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Ansonia Copper & Brass manufactures castings, extrudes and draws copper alloyed material to semifinished forms including rod, bar, wire, flat-wire extruded shapes and large diameter seamless tube. Among the industries we serve are automotive.
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Automotive is just one of a host of industries where Ansonia Copper & Brass products can be found. We manufacture over 71 different high quality alloys for our customers, including specialized, customer defined specifications in rod, bar, wire, flat-wire, extruded and large diameter seamless tube shapes. Ask us how we can meet your needs today.  
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Industries :: Automotive

Overview

Copper is a vital component in automobiles, representing as much as 45 pounds (20 kilograms) of a typical car. Part of the reason for this is that small machined copper components are more economical to manufacture than steel and they are much more resistant to corrosion than other metals.

Corrosion Benefits

Copper's resistance to corrosion may further expand the list of applications below to include brake tubing systems, which often suffer corrosion due to road salt, and copper-brass radiators that should last up to ten years, 500,000 miles (800,000 kilometers).

Environmental Benefits

Lastly as copper is easily recyclable, increasing the use of copper improves their ability to recycle parts and thereby reduces strain on the environment.

Common automotive applications:

- Conductive spring clips
- Terminals
- Connectors
- Bearings
- Gears
- Valve guides
- Wiring harness
- Windings of the alternator
- Starter motor, auxiliary motors
- Actuators
- Radiator heads
- Radiator cores
- Radiator crimped fins
- Radiator tubes

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