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Full-Hard (H04) C14500 Copper

H04 C14500 copper is C14500 copper in the H04 (full hard) temper. It has the highest strength and lowest ductility compared to the other variants of C14500 copper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H04 C14500 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

12 %

Poisson's Ratio

0.34

Rockwell B Hardness

48

Shear Modulus

43 GPa 6.3 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

190 MPa 27 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

330 MPa 47 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

260 MPa 38 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

210 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

200 °C 390 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1080 °C 1970 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

1050 °C 1920 °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

94 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

95 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

33 % relative

Density

8.9 g/cm3 560 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

2.6 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

42 MJ/kg 18 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

310 L/kg 37 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

36 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

300 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

7.2 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

18 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

10 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

12 points

Thermal Diffusivity

100 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

12 points

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu)Cu 99.2 to 99.596
Tellurium (Te)Te 0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P)P 0.0040 to 0.012

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

Followup Questions

Further Reading

ASTM B301: Standard Specification for Free-Cutting Copper Rod, Bar, Wire, and Shapes

ASTM B124: Standard Specification for Copper and Copper Alloy Forging Rod, Bar, and Shapes

ASTM B283: Standard Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy Die Forgings (Hot-Pressed)

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

Copper: Its Trade, Manufacture, Use, and Environmental Status, Gunter Joseph, 2001

Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993