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Full-Hard (H04) C15500 Copper

H04 C15500 copper is C15500 copper in the H04 (full hard) temper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H04 C15500 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

5.0 %

Fatigue Strength

170 MPa 24 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.34

Rockwell F Hardness

97

Shear Modulus

43 GPa 6.3 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

250 MPa 36 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

430 MPa 62 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

410 MPa 59 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

210 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

200 °C 390 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1080 °C 1980 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

1080 °C 1970 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

390 J/kg-K 0.092 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

350 W/m-K 200 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

17 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

90 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

91 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

33 % relative

Density

8.9 g/cm3 560 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

2.7 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

42 MJ/kg 18 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

360 L/kg 43 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

21 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

730 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 99.75 to 99.853
Magnesium (Mg)Mg 0.080 to 0.13
Silver (Ag)Ag 0.027 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P)P 0.040 to 0.080
Residualsres. 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