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Metal Catalog

Metal catalog, conductors

Use the metal and MetalCatalog functions to select and customize different metals used in printed circuit boards (PCB). Explore different conductor materials and model the conductivity and thickness of the metal to optimize the PCB design and reduce resistive losses.

Metal Catalog

PEC

PEC
  • σ = Inf

  • d = 0

Copper

copper
  • σ = 59.6e06 S/m

  • d = 3.556e-05 m

Aluminum

aluminium
  • σ = 37.7e06 S/m

  • d = 7.62e-04 m

Gold

gold
  • σ = 41.1e06 S/m

  • d = 2e-07 m

Silver

silver
  • σ = 63e06 S/m

  • d = 2e-07 m

Custom

custom metal
  • σ = User defined

  • d = User defined

 

Zinc

zinc
  • σ = 16.9e06 S/m

  • d = 1.016e-04 m

Tungsten

tungsten
  • σ = 17.9e06 S/m

  • d = 2e-07 m

Lead

lead
  • σ = 4.55e06 S/m

  • d = 2e-07 m

Iron

iron
  • σ = 10e06 S/m

  • d = 2e-07 m

Steel

steel
  • σ = 6.99e06 S/m

  • d = 0.68e-03 m

Brass

brass
  • σ = 15.9e06 S/m

  • d = 0.68e-03 m

 

Objects

metalConductor material (Since R2021a)
MetalCatalogCatalog of metals (Since R2021a)