What is made from copper?
Copper goes straight into 34 lines, among them hearing aid, digital thermometer, microchip, memory chip and printed circuit board. Follow those further and it reaches 111 things in all.
How copper is made What it is made of See it on the map
Goes straight into
- Hearing aidat Print the circuit board
- Digital thermometerat Attach the leads
- Microchipat Lay down copper wiring
- Memory chipat Wire the cells together
- Printed circuit boardat Bond copper to glass-epoxy
- Lithium-ion cellat Coat the foils
- Electric car batteryat Weld the busbars
- Camera sensorat Wire the readout
- Solar panelat Solder cells into strings
- Refrigeratorat Attach the cooling circuit
- Microwave ovenat Build the magnetron
- Faucetat Chrome-plate the parts
- Padlockat Electroplate the body
- Coinat Roll the strip
- Gold ringat Alloy the gold
- Orbital rocketat Assemble the engines
- Air conditionerat Bend the copper hairpins
- Fluteat Alloy the tubing metal
- Die-cast toy carat Melt the zinc alloy
- Olympic-style medalat Cast and roll the metal
- Bronze bellat Melt the bell metal
- Stained glassat Add the steel supports
- Light switchat Stamp the contacts
- Power outletat Stamp the contacts
- Brake padat Mix the friction blend
- Spark plugat Seat the center electrode
- Video game consoleat Fit cooling and tighten screws
- Wi-Fi routerat Close up, mount antennas
- Graphics cardat Build the heat sink
- Jeansat Punch in rivets and button
- Copper wireat Cast copper rod
- Brassat Melt the copper
- Bronzeat Melt the copper
- Solderat Set the recipe exactly
Further down the line: 77 things
Metal goods 5
Plastics and fibers 4
Glass, stone and ceramics 1
Clothes and textiles 9
Electronics 23
SmartphoneLaptopTelevisionSolid-state driveComputer keyboardComputer mouseSmartwatchWireless earbudsPhone chargerUSB cableDigital cameraE-readerInkjet printerRemote controlElectric toothbrushLED light bulbHard driveSmoke detectorHeadphonesPower cableLoudspeakerMicrophoneAA battery
Machines and vehicles 24
Camera droneSatelliteElectric carAirbagWind turbineWashing machineCarAirlinerLocomotiveMotorcycleElevatorBlenderCeiling fanElectric motorElectrical transformerVacuum cleanerElectric kettleContainer shipToasterMechanical wristwatchTireDishwasherSubway trainBicycle
Sport, music and toys 10
TreadmillPinball machineElectric guitarPianoTrumpetBallpoint penHarmonicaSaxophoneGuitar stringDrum kit