Copper
Also known as Copper powder, cuprum, Copper bronze
Key facts
What buyers check first
- Appearance
- Reddish, lustrous, ductile, malleable metal
- Melting point
- 1,083 °C
- Boiling point
- 2,595 °C
- Density
- Relative density (water = 1): 8.9
- Solubility
- Slowly soluble in ammonia water
- HS code
- 740311
- Category
- Metals, alloys and elements
- UN number
- UN 2776
What is Copper?
Plain description, key identifiers and synonyms
Copper atom is a copper group element atom and a metal allergen. It has a role as a micronutrient and an Escherichia coli metabolite.
Copper is a chemical element with symbol Cu and atomic number 29.
Identifiers
Registry numbers, names and line notations, tap to copy
- IUPAC name
- copper
- CAS number
- 7440-50-8 CAS number cross-checked
- EC number
- 231-159-6
- Molecular formula
- Cu
- UNII
- 789U1901C5
- MDL number
- MFCD00010965, MFCD00239961
- INCI name
- CI 77400, COPPER, COPPER POWDER
- InChIKey
- RYGMFSIKBFXOCR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/Cu
- SMILES (canonical and isomeric)
- [Cu]
Synonyms
- Copper powder
- cuprum
- Copper bronze
- Bronze powder
- Copper, elemental
- Tatum-T
- Arwood copper
- Copper-airborne
- Copper-milled
- Kafar copper
- Paragard T 380a
- Raney copper
- Gold bronze
- Allbri Natural Copper
- Cuprum metallicum
- Copper slag-milled
- Copper slag-airborne
- cuivre
- Copper M 1
- CU
- Kupfer
- OFHC Cu
- M1 (Copper)
- M2 (Copper)
- M3 (Copper)
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- M4 (Copper)
- CU M3
- Copper, metallic powder
- E 115 (metal)
- 1721 Gold
- ANAC 110
- CDA 101
- CDA 102
- CDA 110
- CDA 122
- CI 77400
- C.I. 77400
- CE 1110
Physical and chemical properties
Measured values and descriptors computed from the structure
Physical and chemical properties
Measured values, check the supplier specification for your grade
| Appearance | Reddish, lustrous, ductile, malleable metalexp.Measured value |
|---|---|
| Odour | Odorless /Copper dusts and mists/exp.Measured value |
| Melting point | 1,083 °Cexp.Measured value |
| Boiling point | 2,595 °Cexp.Measured value |
| Density | Relative density (water = 1): 8.9exp.Measured value |
| Solubility | Slowly soluble in ammonia waterexp.Measured value |
| Vapour pressure | 1 mm Hg @ 1628 °Cexp.Measured value |
Values vary by grade. Ask suppliers for the COA or TDS of the batch you buy.
Computed descriptors
Calculated from the structure, useful for screening and formulation
| Molecular weight | 63.55 g/molcalc.Computed value |
|---|---|
| Exact mass | 62.9296 Dacalc.Computed value |
| LogP (octanol/water) | 0calc.Computed value |
| Topological polar surface area | 0 Ųcalc.Computed value |
| Hydrogen bond donors | 0calc.Computed value |
| Hydrogen bond acceptors | 0calc.Computed value |
| Rotatable bonds | 0calc.Computed value |
| Heavy atoms | 1calc.Computed value |
| Rings | 0calc.Computed value |
| Aromatic rings | 0calc.Computed value |
| Fraction sp3 carbons | 0calc.Computed value |
| Formal charge | 0calc.Computed value |
| Stereocentres | 0calc.Computed value |
Calculated for screening. Confirm critical figures with the supplier.
Safety and hazards
GHS classification summary, not a safety data sheet
Hazard statements
- H400Very toxic to aquatic life.
- H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Precautionary statements (3)
- P273Avoid release to the environment.
- P391Collect spillage.
- P501Dispose of contents and container in accordance with local regulations.
- UN number
- UN 2776
- Transport hazard class
- 3
- Packing group
- I
GHS classification summary, not a safety data sheet (SDS). Classifications can differ by supplier, grade and concentration. Always check the supplier's SDS.
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Uses and applications
What the substance is used for, by industry and function
Electrical wiring, switches, plumbing, heating, roofing and building construction, chemical and pharmaceutical machinery, alloys (brass, bronze, Monel metal, beryllium-copper), electroplated protective coatings and undercoats for nickel, chromium, zinc, etc., cooking utensils, corrosion-resistant piping, insecticides, catalysts, antifouling paints. Flakes used as insulation for liquid fuels.
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Whiskers used in thermal and electrical composites.
