Copper : proceedings of the International conference copper' 06 - better properties for innovative productes UTC Compiègne (France) - september 12 to 15, 2006

Copper was since ever the companion of the development of mankind. Notwithstanding this long history, copper as we know it today is a rather young material. Indeed, the discovery and use of electricity during the 19th century led to a repositioning of copper and opened fantastic opportunities. It started a new career as the metal for generating, transporting and using energy, power and information. This book contains the Proceedings of the International Conference "Copper 06". It gives a broad and up-to-date overview on the recent progress in research and development of copper and copper alloys for usage in modern industrial applications. The current challenges and changes in the international copper industry are also highlighted and the reader gets insight in the driving forces on the international copper market.Content: Chapter 1 Copper on the Move – Where it Comes from, Where it Goes to (pages 1–17): Martin Ruhrberg Chapter 13 Deformation and Recrystallization Textures and Microstructures in Cold?Drawn Copper (pages 101–107): T. Baudin, A. L. Etter, M. H. Mathon, S. Jakani, P. Gerber, D. Solas and R. Penelle

Copper is one of the earliest metals that occurred in the history of mankind. With the discovery and use of electricity during the 19th century it started a new career5 as the metal for generating, transporting and using energy, power and information. Nowadays, copper producers have to more and more flexible and innovative to offer to the user the material which corresponds best to his needs. AQ prerequisite for developing new material, for improving existing ones and for giving sensible advice to the users is a good knowledge of the internal and surface structures of materials, how they are shaped by the elaboration processes and how they respond to external constraints.

This book contains the Proceedings of the International Conference Copper '06. It gives a broad and up-to-date overview on the recent progress in research and development of copper and copper alloys for usage in modern industrial applications. The current challenges and changes in the international copper industry are also highlighted and the reader gets insight in the driving forces on the international copper market.