Provided is a
copper alloy material having excellent bendability, proof strength,
conductivity, and
stress relaxation resistance, and that is suitable for automotive components and the surrounding infrastructure, particularly in electric vehicles and
hybrid electric vehicles, as well as for the lead frames, connectors, terminals, etc. of
solar power generation systems and the like. The
copper alloy material contains 0.1-0.8
mass% of Cr and 0.01-0.5
mass% in total of at least one type selected from the group consisting of additive element group 1 and additive element group 2, and the remainder comprises
copper and inevitable impurities. In the
crystal orientation analysis of a rolled surface carried out using
electron backscatter diffraction measurement, the area proportion of
crystal grains having an orientation that is offset at 15 DEG or less from the cube orientation {001}<100>; is 3% or above, and the proportion of S3
coincidence grain boundaries in the
crystal grain boundaries is 20% or above.The additive element group 1 is 0.01-0.5
mass% in total of at least one type selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ti, and Zr; and additive element group 2 is 0.005-0.5 mass% in total of at least one type selected from the group consisting of Zn, Fe, Sn, Ag, Si, and P.