UNS C15900 Dispersion Strengthened Copper
Copper Alloys
Property Overview
Density8.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus110GPa
Tensile Strength720MPa
Yield Strength240MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature200°C
Chemical Composition
C
0.27 to 0.33%
CU
97.5 to 97.9%
TI
0.66 to 0.74%
AL
0.76 to 0.84%
O
0.4 to 0.54%
FE
0 to 0.040%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
110 GPa
Elongation at Break
6.5 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.34
Shear Modulus
43 GPa
Shear Strength
420 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
720 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
240 MPa
Hardness
Rockwell B Hardness
95
Physical
Density
8.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
210 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
200 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1080 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1030 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
280 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
80 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
17 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
26 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
48 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
49 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
37 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
260 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.2 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
18 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
23 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
20 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
30 % 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
C15900UNS C15900 Dispersion Strengthened Copper