General
Property | Temperature | Value |
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Density | 23.0 °C | 16.4 g/cm³ Show Supplier Material materials with Density of 16.4 g/cm³ |
Thermal
Property | Temperature | Value |
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Coefficient of thermal expansion | 22.0 °C | 7.3E-6 1/K Show Supplier Material materials with Coefficient of thermal expansion of 7.3E-6 1/K |
Thermal conductivity | 23.0 °C | 215 W/(m·K) Show Supplier Material materials with Thermal conductivity of 215 W/(m·K) |
Chemical properties
Property | Value |
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Copper | balance |
Tungsten | 15 % Show Supplier Material materials with Tungsten of 15 % |
Technological properties
Property | ||
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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. |