TM03 Mill Hardened C70250 Copper
TM03 C70250 copper is C70250 copper in the TM03 (mill hardened to 3/4 hard) temper. It has the highest strength compared to the other variants of C70250 copper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare TM03 C70250 copper to: wrought copper-nickels (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
Poisson's Ratio
0.34
Shear Modulus
44 GPa 6.4 x 106 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
740 MPa 110 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
220 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
210 °C 400 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1100 °C 2000 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1080 °C 1970 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K 0.094 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
170 W/m-K 98 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
17 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
36 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
37 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
31 % relative
Density
8.9 g/cm3 550 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
2.9 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
45 MJ/kg 19 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
310 L/kg 37 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.4 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
18 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
23 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
21 points
Thermal Diffusivity
49 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
26 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 92.7 to 97.5 | |
| Ni | 2.2 to 4.2 | |
| Si | 0.25 to 1.2 | |
| Zn | 0 to 1.0 | |
| Mg | 0.050 to 0.3 | |
| Mn | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Pb | 0 to 0.050 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.5 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B422: Standard Specification for Copper-Aluminum-Silicon-Cobalt Alloy, Copper-Nickel-Silicon-Magnesium Alloy, Copper-Nickel-Silicon Alloy, Copper-Nickel-Aluminum-Magnesium Alloy, and Copper- Nickel-Tin Alloy Sheet and Strip
ASM Specialty Handbook: Copper and Copper Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 2001