Light Drawn (H55) C14200 Copper
H55 C14200 copper is C14200 copper in the H55 (light drawn) temper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H55 C14200 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
25 %
Fatigue Strength
97 MPa 14 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness
35
Rockwell F Hardness
77
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness
45
Shear Modulus
43 GPa 6.3 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
180 MPa 26 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
280 MPa 41 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
230 MPa 34 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)
1030 °C 1880 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K 0.092 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
190 W/m-K 110 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
17 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
45 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
45 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
31 % relative
Density
8.9 g/cm3 560 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
2.6 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
41 MJ/kg 18 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
310 L/kg 37 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
66 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
240 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.2 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
18 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
8.7 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
11 points
Thermal Diffusivity
56 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
10 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 99.4 to 99.835 | |
| As | 0.15 to 0.5 | |
| P | 0.015 to 0.040 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B111: Standard Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy Seamless Condenser Tubes and Ferrule Stock
Copper Alloys: Preparation, Properties and Applications, Michael Naboka and Jennifer Giordano (editors), 2013