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Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Foam Type
- Product Type
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Ready-to-Use Product Features
- What are its advantages?
- High thermal conductivity
- High surface area per unit volume
- Creates turbulence in flowing fluids which minimizes boundary layers and promotes mixing to enhance thermal performance
- Custom conformal shapes/geometries to optimize size and weight
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Product End Uses
- How is it used?
Duocel® Copper Foam, also known as foamed copper, is primarily used in applications with high thermal performance requirements, such as heat exchangers, that exceed the capabilities of Duocel® Aluminum Foam.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Physico-Chemical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Compression Strength | 0.903 | MPa | — |
| Tensile Strength | 6.9 | MPa | — |
| Shear Strength | 1.31 | MPa | — |
| Modulus of Elasticity (Compression) | 736.0 | MPa | — |
| Modulus of Elasticity (Tension) | 101.84 | MPa | — |
| Shear Modulus | 282.0 | MPa | — |
| Vickers Pyramid Number | 0.385 | Vg-C | — |
| Specific Heat | 0.092 | BTU/ft ·hr·°F | — |
| Bulk Thermal Conductivity | 5.84 | BTU/ft ·hr·°F | — |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (0-100°C) | 1.7 x 10⁻⁵ | m/m°C | — |
| Bulk Resistivity | 6.5 x 10⁻⁵ | ohm- cm | — |
| Melting Point | 1080.0 | °C | — |
| Relative Density | 8 - 12 | % | — |
| Compression Factor (Up to Approximately 50% Relative Density) | Uncompressed, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X | — | — |
Packaging & Availability
- What are the size limitations?
Duocel® Copper Foam is typically made in starting panel sizes of approximately 3in x 3in x 0.5-1in (76mm x 76mm x 13-25mm). Larger parts can be made by combining multiple pieces or by creating a custom starting size.
PPI Standard Minimum Dimension
5 0.35in (8.9mm) 10 0.25in (6.4mm) 20 0.20in (5.1mm) 40 0.15in (3.8mm)