H04 C14500 Copper vs. H02 C14500 Copper
Both H04 C14500 copper and H02 C14500 copper are variants of the same material. They share alloy composition and many physical properties, but develop different mechanical properties as a result of different processing.
For each property being compared, the top bar is H04 C14500 copper and the bottom bar is H02 C14500 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 48 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 | |
| 170 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 | |
| 250 |
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 | 1050 | |
| 1050 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 360 | |
| 360 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 94 | |
| 94 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 95 | |
| 95 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 36 | |
| 47 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 | |
| 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 9.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 100 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.2 to 99.596 | |
| 99.2 to 99.596 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.0040 to 0.012 | |
| 0.0040 to 0.012 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |