C14500 Tellurium Copper Bar
Tellurium copper is tellurium and copper alloy and a kind of tellurium bronze materials, this kind material contains 0.4-0.7%’s tellurium, which makes tellurium copper alloy have good machining performance; Copper telluride containing 50% tellurium and 50% copper is used as an intermediate alloy.
In ASTM standard it is named C14500, In GB standard named QTe0.5, In JIS named C1450, in DIN named CuTeP and in BS it is named C109.
C14500 tellurium copper alloy is with high conductivity and free cutting copper alloy material, its development is aim to fill the gap of copper alloy precision processing materials.
C14500 tellurium copper alloy material has both good free cutting performance and excellent electrical& thermal conductivity, meanwhile it is with good corrosion resistance and electric ablation resistance.
Besides, C14500 tellurium copper has good cold and hot processing performance, can be forged, cast, extruded, drawn and molded by punching.
| Copper Rods (Purple Copper) - Detailed Technical Specifications | ||||
| Common Copper Rod Grades, Standards, and Applications | ||||
| UNS No. | Designation | Standard | Key Characteristics | Typical Applications |
| C11000 | ETP (Electrolytic Tough-Pitch) | ASTM B5, B124, B187 | High conductivity (≥100% IACS annealed); Cu+Ag ≥ 99.90%; contains oxygen (≤0.04%); excellent electrical and thermal conductivity | Electrical bus bars, connectors, transformer components, general electrical applications |
| C10100 | OFE (Oxygen-Free Electronic) | ASTM B187 | Cu ≥ 99.99%; exceptionally high conductivity; no oxygen; suitable for critical electronic applications | High-end electronics, vacuum components, semiconductor manufacturing |
| C10200 | OF (Oxygen-Free) | ASTM B187 | Cu ≥ 99.95%; good conductivity; reduced embrittlement risk | Electrical applications requiring high purity |
| C12200 | DHP (Phosphorus-Deoxidized) | ASTM B124 | Cu ≥ 99.85%; P 0.013-0.040%; good weldability and corrosion resistance; conductivity ~79% IACS | Plumbing, heating systems, welded components, automotive brake lines |
| C10300 | Oxygen-Free Copper | ASTM B187 | Cu ≥ 99.95%; excellent mechanical properties; available in H04 temper with 310MPa tensile strength | Forging applications, high-strength electrical components |
| T1 / TU1 | Chinese Standard | GB/T 3952 | High purity; Cu ≥ 99.97%; oxygen content ≤ 0.040% | Electrical copper rods for wire drawing |
| T2 | Chinese Standard | GB/T 5231 | Cu+Ag ≥ 99.90%; similar to C11000; contains minor impurities (Bi≤0.001%, Sb≤0.002%, As≤0.002%, Fe≤0.005%) | General-purpose copper bars and rods |
| Dimensional Specifications for Copper Rods | ||||
| Shape | Diameter / Size Range (mm) | Length Range (mm) | Standard | Temper |
| Round Rod (Cold Drawn) | 5 – 80 | Up to 6000 | EN 12165/13601 | M (extruded), D (drawn) |
| Round Rod (Hot Extruded) | 80 – 140 | Up to 6000 | EN 12165/13601 | M (hot extruded) |
| Round Rod (General) | 6 – 200 | Up to 6000 | ASTM B187 | Soft, 1/4 Hard, 1/2 Hard, Hard |
| Square Rod (Cold Drawn) | 5 – 60 (across flats) | Up to 6000 | EN 12165/13601 | D (drawn) |
| Square Rod (Hot Extruded) | 60 – 100 (across flats) | Up to 6000 | EN 12165/13601 | M (hot extruded) |
| Rectangular Bar (Cold Drawn) | Width: 5 – 125; Thickness: 2.5 – 30 | Up to 6000 | EN 12165/13601 | D (drawn) |
| Rectangular Bar (Hot Extruded) | Width: 60 – 130; Thickness: 30 – 70 | Up to 6000 | EN 12165/13601 | M (hot extruded) |
| Round Rod (Chinese Standard) | 6.0 – 35.0 (hot rolled) / 6.0 – 12.0 (hard) | Variable | GB/T 3952 | R (hot rolled), Y (hard) |
| Electrical Properties of Copper Rods | ||||
| Grade | Temper | Electrical Conductivity (% IACS) | Volume Resistivity (Ω·mm²/m) max | Mass Resistivity (Ω·g/m²) |
| C11000 | Annealed | ≥ 100 | 0.01707 (T1) | 0.15176 (T1) |
| C11000 | Hard / 1/4H / 1/2H / 3/4H | ≥ 97 | / | / |
| T2 / TU2 | Various | / | 0.01724 | 0.15328 |
| C12200 | All | ~79 | / | / |
| TU2 (Oxygen-Free) | Various | / | 0.01777 | 0.15798 |
