UNS C15000 (CW120C) Zirconium Copper
Alloy Steels
O61 (annealed)
Property Overview
Density9g/cm³
Elastic Modulus120GPa
Tensile Strength260MPa
Yield Strength82MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature200°C
Chemical Composition
CU
99.8 to 99.9%
ZR
0.1 to 0.2%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
120 GPa
Elongation at Break
50 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.34
Shear Modulus
43 GPa
Shear Strength
180 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
260 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
82 MPa
Hardness
Rockwell F Hardness
40
Physical
Density
9.0 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
210 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
200 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1080 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
980 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
370 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
110 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
17 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
9.3 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
93 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
93 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
99 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
29 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.2 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
18 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
7.9 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
10 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
31 % relative
Embodied Carbon
2.7 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
43 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
43 MJ/kg 19 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
310 L/kg
Embodied Water
310 L/kg 37 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
C15000CW120CCW120CCuZrUNS C15000 (CW120C) Zirconium Copper
Standards
EN 12163 EN 12163: 1998 Copper and copper alloys. Rod for general purposes
EN 12165 EN 12165: 1998 Copper and copper alloys. Wrought and unwrought forging stock
EN 12166 EN 12166: 1998 Copper and copper alloys. Wire for general purposes
EN 12167 EN 12167: 1998 Copper and copper alloys. Profiles and rectangular bar for general purposes
EN 12420 EN 12420: 1999 Copper and copper alloys. Forgings