A method of producing a copper/ceramic bonded body with a copper member and a ceramic member bonded each other, the copper member having a composition having a Cu purity of 99.96 mass % or more, a balance of inevitable impurities, a P content of 2 mass ppm or less, and a total content of Pb, Se and Te of 10 mass ppm or less, the method comprises:
- a bonding step of bonding the copper member and the ceramic member laminated to each other by pressing the laminated copper member and ceramic member in a laminating direction and heating,
- wherein an average crystal grain size of the copper member before bonding is set to 10 μm or more,
- an aspect ratio, which means a ratio of a major axis to a minor axis of a crystal grain on a rolled surface, is set to 2 or less, and
- in the bonding step, a pressing load in the laminating direction is set to be in a range of 0.05 MPa or more and 1.5 MPa or less, a heating temperature is set to be in a range of 800° C. or higher and 850° C. or lower, and a holding time at the heating temperature is set to be in a range of 10 minutes or longer and 90 minutes or shorter.