UNS C81500 Chromium Copper
Copper Alloys
Property Overview
Density8.9g/cm³
Elastic Modulus120GPa
Tensile Strength350MPa
Yield Strength280MPa
Brinell Hardness110HB
Maximum Service Temperature200°C
Chemical Composition
CR
0.4 to 1.5%
SI
0 to 0.15%
CU
97.4 to 99.6%
AL
0 to 0.1%
PB
0 to 0.020%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.5%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.5%
SN
0 to 0.1%
ZN
0 to 0.1%
FE
0 to 0.1%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
120 GPa
Elongation at Break
17 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.34
Shear Modulus
44 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
350 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
280 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
110
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)
1080 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
320 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
91 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
17 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
12 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
82 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
83 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
56 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
330 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
12 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
31 % relative
Embodied Carbon
2.6 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
41 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
41 MJ/kg 18 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
310 L/kg
Embodied Water
310 L/kg 37 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
C81500UNS C81500 Chromium Copper