Full-Hard (H04) C16200 Copper
H04 C16200 copper is C16200 copper in the H04 (full hard) temper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H04 C16200 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
9.0 %
Fatigue Strength
210 MPa 30 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness
73
Shear Modulus
43 GPa 6.2 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
390 MPa 56 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
510 MPa 73 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
470 MPa 69 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
210 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
370 °C 700 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1080 °C 1970 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1030 °C 1890 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
380 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
90 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
90 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
30 % relative
Density
9.0 g/cm3 560 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
2.6 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
41 MJ/kg 18 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
310 L/kg 38 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
45 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
970 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.2 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
18 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
16 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
16 points
Thermal Diffusivity
100 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
18 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 98.6 to 99.3 | |
| Cd | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| Fe | 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
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