Extra-Spring (H10) C10500 Copper
H10 C10500 copper is C10500 copper in the H10 (extra spring) temper. It has the highest strength and second lowest ductility compared to the other variants of C10500 copper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H10 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
4.0 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness
62
Rockwell F Hardness
99
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness
67
Shear Modulus
43 GPa 6.3 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
200 MPa 29 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
400 MPa 58 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
400 MPa 58 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)
16 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
680 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.2 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
18 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
12 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
14 points
Thermal Diffusivity
110 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
14 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