Tellurium Copper: Free‑Machining High‑Conductivity Copper

Apr .05 .2026

Tellurium copper is engineered for easy machining without sacrificing high electrical conductivity. Unlike lead‑added materials, it uses tellurium to break chips during high‑speed turning.


Electrical connectors, switch components and electrode holders often use tellurium copper. It machines fast with smooth surface finish, and still keeps close to pure copper’s conductivity.


This alloy is popular when customers need both precise machined geometry and high current carrying capacity. It can be threaded, drilled and milled efficiently on automatic lathes.


We stock tellurium copper rods and bars. Samples can be provided for clients to test machining performance before placing large production orders.