Heat Treated (HT) C82600 Copper
HT C82600 copper is C82600 copper in the heat treated (HT) condition. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare HT C82600 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 18 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
1.0 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Rockwell C Hardness
43
Shear Modulus
46 GPa 6.6 x 106 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
1140 MPa 170 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
1070 MPa 160 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
240 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
300 °C 560 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
950 °C 1750 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
860 °C 1570 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K 0.092 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
130 W/m-K 73 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
17 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
19 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
20 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density
8.7 g/cm3 540 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
11 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
180 MJ/kg 76 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
310 L/kg 37 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
11 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
4690 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.8 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
19 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
36 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
28 points
Thermal Diffusivity
37 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
39 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 94.9 to 97.2 | |
| Be | 2.3 to 2.6 | |
| Co | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| Si | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.25 | |
| Ni | 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
CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015