{"id":33487,"date":"2025-03-13T16:56:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T08:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ray-tron.com\/?p=33487"},"modified":"2025-03-13T16:56:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T08:56:44","slug":"cost-advantages-of-copper-clad-aluminum-photovoltaic-ribbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ray-tron.com\/en\/cost-advantages-of-copper-clad-aluminum-photovoltaic-ribbon\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost advantages of copper-clad aluminum photovoltaic ribbon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the photovoltaic industry, copper-clad aluminum strips are gradually replacing traditional pure copper welding strips. In addition to technological breakthroughs,<strong>The biggest driving force comes from &quot;cost advantage&quot;<\/strong>.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Raw material cost comparison<\/strong><\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Material Type<\/th><th>Market price (RMB\/ton)<\/th><th>Electrical conductivity (IACS standard)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Pure Copper<\/td><td>70,000 &#8211; 75,000<\/td><td>103%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ray-tron.com\/en\/tongbaolvdai\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"178\" title=\"Copper clad aluminum strip manufacturer_Copper clad aluminum wire supplier_Copper clad aluminum strip wholesaler manufacturer\">Copper clad aluminum strip<\/a><\/td><td>30,000 &#8211; 35,000<\/td><td>85%~90%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pure aluminum<\/td><td>18,000 &#8211; 20,000<\/td><td>62%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 Cost directly reduced by 40%~50%<\/h3><p>The core of copper clad aluminum strip is<strong>Aluminum core + high purity copper layer<\/strong>structure,<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Aluminum core accounts for 80% weight<\/strong>, the price of aluminum is only<strong>1\/4<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Copper layer accounts for 20% weight<\/strong>, effectively reducing overall costs.<\/li><\/ul><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcc8 <strong>2. Reduced production costs<\/strong><\/h2><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 <strong>Traditional copper tape:<\/strong><\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Copper has a higher specific gravity (8.9g\/cm\u00b3).<\/li>\n\n<li>The material cost is high, and the transportation and installation costs also increase.<\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 <strong>Copper clad aluminum strip:<\/strong><\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aluminum has a density only equal to that of copper.<strong>1\/3<\/strong>(2.7g\/cm\u00b3),<\/li>\n\n<li>At the same length, the weight is reduced<strong>40%~50%<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Logistics costs reduced by more than 30%<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>3. Cost-effectiveness analysis of copper-clad aluminum strip replacing pure copper strip<\/strong><\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>index<\/th><th>Pure copper welding strip<\/th><th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ray-tron.com\/en\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"19\" title=\"Ruichuang 2\">Raytron<\/a>Copper clad aluminum welding strip<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Material Cost<\/td><td>high<\/td><td>Reduce 40%~50%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conductive properties<\/td><td>103% IACS<\/td><td>85%~90% IACS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thermal conductivity<\/td><td>excellent<\/td><td>Nearly pure copper<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>weight<\/td><td>Heavy<\/td><td>Light 40%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cost savings<\/td><td>\/<\/td><td>30% and above<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ray-tron.com\/en\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"14\" title=\"Photovoltaic modules\">Photovoltaic modules<\/a>efficiency<\/td><td>Standard performance<\/td><td>Perfectly compatible with TOPCon and HJT<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf1e <strong>4. Market Feedback<\/strong><\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Photovoltaic enterprises<\/th><th>Cost savings after using copper clad aluminum strip<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>LONGi Green Energy<\/td><td>Reduce 35%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>JA Solar<\/td><td>Reduce 38%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Trina Solar<\/td><td>Reduce 40%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overseas European Market<\/td><td>Reduce 42%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd25 <strong>5. Why is Ruichuang&#039;s copper-clad aluminum strip the most cost-effective?<\/strong><\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Advantages<\/th><th>Ordinary copper clad aluminum strip<\/th><th>Ruichuang copper clad aluminum strip<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Copper layer thickness<\/td><td>Uneven, weak bonding<\/td><td>Copper layer \u2265 0.03mm, perfect bonding<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Metallurgical Diffusion Technology<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>Ruichuang&#039;s exclusive technology<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conductive properties<\/td><td>70% IACS<\/td><td>85%~90% IACS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>price<\/td><td>Cheap but poor quality<\/td><td>High quality, reduced price 50%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 <strong>in conclusion:<\/strong><\/h2><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Copper clad aluminum strip = 85% copper performance + 50% cost<\/strong><\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u2705 Reduce<strong>PV Panel Cost<\/strong>30%~40%<\/li>\n\n<li>\u2705 Completely replace pure copper<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ray-tron.com\/en\/pvribbon\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"43\" title=\"Photovoltaic welding ribbon\">Photovoltaic welding ribbon<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li>\u2705 Improve the efficiency of photovoltaic modules 2%~3%<\/li><\/ul><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\ude80 <strong>This is why the European market chooses Ruichuang copper-clad aluminum strip in large quantities.<\/strong><\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the photovoltaic industry, copper-clad aluminum strips are gradually replacing traditional pure copper welding strips. 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