Copper/ Copper Tubes
Copper Tubes companies from IQS Directory
Copper tubes are hollow metal piping systems that are used to convey both liquid and gases. They are always made of copper that is at the minimum 99.9% pure, meaning no alloys are used. Tubes made of copper provide excellent thermal and electrical conductivity, as well as corrosion resistance, strength, ductility and a wide temperature resistance. These properties, in addition to their superior formability and light weight, make copper tubes the most popular choice for plumbing, heating and cooling systems in residential, commercial and industrial buildings.
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Metal Associates provides precision manufactured copper tubes, in addition to every other sort of metal product you can think of. Metal Associates is determined to provide its customers with only the highest quality products & services, so when you need specialty metals, "run of the mill products" or "hard to find" alloys for all electronic & industrial applications, call Metal Associates.
Commercial Metal Exchange has supplied copper tubes to small & large companies for 25+ years and takes great pride in one of the lowest rejection to orders shipped rates in the industry. Each of CME's sales people is highly experienced in the metals industry and is knowledgeable in all alloys-forms-tempers & related specifications. If you can`t locate an alloy CME is the solution.
NBM develops its product lines with a concerted effort to meet the broad spectrum of needs demanded by customers throughout North American and abroad. Material is subject to rigorous physical tests where micro structures, tensile, yield strength, U.T. testing, eddy current conductivity, elongation and hardness are measured and reported. For precision crafted copper tubes, choose NBM.
Metalmen is a nationwide, fully certified metal distribution company with over thirty years of experience with a wide range of metals & metal alloys, serving numerous customers, including the research, commercial, aerospace, electronic, marine, nuclear power generator & defense industries. Their superior copper tubes are of the highest quality & offered at competitive pricing.
Yarde Metals, Incorporated does business with a philosophy of equality and respect. As a world wide ISO 9001 and AS9100 certified distributor of metal, with over 40 million dollars in stock of prime fully certified inventory and over 700,000 combined square footage from 7 warehouses, Yarde Metals is your prime pick for premium copper tubes. Contact Yarde today with any questions.
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Industry Information
Copper Tubes
Copper tubes are easy to install, inexpensive to transport and have long life spans with low maintenance. Because they are compatible with a large range of liquids and are so resistant to a wide variety of environmental conditions, tubes made of copper provide a long term performance that is extremely cost effective over long periods of time. They form piping systems both above and below ground, in freezing temperatures as well as in high heat applications. Fire sprinkler systems, cryogenic plants, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, hospital oxygen systems, gas and steam heating systems and drain/vent systems all use copper tubes as pipes. They also take up less space than other metal pipes.
In order to ensure safety and quality, all copper tubes must adhere to strict ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) standards concerning copper purity, design, fittings and liquid/gas compatibility. They are generally formed by the extrusion process, which fabricates seamless tubes with uniform wall thickness and a smooth surface. Solid-profile copper billets in the shape of rods are heated until malleable and then forced through a series of smaller and smaller molds in the shape of a tube until the desired shape has been reached. After extrusion, they are often bent using rollers or mandrels, and attached to each other at the ends by welding. Most copper tubes have threaded ends, one male and one female, so they can easily attach and detach from one another. The threading is non-permanent but still provides a reliable, air and water tight seal. Sometimes tubes are joined by brazing, a welding technique that uses nonferrous filler material. A benefit of copper tubes is their flammability and explosion resistance. If a fire does start within the tube, it will not travel farther into the pipe system. Copper tubes can have either soft or hard tempers, which is the metal's overall hardness. This is accomplished by post-fabrication heat treatments.
