What is EN 1976 - Cast unwrought copper products about?
EN 1976 is a set of guidelines for the copper and copper alloys along with cast wrought copper products.
EN 1976 specifies the composition and physical properties of cast unwrought copper products (refinery shapes) in thirteen grades of copper and nine silver-bearing copper grades. The refinery shapes included are horizontally, vertically and continuously cast wire bars, cakes, billets and ingots. Wire bars, cakes and billets are intended for fabricating into wrought products; ingots are intended for alloying in wrought and cast copper alloys.
Who is EN 1976 - Cast unwrought copper products for?
EN 1976 on Cast unwrought copper products is useful for:
- Metal manufacturers
- Copper product manufacturers
- General engineers
- Electric engineers
- Architectures
- Cooking utensil manufacturers
- Contractors
Why should you use EN 1976 - Cast unwrought copper products?
copper is a malleable, tough, and ductile material best for wire drawing, deep drawing, spinning, and tube forming. It is a metal that is a unique material used for engineering purposes. Many consumer products, building industry, and electronic products use cast wrought copper products.
EN 1976 provides a list of guidelines for cooking utensil manufacturers the copper and copper alloys for making cast wrought copper products.
EN 1976 guidelines help the users and buyers of copper utensils can use the cast wrought copper products for non-stick and easy cooking.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 1976:2012 supersedes EN 1976:1998. BS EN 1976:2012 includes some technical with respect to EN 1976:1998. These include:
- Clause 3, Terms and definitions for the various refinery shapes have been added from ISO 197-2
- Table 2, Cu-FRHC, Other elements – content has been modified and a new footnote "d" has been added
