allow you to get a strip of various thicknesses and widths corresponding to GOST 495-92 and international standards adopted today.
However, Russian manufacturers are faced with a number of difficulties — for example, the dependence on the import of equipment, as well as high energy costs for copper production. To increase competitiveness, the enterprise is invested in modernization. For example, the introduction of automated rolling lines and quality control systems can minimize defects and increase the accuracy of the size of the strip. The processing of copper scrap is also actively developing, which allows reducing dependence on primary raw materials and, of course, corresponds to global environmental trends.
Despite these efforts, the share of the export of the copper strip remains limited due to high internal needs and logistics barriers. The domestic market, on the contrary, demonstrates stable demand, supported by the development of energy and mechanical engineering.
Application
A copper strip finds application in a wide variety of areas. For example, it is used to manufacture conductive elements in power supply systems. Due to its durability and resistance to corrosion, it is in demand in construction. Over time, copper is covered with a patina, which gives the buildings aesthetic appearance, especially in historical development. In industry, a copper strip is used in the production of radiators, heat exchangers. The plasticity of copper simplifies the molding of parts of a complex configuration, which is valued in mechanical engineering. The decorative use of this material is gaining popularity — it is made of interior elements and all kinds of artistic installations.
Thanks to the combination of high operational characteristics and aesthetic attractiveness, the copper strip still occupies one of the most important positions among structural and functional materials. Modern production complexes specializing in the production of metallurgical products provide the production of products with specified characteristics. And this, in turn, further expands the possibilities of its use in many sectors of the modern economy.
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