UNS C16200 (CW131C) Cadmium Copper
Copper Alloys
OS050 (annealed to 0.050mm grain size)
Property Overview
Density9g/cm³
Elastic Modulus120GPa
Tensile Strength240MPa
Yield Strength48MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature370°C
Chemical Composition
CU
98.6 to 99.3%
CD
0.7 to 1.2%
FE
0 to 0.2%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
120 GPa
Elongation at Break
56 %
Fatigue Strength
100 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.34
Shear Modulus
43 GPa
Shear Strength
190 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
240 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
48 MPa
Hardness
Rockwell F Hardness
46
Physical
Density
9.0 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
210 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
370 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1080 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1030 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
380 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
360 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
100 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
17 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
8.7 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
90 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
90 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
99 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
10 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.2 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
18 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
7.4 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
9.6 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
30 % 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 38 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
C16200CW131CUNS C16200 (CW131C) Cadmium Copper