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Temperature limits of wire/conductors

Thermal/Current limits of copper wire (embedded in FR4 or insulator):

The upper limit of a copper wire is more complicated than only the limit of the wire itself. The wire is almost always embedded in some other material with a lower smoke or burning temperature than the melting point of copper.

There are also human factors limitations

Failure points along the way to melting copper (max to min):

Temp (C) .
1085 Copper Melt Point
300 IC Package Compromise (epoxy)
160-190 PVC wire insulation
130-170 FR-4 Tg (glass transition point)
50-100 Hot to the touch
25 Room temp

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