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Whether you are a farrier forging copper horseshoes or a metalworker crafting jewelry from precious metals, melting point copper is an important property of the metals and alloys that you use. You need to know the exact temperatures at which a metal transforms from solid to liquid, so that you can be certain of the quality of your work and avoid any safety risks.
All metals have a specific point at which they begin to melt. The exact temperature of this melting point varies between metals and even between different alloys made from the same metal. This is because metals have a unique chemical makeup that gives them various properties, such as their melting and boiling points.
Metal melting points are determined by the specific atomic structure and bonding of each metal. They are also influenced by other factors, such as the pressure of the surrounding environment, which can affect the rate at which a metal will melt.
The melting point of copper is 1084 degrees Celsius. This means that, at this temperature, a copper wire will start to melt when its atoms have enough energy to overcome the forces holding them together in a solid state.
Interestingly, there are some metal “alloys” that have a lower melting point than pure copper. For example, brass is a combination of copper and zinc, which has a melting point of only 1,083 degrees Celsius. However, in order to make brass, it would not be practical to heat copper and zinc separately to the required temperature because the zinc would merely boil away before being melted into a liquid.
