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| PRODUCT DATA of Copper | 
| Material | Copper | 
| Chemical Composition | 100Cu | 
| CAS Registry ID | 7440-50-8 | 
| EXPERIENCE IN PRACTICE | 
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| Development Status | Commercial Product | 
| Cost Range | Low | 
| Equivalent Designations | Cu | 
| Space Experience | Very Good | 
| PHYSICAL PROPERTIES | 
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| Atomic Number | 29 | 
| Atomic Weight | 63.5 amu | 
| Work Function | 4.5 eV | 
| Crystal Structure | Face centered cubic (fcc) | 
| Surface Energy | 1790 mJ/m^2 | 
| Specific Gravity | 8.96 | 
| Relative Permeability | 1 | 
| ELASTIC PROPERTIES | 
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| Tensile Modulus | 130 GPa | 
| Shear Modulus | 48 GPa | 
| Bulk Modulus | 209 GPa | 
| Poisson Ratio | 0.343 | 
| Speed of Sound (longitudinal) | 4700 m/s | 
| Speed of Sound (transverse) | 2300 m/s | 
| Acoustic Impedance | 41.6 MRayls | 
| ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES | 
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| Electrical Volume Resistivity | 1.69e-8 ohm.m | 
| THERMAL PROPERTIES | 
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| Thermal Conductivity | 397 W/m.K | 
| Thermal Expansion Coefficient | 17 μstrain/°C | 
| Melting Range | 1080 °C | 
| Specific Heat | 0.386 J/g.K | 
| RELEVANT PROPERTIES FOR USE IN SPACE COMMUNITY | 
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| EMF vs SCE | -0.2 V Remark: Measured in 3.5% NaCl solution Data Quality: Design Data |