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Extra-Hard (H06) C15100 Copper

H06 C15100 copper is C15100 copper in the H06 (extra hard) temper. It has the second highest strength and second lowest ductility compared to the other variants of C15100 copper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H06 C15100 copper to: wrought coppers (top), all copper alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

120 GPa 17 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

3.0 %

Poisson's Ratio

0.34

Rockwell B Hardness

62

Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness

64

Shear Modulus

43 GPa 6.3 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

250 MPa 36 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

430 MPa 63 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

420 MPa 61 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

210 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

200 °C 390 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1100 °C 2010 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

1030 °C 1890 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

390 J/kg-K 0.092 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

360 W/m-K 210 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

17 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

95 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

95 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

31 % relative

Density

9.0 g/cm3 560 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

2.7 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

43 MJ/kg 18 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

310 L/kg 37 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

13 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

760 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

7.2 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

18 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

13 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

14 points

Thermal Diffusivity

100 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

15 points

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu)Cu 99.8 to 99.95
Zirconium (Zr)Zr 0.050 to 0.15
Residualsres. 0 to 0.1

All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.

Followup Questions

Further Reading

Copper Alloys: Preparation, Properties and Applications, Michael Naboka and Jennifer Giordano (editors), 2013