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Product Brief Introduction:
Glid Copper refers to a family of Copper-based metal matrix composite (MMC) alloys mixed primarily with aluminum oxide ceramics particles.
The addition of small amounts of aluminum oxide has minuscule effects on the performance of the copper at room temperature (such as a small decrease in thermal and electrical conductivity), but greatly increases the copper’s resistance to thermal softening and enhances high elevated temperature strength. Glid has higher hardness value (HV > 125) and tensile strength (>350 MPa), compared to OFC’s HV40 and 250 Mpa.
The addition of aluminum oxide also increases the thermal conductivity or electrical conductivity is required while also maintaining strength at elevated temperatures or radiation levels. |
Product Properties:
Material |
Melting Point |
Softening Temperature |
Density at 20 ℃ |
Thermal conductivity at 25℃ |
Coefficient of thermal expansion at 20℃ |
C15715 |
1083 ℃ |
800 ℃ |
8.84 |
365 |
17.6 |
C1560 |
1083 ℃ |
910 ℃ |
8.81 |
322 |
17.6 |
Composition and Physical properties of various grades of Glid Copper compared to oxygen-free copper (OFC)
(at room temperature unless otherwise noted). |
UNS Alloy
Number |
Aluminum
Oxide
Content |
Melting
Point |
Density
g/cm3
lb/in3 |
Electrical
Conductivity |
Thermal
Conductivity |
Coefficeent of
Thermail Expansion
(range 20-150℃,
68-300 oF) |
Modulus of
Elasticity |
OFC |
0 % |
1,083℃
(1,981 oF) |
8.94
(0.323) |
58 Meg S/m
(101 % IACS) |
391 wat/m/OK
(226
BTU/ft/hr/OF) |
17.7 μm/m/℃
(9.8 μ-in/in/OF) |
115GPa
(17 Mpsi) |
UNS-
C15715 |
0.3 wt. % |
1,083℃
(1,981 oF) |
8.90
(0.321) |
54 Meg S/m
(92 % IACS) |
365 wat/m/OK
(211
BTU/ft/hr/OF) |
16.6μm/m/℃
(9.2 μ-in/in/OF) |
130GPa
(19 Mpsi) |
UNS-
C15760 |
1.1 wt. % |
1,083℃
(1,981 oF) |
8.81
(0.318) |
45Meg S/m
(78 % IACS) |
322 wat/m/OK
(186
BTU/ft/hr/OF) |
16.6μm/m/℃
(9.2 μ-in/in/OF) |
130GPa
(19 Mpsi) |
Additional materials and elements can be added if lower thermal expansion is required, or higher
room temperature and elevated temperature strengths. The hardness can also be increased.
A composite material of Glid AL-60 and 10% Niobium provides high strength and high conductivity.
The hardness is comparable to many copper-beryllium and copper-tungsten alloys, while the
electrical conductivity is comparable to RWMA Class 2 all. |
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