Heat Treated (HT) C82400 Copper
HT C82400 copper is C82400 copper in the heat treated (HT) condition. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare HT C82400 copper to: cast 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
1.0 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Rockwell C Hardness
38
Shear Modulus
45 GPa 6.5 x 106 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
1030 MPa 150 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
970 MPa 140 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
230 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
270 °C 520 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1000 °C 1820 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
900 °C 1650 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
380 J/kg-K 0.092 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
130 W/m-K 77 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
17 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
25 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
26 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density
8.8 g/cm3 550 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
8.9 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
140 MJ/kg 60 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
310 L/kg 37 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
10 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
3870 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.6 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
19 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
33 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
26 points
Thermal Diffusivity
39 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
36 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 96 to 98.2 | |
| Be | 1.6 to 1.9 | |
| Co | 0.2 to 0.65 | |
| Ni | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Al | 0 to 0.15 | |
| Ti | 0 to 0.12 | |
| Cr | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Sn | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Zn | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Pb | 0 to 0.020 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.5 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASM Specialty Handbook: Copper and Copper Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 2001