In works of art, manufacture of bronzes, brass, other copper alloys, electrical conductors, ammunition, copper salts.
In a statistical analyses of the copper, brass and bronze industry, there are five primary markets: (1) building construction (41%), including building wiring, plumbing, and heating, air conditioning (qv) and commercial refrigeration, builders' hardware, and architectural materials, (2) electrical and electronic products (23%), for example power utilities, telecommunications, business electronics and lighting and wiring devices, (3) industrial machinery and equipment, (14%) such as in-plant equipment, industrial valves and fittings, nonelectrical instruments, off-highway vehicles, and heat exchangers, (4) transportation equipment (12%), including automobiles, trucks and buses, railroads, marine vehicles, aircraft, and aerospace vehicles, and consumer and general products (10%), such as appliances, cord sets, ordnance, consumer electronics, fasteners, coinage, utensils and cutlery, and miscellaneous items.
Substance listed with specific concentration in tattoo ink and/or permanent make up according to EU Commission Regulation 2020/2081. The concentration limit (by weight) is 0.025%.
Industries and functions
- Humectants in cosmetics and personal care
- Preservatives in cosmetics and personal care
- Skin conditioning agents in cosmetics and personal care
- Hair conditioning agents in cosmetics and personal care
- Colorants in cosmetics and personal care
- Insecticides in agriculture and crop protection
- Vitamins, minerals and nutrients in food and beverage
Cosmetic ingredient, INCI name COPPER POWDER(antimicrobial, bulking, colorant)
Pharmacological actions
- Trace Elements
Roles
- Escherichia coli metabolite
- bacterial metabolite
- food component
- metabolite
- micronutrient
- nutrient
- physiological role
- prokaryotic metabolite
Functional uses
- Alloying element
- Biocide
- Conductive agent
- Corrosion inhibitor
- Dye
- Pigment
- Plating agent
- Solvent
Cosmetic functions
- Antimicrobial
- Astringent
- Bulking
- Colorant
- Hair conditioning
- Skin conditioning - humectant
- Skin protecting
Pharmacology
Copper is an element with atomic symbol Cu, atomic number 29, and atomic weight 63.
How it is made
Crush, grind, and concentrate copper ores by flotation (sulfide ores) or leaching with acid (oxide ores), smelt concentrates to yield a blister copper which is refined electrolytically or fire refined
About 80% of the primary copper in the world comes from low-grade or poor sulfide ores, which are usually treated by pyrometallurgical methods, generally in the following sequence: (1) Beneficiation by froth flotation of ore to copper concentrate, (2) Optional partial roasting to obtain oxidized material or calcines, (3) two-stage pyrometallurgical extraction, (a) smelting concentrates to matte,
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(b) converting matte by oxidation to crude (converter or blister) copper, (4) Refining the crude copper, usually in two steps, (a) pyrometallurgically to fire-refined copper, (b) electrolytically to high-purity electrolytic copper.
Most copper is processed using a combination of mining, concentrating, smelting, and refining, or by leaching waste and solvent extraction-electrowinning...
Regulatory status
Inventories, regulations and trade controls that list this substance
Europe
- EU harmonised classification (CLP Annex VI)Index no: 029-026-00-0
Health and food
- EU cosmetic ingredient inventory
- EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex II, prohibited in cosmeticsName: Copper (nano) [INCI] Colloidal Copper (nano) [INCI], Ref no: 1726, Annex ref: II/1726
- EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex IV, allowed colourantName: CI 77400, Ref no: 132, Annex ref: IV/132
- Active ingredient in FDA approved drug labels
United States
- TSCA inventory (USA)Status: Active in US commerce
HS code and trade data
Customs classification and reported world trade statistics
Global trade
World import and export statistics for the HS code Copper is traded under.
Cathodes and sections of cathodes
Our trade statistics cover HS chapters 25 to 40 (minerals, chemicals, plastics and rubber). This code is in chapter 74, copper and articles thereof, which is not included yet.
The HS code shown for Copper is indicative (it is known at chapter level only). Confirm the classification with your customs broker before shipping.
Related chemicals
Parent and salt forms, stereoisomers, similar structures and isomers
Stereoisomers and isotopic forms
Same connectivity, different stereochemistry or isotopes (same InChIKey skeleton)
Similar structures
Nearest neighbours by Morgan fingerprint Tanimoto similarity
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Copper, based on the data on this page
What is Copper?
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What is the molecular formula and weight of Copper?
What is Copper used for?
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What is the HS code of Copper?
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Guides for buyers
Practical guides that help when you source, ship or handle Copper
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