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Plated Copper/Copper Alloy

High Performance Conductors – Copper Alloy Comparison

IWG High Performance Conductors has several copper-alloy options that have decades of service in a variety of industries such as aerospace, geophysical, and medical applications.  The table and charts below provide a comparative overview of material properties.

COPPER-ALLOY COMPARISON
Copper-Alloy1 Tensile Rating (KSI) Min Elong Max Resistivity  Min Conductivity Thermal
  Soft Hard (%) (Ω-cmil/ft) (%IACS) Conductivity
BASE METAL Min Typical2 Min Soft3 Soft Hard Soft Hard (BTU-ft/(h-ft2-F)
ETP/OF Copper - 35 60 - 10.37 10.69 100 97 226
Tensile-Flex® (135) 60 73 100 8 11.52 12.20 90 85 200
HPC-35EF® 60 66 100 8 11.52 12.20 90 85 200
HPC-80EF® 55 59 100 8 12.20 12.96 85 80 191
C162 Cad Copper 55 63 100 8 12.20 12.96 85 80 208
CS-95® 95 103 130 6 16.46 25.93 63 40 139
 
COPPER-ALLOY COMPARISON - METRIC
Copper-Alloy1 Tensile Rating (MPa) Min Elong Max Resistivity  Min Conductivity Thermal
  Soft Hard (%) (mΩ-cm) (%IACS) Conductivity
BASE METAL Min Typical2 Min Soft3 Soft Hard Soft Hard (watt/meter-K)
ETP/OF Copper - 241 414 - 1.72 1.78 90 85 391
Tensile-Flex® (135) 414 503 690 8 1.92 2.03 90 85 346
HPC-35EF® 414 455 690 8 1.92 2.03 90 85 346
HPC-80EF® 379 407 690 8 2.03 2.15 85 80 330
C162 Cad Copper 379 434 690 8 2.03 2.15 85 80 360
CS-95® 655 710 897 6 2.74 4.31 63 40 240

1- ETP/OF, HPC-35EF®, HPC-80EF®, and CS-95® will meet RoHS compliance requirements.

2- Typical tensile ratings based on 24 AWG – 19/36 (19/.127 mm).

3- Typical elongation ratings for ETP/OF will be dependant on the size and relevant ASTM requirement.