The purple copper bar gets its name because of its purplish red color. It is not necessarily pure copper and is sometimes added
with a small amount of deoxidization or other elements to improve the material
and properties, so it is also classified as a copper alloy. According to
the composition, Chinese red copper processing materials can be divided into
four categories: ordinary red copper (T1, T2, T3, T4), anaerobic copper (TU1,
TU2 and high purity, vacuum anaerobic copper), deoxidized copper (TUP, TUMn),
and special copper (arsenic copper, tellurium copper, silver copper) with a
small amount of alloyed elements. The conductivity and thermal conductivity of
red copper is inferior to that of silver, and it is widely used to make
conductive and heat-conducting equipment.