Tungsten-Copper Composite (W10Cu)

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Description

WCu composites consist of a porous tungsten matrix infiltrated with approximately 10 - 40 percent by weight of copper. Tungsten-Copper is very resistant to arc erosion, exhibits good electrical conductivity, a high level of thermal conductivity and low thermal expansion.

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Ashby charts

Properties

General

PropertyTemperatureValue

Density

23.0 °C

17.1 g/cm³

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Thermal

PropertyTemperatureValue

Coefficient of thermal expansion

22.0 °C

6.4E-6 1/K

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Thermal conductivity

23.0 °C

195 W/(m·K)

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Chemical properties

PropertyValue

Copper

balance

Tungsten

10 %

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Technological properties

Property
Application areas

WCu is used for the construction of high-voltage circuit breakers (marketed under the name Elmet®) and for erosion electrodes (marketed under the name Sparkal®). WCu composites are also used as base plates and heat spreaders in radar technology, optoelectronics and high frequency electronics.