The Uses of Copper: as Metal and as Alloy — The
Physical Properties of Copper — Effects of
Impurities — Mechanical Properties — Chemical
Properties.
=The Uses of Copper.=—Generally speaking, the industrial
applications of copper involve its employment in two forms:—
(1) As metal.
(2) As a constituent of alloys.
The more limited use in the form of copper salts is of chemical rather
than of metallurgical interest.