TH01 Tempered C17000 Copper
TH01 C17000 copper is C17000 copper in the TH01 (quarter-hard and precipitation heat treated) temper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare TH01 C17000 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
2.8 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Rockwell C Hardness
40
Shear Modulus
45 GPa 6.5 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
690 MPa 100 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
1210 MPa 170 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
950 MPa 140 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
230 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
270 °C 510 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
980 °C 1800 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
870 °C 1590 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K 0.092 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
110 W/m-K 62 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
17 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
22 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
22 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density
8.8 g/cm3 550 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
8.7 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
140 MJ/kg 58 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
310 L/kg 37 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
31 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
3730 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.6 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
19 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
38 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
29 points
Thermal Diffusivity
32 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
42 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 96.3 to 98.2 | |
| Be | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| Ni | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.4 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Al | 0 to 0.2 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.5 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B194: Standard Specification for Copper-Beryllium Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
Copper Alloys: Preparation, Properties and Applications, Michael Naboka and Jennifer Giordano (editors), 2013
ASM Specialty Handbook: Copper and Copper Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 2001
CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015