molten copper
Smelted reddish ore
Molten copper is copper heated to its liquid state, glowing orange-red at temperatures above 1,980°F.
The phrase appears in metalworking, foundry work, and descriptions of industrial processes: Workers poured molten copper into the molds.
Figuratively, the color serves as a vivid descriptor: The sunset painted the clouds in molten copper.
- liquidFree-flowing substance
- metalHard conductive solid
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- blast furnaceOre-to-metal converter
- crucibleVessel for extreme heat
smelting · orange · glowing · pour · metal casting · casting · lost wax · heat · furnace · slag · bronze · alloy · white hot · red hot · ingot · foundry · incandescent · flux
physical state
molten coppercopper ingot
Cast metal block
copper bar · copper wire · copper sheet · copper ore · copper plate
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