Color of Copper Sheathing?

[Tordenskjold]

Talked to a Chem. Prof. @ school today

he said that the prominent color of copper corroded in the sea is going to be copper(II) carbonate.

copper(II) carbonate is a light green color with a bluish tint; here's a pic of it below:

other copper salts have the color of light green and light blue. he also said there aren't any red or reddish-brown copper salts. his best guess for the reddish-brown color, would be from algae (and dead algae) or there is zinc, iron, or another metal alloyed with the copper clamps and wire that Tordenskjold found.

I'm just trying to figure out color ships would be under the waterline sheathed with copper and what official brick color would best represent these colors. ;-)

P

hmm. im at work now. working at another station these week. just spoke to another of my co workers. and he dont recognize the copper carbonate color. as said before, we see that where copper is exposed to air (Oxygen) and salt (by air or by sea water or by salt in the ground. ) I wont argue against a Professor *sweet* , but like i said, i dont recognize the color of the copper under water. the green color is a normal sight on copper lines and high voltage equipment in free air,like the pic of the liberty statue. under water or burid under ground it get a color like the wire part i took a pic of. maybe its metal from fasten our sea high voltage cabels that make the color. but then wouldnt a ship hade the same color. they too have metal in near distance? perhaps the professor can tell something about that? X-D

[Dukesc]

This is a picture of a model of the HMS Victory which also has copper below the waterline. I think a tan would closely represent the copper in this picture.

Here is a picture of another model of the HMS Victory and in this one it appears to be much more red. I think either a red or rown would come closer to this picture.

I like the look of the tan better for displaying the copper and it's probably what I would use.

Duke

[Captain Green Hair]

I'd use red brown, definetly!

[oo7]

Interesting, it seems I have missed this topic. Anyway, I would Dark Orange for newly forged copper, myself.

I would use the aforementioned Sand Green for old, oxidized copper.

Edited September 9, 2007 by oo7

[Captain Green Hair]

Interesting, it seems I have missed this topic. Anyway, I would Dark Orange myself.

Also a good color indeed, but there are more red brown pieces available i think...??

[El Bucanero]

Interesting, it seems I have missed this topic. Anyway, I would Dark Orange myself.

Interesting find oo7! I didn't even know that colour existed. I think it would look better than rown, for I think it might just look like wood..

[oo7]

Also a good color indeed, but there are more red brown pieces available i think...??

Interesting find oo7! I didn't even know that colour existed. I think it would look better than rown, for I think it might just look like wood..

Yes, that would look like wood, Mr. Tiber. There are many newer shades of brownish/redish/orange, but the Dark Orange is the most abundant and therefore easiest to work with. You can view a complete list of LEGO colors here.

[UniqueBuilder]

other copper salts have the color of light green and light blue. he also said there aren't any red or reddish-brown copper salts. his best guess for the reddish-brown color, would be from algae (and dead algae) or there is zinc, iron, or another metal alloyed with the copper clamps and wire that Tordenskjold found.

Copper oxide? |-/

:-P

Nerd On

[Capn Frank]

Interesting, it seems I have missed this topic. Anyway, I would Dark Orange for newly forged copper, myself.

I would use the aforementioned Sand Green for old, oxidized copper.

Hey double O,

Do you know if dark orange has the same availability of bricks as tan?

P

[oo7]

The dark orange is definitely a little more rare. You can get the exact details from the Bricklink page I posted earlier;

You can view a complete list of LEGO colors here.

Across from place where "Dark Orange" is written there are a couple numbers, the first indicates the amount of separate, unique pieces ever made in that color and the second lists the amount of sets that contain pieces in the color. :)