Copper No. 110, generally known as electrolytic tough pitch copper or ETP, is cathode copper remelted and cast with a controlled oxygen content. It is the most important type of copper commercially available and is used by the electrical industry as wire for electrical conductors, bars for bus-bars and commutators and in forms such as sheet, strip, and plate for many architectural and industrial applications. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength as well as fatigue. It also includes information on low and high temperature performance, and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-222. Producer or source: Copper and copper alloy mills.

COPPER Nos. 113, 114, 115 and 116 are tough pitch coppers containing varying quantities of silver. At ambient temperatures, their properties are the same as those of tough pitch copper. Silver is added to increase the resistance to softening at elevated temperatures. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength as well as creep. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-221. Producer or source: Copper and copper alloy mills.

MUELLER Copper 1100 is cathode copper remelted and cast with a controlled oxygen content. This copper is the most important type of copper available commercially. It is furnished in wrought form and is used widely by the electrical industry for electrical conductors. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-461. Producer or source: Mueller Brass Company.

KME Cu-ETP (electrolytic tough pitch copper) is an electrolytically refined, high conductivity copper that contains a minimum of 99.90% Cu and a controlled amount of oxygen in the form of Cu2O. It has a minimum electrical conductivity of 100% IACS. Cu-ETP is the most widely used grade of copper in electrical applications all over the world and represents over half of global copper use. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, tensile properties, and bend strength as well as fatigue. It also includes information on heat treating. Filing Code: Cu-913. Producer or source: KME Germany GmbH.

Mueller Brass C11000 (electrolytic tough pitch copper) is an electrolytically refined, high conductivity copper that contains a minimum of 99.90% copper and a controlled amount of oxygen in the form of Cu2O. It has a minimum electrical conductivity of 100% IACS. Electrolytic tough pitch copper (C11000) is the most widely used grade of copper in electrical applications all over the world and represents over half of global copper use. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming and heat treating. Filing Code: Cu-931. Producer or source: Mueller Brass Company.

Aurubis Cu-ETP (electrolytic tough pitch copper) is an electrolytically refined, high conductivity copper that contains a minimum of 99.90% Cu and a controlled amount of oxygen (generally 0.02–0.04%). It has a minimum electrical conductivity of 100% IACS. Special precautions are necessary when heat treating, welding, or brazing Aurubis Cu-ETP in atmospheres containing hydrogen so as to avoid hydrogen embrittlement. Cu-ETP is the most widely used grade of copper in electrical applications and represents over half of global copper use. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming and heat treating. Filing Code: Cu-922. Producer or source: Aurubis AG.

Wieland-K32 is a nondeoxidized copper with acceptable electrical and thermal conductivities. It is often called electrolytic tough pitch copper. Typical applications include wrapping strip for power cables and for coaxial telephone cables in electrical engineering. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and bend strength. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as heat treating and joining. Filing Code: CU-728. Producer or source: Wieland Metals Inc.

Copper Nos. C12500, C12700, C12800, C12900 and C13000 fire refined tough pitch coppers differ only in silver content. All have electrical conductivity of 98% IACS, volume basis. Minimum copper + silver content of these grades is 99.88%. Silver confers anneal resistance to the materials. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-554. Producer or source: Copper and copper alloy mills. Originally published as Copper Alloy No. C17400, September 1990, revised November 1990.

COPPER ALLOY NO. C11100 is commonly called anneal-resistant electrolytic copper. It offers resistance to softening at slightly elevated temperatures by the addition of cadmium, which raises the temperature at which recovery and recrystallization occur. Its fabricating characteristics are the same as alloy C10100. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: CU-590. Producer or source: Copper and copper alloy mills. See also Alloy Digest Cu-530, November 1987.

Copper No. C11100 is commonly known as anneal-resistant electrolytic copper. It is produced mainly as wire for electrical power transmission where resistance to softening under overloads is desired. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and elasticity. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-530. Producer or source: Copper and copper alloy mills. See also Alloy Digest Cu-590, October 1993.

Copper Alloy No. C18700 is a copper-base alloy containing lead (nominally 1.0%). The lead is added to impact free-cutting properties to the metal. Although the lead lowers the electrical conductivity of Alloy No. C18700 slightly below that of tough-pitch copper, it still has high electrical conductivity well within the limits needed for most current-carrying requirements. Typical uses comprise electrical motor and switch parts, electrical connectors and screw-machine parts requiring high conductivity. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-441. Producer or source: Copper and copper alloy mills.

CDA C18700 is a copper-base alloy containing lead (nominally 1.0%). The lead is added to impart free-cutting properties to the metal. Although the lead lowers the electrical conductivity of CDA C18700 slightly below that of tough-pitch copper, it still has high electrical conductivity well within the limits needed for most current-carrying requirements. Typical uses comprise electrical motor and switch parts, electrical connectors and screw-machine parts requiring high conductivity. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-533. Producer or source: Copper and copper alloy mills.

Wieland-K30 is a nondeoxidized copper with acceptable electrical and thermal conductivities. It is often called electrolytic tough pitch copper. Typical applications include lead frames and automotive connectors. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming and heat treating. Filing Code: CU-709. Producer or source: Wieland Metals Inc., Wieland-Werke AG.

ANACONDA Copper 122 is deoxidized copper with high residual phosphorus. It is a medium-strength material with high ductility and excellent hot and cold workability. It is the copper-base material used most widely in the production of tube and pipe for a wide variety of uses including the air-conditioning, refrigeration, heating and plumbing industries. Anaconda Copper 122 also is used as wrought plating anodes in the acid-copper plating industry. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Cu-400. Producer or source: Anaconda American Brass Company.

Wieland-BB5 is a lead-free phosphor bronze with good working properties. The alloy can be produced by spray forming. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, and joining. Filing Code: CU-749. Producer or source: Wieland Metals Inc.

MUELLER Copper 1220 is a deoxidized copper with high residual phosphorus (nominally 0.02%). It has rather low electrical conductivity but it is not susceptible to embrittlement by hydrogen. Its low electrical conductivity is mainly caused by the phosphorus. It has excellent cold-working characteristics and can be joined by several methods. Among its many applications are air conditioners, gas lines, heater lines, oil-burner and plumbing tubes, dairy tubes and oil lines. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-495. Producer or source: Mueller Brass Company.

COPPER No. 122 is a deoxidized copper with high residual phosphorus. It is not susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement but has rather low electrical conductivity. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength as well as fatigue. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Cu-253. Producer or source: Copper and copper alloy mills.

COPPER No. 145 is a phosphorus-deoxidized tellurium-bearing copper having excellent electrical and thermal conductivities combined with machinability approaching that of free-cutting brass. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-243. Producer or source: Copper and copper alloy mills.

OFHC copper is a high conductivity, oxygen free grade of copper furnished in two grades, namely, Regular Grade and Certified Grade. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness and creep. It also includes information on low and high temperature performance, and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Cu-144. Producer or source: American Metal Climax Inc..

Aurubis Cu-DLP is a phosphorus-deoxidized copper that contains a minimum of 99.90% copper and a small amount of residual phosphorus. Owing to the presence of residual phosphorus, the electrical conductivity of Aurubis Cu-DLP is lower than that of the high-conductivity and oxygen-free coppers (Cu-ETP, Cu-FRHC, and Cu-OF). Its conductivity is, however, higher than that of Cu-DHP and Cu-HCP. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-928. Producer or source: Aurubis AG.