As Hot Rolled (M20) C10500 Copper
M20 C10500 copper is C10500 copper in the M20 (as hot rolled) condition. It has the highest ductility compared to the other variants of C10500 copper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare M20 C10500 copper to: wrought coppers (top), all copper alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
120 GPa 17 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
51 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.34
Rockwell F Hardness
47
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness
36
Shear Modulus
43 GPa 6.3 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
150 MPa 22 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
230 MPa 33 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
75 MPa 11 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
210 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
200 °C 390 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1080 °C 1980 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1080 °C 1980 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K 0.092 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
390 W/m-K 220 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
17 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
100 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
100 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
32 % relative
Density
9.0 g/cm3 560 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
2.6 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
42 MJ/kg 18 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
350 L/kg 41 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
90 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
24 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.2 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
18 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
7.1 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
9.3 points
Thermal Diffusivity
110 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
8.1 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 99.89 to 99.966 | |
| Ag | 0.034 to 0.060 | |
| O | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.050 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B152: Standard Specification for Copper Sheet, Strip, Plate, and Rolled Bar