Copper Flashing

We export copper metal sheets which was first used in jewelry making. Native copper which occurs as a somewhat rare natural concentrated form of the metal was found by early tribes and civilizations to be malleable and was used to make better part with which to hunt and defend these early peoples. By 3500 BC copper was smelted in kilns and was alloyed with tin and then zinc to form stronger and better implements. When copper is alloyed with tin it is called bronze and when it is combined with zinc it is called brass. Today there are over 400 specific alloys that use copper as one of the basic metals.

Copper was eventually replaced by iron as a material for making because iron was stronger and more durable. However copper found wide use for thousands of years in the Middle East and Africa and eventually in Europe and Asia as a material for ornamentation to make cooking and serving dishes as mirrors or reflective surfaces and to make icons and statues.