Special-Spring (H12) C15500 Copper
Copper Alloys
Property Overview
Density8.9g/cm³
Elastic Modulus120GPa
Tensile Strength520MPa
Yield Strength510MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature200°C
Chemical Composition
P
0.040 to 0.080%
CU
99.75 to 99.853%
AG
0.027 to 0.1%
MG
0.080 to 0.13%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.2%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.2%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
120 GPa
Elongation at Break
3.0 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.34
Shear Modulus
43 GPa
Shear Strength
300 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
520 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
510 MPa
Hardness
Rockwell B Hardness
82
Physical
Density
8.9 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
210 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
200 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1080 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1080 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
350 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
100 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
17 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
18 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
90 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
91 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
15 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
1140 kJ/m 3
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
Environmental
Base Metal Price
33 % relative
Embodied Carbon
2.7 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
42 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
42 MJ/kg 18 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
360 L/kg
Embodied Water
360 L/kg 43 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
C15500H12Special-Spring (H12) C15500 Copper