UNS C81400 (Alloy 70C) Beryllium Copper
Copper Alloys
Property Overview
Density8.9g/cm³
Elastic Modulus120GPa
Tensile Strength370MPa
Yield Strength250MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature200°C
Chemical Composition
CR
0.6 to 1.0%
CU
98.4 to 99.38%
BE
0.020 to 0.1%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.5%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.5%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
120 GPa
Elongation at Break
11 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.34
Shear Modulus
41 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
370 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
250 MPa
Hardness
Rockwell B Hardness
69
Physical
Density
8.9 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
210 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
200 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1090 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1070 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
260 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
75 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
17 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
13 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
60 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
61 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
36 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
260 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.3 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
18 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
11 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
13 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
33 % relative
Embodied Carbon
2.8 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
45 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
45 MJ/kg 19 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
310 L/kg
Embodied Water
310 L/kg 37 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
Alloy 70CC81400UNS C81400 (Alloy 70C) Beryllium Copper