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Copper Spooled Wire

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Commodity: Metals Material: Copper Form: Wire Composition: Cu CAS Number: 7440-50-8
Purity Diameter Length Temper ⓘ Other Variant
99.9% to 99.999% 0.01mm to 1mm 0.007m to 14750m Annealed
As Drawn
Hard
Ultra-Thin
Oxygen-Free High-Conductivity

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Copper Spooled Wire provides high-purity copper (99.9% to 99.999%) precision-drawn to a consistent diameter and supplied in continuous spooled lengths, suited to winding, coiling, and automated dispensing workflows. With an electrical resistivity of just 1.69 µΩ·cm and a thermal conductivity of 401 W/m·K, copper is among the most conductive of all engineering metals, making Copper Spooled Wire the standard choice for motor and transformer windings, solenoid coils, and RF inductors where minimising resistive losses is critical. Its high ductility — yield strength as low as 54 MPa in the annealed condition — allows tight-radius winding without work hardening or breakage during processing. Further applications include heating elements, electrodeposition anodes, precision resistor windings, and electrochemical research setups, where the continuous spool format eliminates joins and ensures consistent diameter throughout the full length.
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Key Features

Copper Spooled Wire provides high-purity copper precision-drawn to a consistent diameter in continuous spooled lengths, combining outstanding electrical and thermal conductivity with high ductility for winding, coiling, and automated dispensing workflows:

Outstanding Electrical Conductivity (1.69 µΩ·cm)

With an electrical resistivity of just 1.69 µΩ·cm, copper is among the most conductive of all engineering metals. Copper Spooled Wire is the standard choice for motor and transformer windings, solenoid coils, and RF inductors where minimising resistive losses across the full winding length is critical to system efficiency.

High Thermal Conductivity (401 W/m·K)

A thermal conductivity of 401 W/m·K makes Copper Spooled Wire well suited to heating elements and heat-transfer windings, where efficient thermal conduction through the wire cross-section and along the coil length is required alongside electrical performance.

High Ductility for Tight-Radius Winding

With a yield strength as low as 54 MPa in the annealed condition, Copper Spooled Wire can be wound to tight radii without work hardening or breakage during processing — supporting reliable automated winding of motor coils, solenoids, and precision resistor windings where consistent geometry across the full spool length is essential.

High Purity (99.9% to 99.999%)

Available from 99.9% to 99.999% purity, Copper Spooled Wire provides the material consistency required for electrodeposition anodes and electrochemical research setups where trace contaminants would alter electrochemical behaviour, as well as for precision resistor windings where resistivity must be tightly controlled.

Continuous Spool Format Eliminates Joins

The continuous spool format eliminates joins across the full wire length, ensuring consistent diameter and uninterrupted electrical continuity throughout winding, coiling, and automated dispensing operations — critical for motor windings, solenoid coils, and electrochemical setups where joins would introduce resistance variation or mechanical weak points.

Industrial Applications

Copper Spooled Wire is used across electrical, energy, and research sectors where a continuous, high-purity copper wire in a consistent diameter is required for winding, coiling, and precision electrochemical applications:

Motor & Transformer Windings
Copper Spooled Wire is the standard choice for motor and transformer windings, where an electrical resistivity of 1.69 µΩ·cm minimises resistive losses across the full winding length and high ductility enables tight-radius winding without work hardening or breakage during automated coil production.
Solenoid Coils & RF Inductors
Used in solenoid coils and RF inductors where minimising resistive losses is critical to electromagnetic performance, and the continuous spool format ensures consistent diameter and uninterrupted electrical continuity throughout the winding without joins that would introduce resistance variation.
Heating Elements
Applied in heating elements where a thermal conductivity of 401 W/m·K supports efficient heat transfer and the continuous spool format allows elements to be wound to precise geometries without joins that would create hotspots or mechanical weak points under thermal cycling.
Electrodeposition Anodes & Electrochemical Research
Used as electrodeposition anodes and in electrochemical research setups, where purity up to 99.999% ensures that trace contaminants do not alter electrochemical behaviour and the continuous spool format provides consistent wire diameter throughout the full length of the experimental setup.
Precision Resistor Windings
Employed in precision resistor windings where consistent diameter across the full spool length, high purity, and the known resistivity of 1.69 µΩ·cm allow accurate resistance values to be achieved through controlled winding geometry without the variability introduced by joins or diameter inconsistencies.

Synonyms

Copper Wire Cu Wire High-Purity Copper Wire Copper Electrode Wire Conductive Copper Wire Copper Electrical Wire

Material Properties

Atomic Properties
Element Value
Atomic number 29
Crystal structure Face centred cubic
Electronic structure Ar 3d¹⁰ 4s¹
Valences shown 1, 2
Atomic weight( amu ) 63.546
Thermal neutron absorption cross-section( Barns ) 3.8
Photo-electric work function( eV ) 4.5
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% ) 65/ 30.8
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% ) 63/ 69.2
Atomic radius - Goldschmidt( nm ) 0.128
Ionisation potential( No./eV ) 4/ 55.2
Ionisation potential( No./eV ) 6/ 103
Ionisation potential( No./eV ) 1/ 7.73
Ionisation potential( No./eV ) 5/ 79.9
Ionisation potential( No./eV ) 3/ 36.8
Ionisation potential( No./eV ) 2/ 20.29
Mechanical Properties
Element Value
Material condition Soft
Material condition Hard
Poisson's ratio 0.343
Poisson's ratio 0.343
Bulk modulus( GPa ) 137.8
Bulk modulus( GPa ) 137.8
Tensile modulus( GPa ) 129.8
Tensile modulus( GPa ) 129.8
Izod toughness( J m⁻¹ ) 68
Izod toughness( J m⁻¹ ) 58
Hardness - Vickers( kgf mm⁻² ) 87
Hardness - Vickers( kgf mm⁻² ) 49
Tensile strength( MPa ) 314
Tensile strength( MPa ) 224
Yield strength( MPa ) 270
Yield strength( MPa ) 54
Electrical Properties
Element Value
Electrical resistivity( µOhmcm ) 1.69@20°C
Temperature coefficient( K⁻¹ ) 0.0043@0-100°C
Thermal emf against Pt (cold 0C - hot 100C)( mV ) 0.76
Physical Properties
Element Value
Boiling point( C ) 2567
Density( gcm⁻³ ) 8.96@20°C
Thermal Properties
Element Value
Melting point( C ) 1083
Latent heat of evaporation( J g⁻¹ ) 4796
Latent heat of fusion( J g⁻¹ ) 205
Specific heat( J K⁻¹ kg⁻¹ ) 385@25°C
Thermal conductivity( W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ ) 401@0-100°C
Coefficient of thermal expansion( x10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ ) 17@0-100°C
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Commodity: Metals Material: Copper Form: Wire Composition: Cu CAS Number: 7440-50-8

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Tolerances

Wire
Diameter ±10%
Length +5% / -1%