Copper, UNS C16500

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Copper, UNS C16500
Categories:	Metal; Nonferrous Metal; Copper Alloy
Material Notes:	Good to excellent corrosion resistance. Excellent cold workability; good hot formability. Applications: electrical springs and contacts, trolley wire, clips, flat cable, resistance welding electrodes. Available as flat products, rod and wire.
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	8.89 g/cc	0.321 lb/in³	C16200

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	276 - 655 MPa	40000 - 95000 psi
Tensile Strength, Yield	97.0 - 490 MPa	14100 - 71100 psi	Depending on temper
Elongation at Break	53 %	53 %	In 38.1 mm.
Tensile Modulus	117 GPa	17000 ksi
Machinability	20 %	20 %	UNS C36000 (free-cutting brass) = 100%

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	0.00000290 ohm-cm	0.00000290 ohm-cm	60% IACS

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	17.6 µm/m-°C @Temperature 20.0 - 300 °C	9.80 µin/in-°F @Temperature 68.0 - 572 °F
Specific Heat Capacity	0.377 J/g-°C	0.0900 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity	21.0 W/m-K	146 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F
Liquidus	1070 °C	1958 °F
Annealing Point	427 - 788 °C	800 - 1450 °F

Component Elements Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Cadmium, Cd	0.70 - 1.2 %	0.70 - 1.2 %
Copper, Cu	98.6 %	98.6 %
Iron, Fe	<= 0.020 %	<= 0.020 %
Tin, Sn	0.60 %	0.60 %

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