H04 C10800 Copper vs. H04 C12200 Copper
Both H04 C10800 copper and H04 C12200 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H04 (full hard) temper. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is H04 C10800 copper and the bottom bar is H04 C12200 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 | |
| 90 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Rockwell F Hardness | 89 | |
| 90 |
| Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 58 | |
| 58 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 170 | |
| 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 350 | |
| 340 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 92 | |
| 85 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 92 | |
| 85 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 45 | |
| 39 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 470 | |
| 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 100 | |
| 98 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.95 to 99.995 | |
| 99.9 to 99.985 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.0050 to 0.012 | |
| 0.015 to 0.040 |