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Copper is present in many alloys, especially in radiators and heat exchangers. Its good electrical conductivity (the best among non-precious metals) and thermal conductivity makes it a material of choice in telecommunications, building, transport or in the field of energy. Integrated circuits and printed circuits have more Copper. Copper is also used in vacuum tubes and waveguides.

In architecture, copper can be used as a waterproof covering material, on roofs for example. In alloys with nickel, copper is used in shipbuilding for its good resistance to corrosion.

The Copper compounds, which are a minority in the use of copper, are used in particular in fungicides. Among the copper alloys, let note brass (copper and zinc, for shell sockets and shape memory materials in particular) and bronze (copper and tin, friction materials).