Extra-Hard (H06) C19800 Copper
H06 C19800 copper is C19800 copper in the H06 (extra hard) temper. It has the highest strength and lowest ductility compared to the other variants of C19800 copper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H06 C19800 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
110 GPa 17 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
9.0 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.34
Shear Modulus
43 GPa 6.2 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
330 MPa 47 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
550 MPa 80 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
550 MPa 80 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
210 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
200 °C 390 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1070 °C 1960 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1050 °C 1920 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K 0.093 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
260 W/m-K 150 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
18 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
61 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
62 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
30 % relative
Density
8.9 g/cm3 550 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
2.8 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
43 MJ/kg 18 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
320 L/kg 38 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
50 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
1320 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.2 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
18 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
17 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
17 points
Thermal Diffusivity
75 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
20 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 95.7 to 99.47 | |
| Zn | 0.3 to 1.5 | |
| Sn | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
| Mg | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
| Fe | 0.020 to 0.5 | |
| P | 0.010 to 0.1 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.2 |
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