ASTM B249/B249M-01

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Designation: B 249/B 249M – 01
Standard Specification for
General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-
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Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and Forgings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 249/B 249M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
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1. Scope * and Shapes for Use in Screw Machines
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B 21/B 21M Specification for Naval Brass Rod, Bar, and
1.1 This specification establishes the general requirements
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Shapes
common to wrought copper and copper alloy rod, bar, shapes,
B 98/B 98M Specification for Copper-Silicon Alloy Rod,
and forgings which shall apply to Specifications B 16/B 16M,
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Bar, and Shapes
B 21/B 21M, B 98/B 98M, B 124/B 124M, B 138/B 138M,
B 124/B 124M Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy
B 139/B 139M, B 140/B 140M, B 150, B 151/B 151M, B 196/
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Forging Rod, Bar, and Shapes
B 196M, B 283, B 301/B 301M, B 371, B 411/B 411M, B 441,
B 138/B 138M Specification for Manganese Bronze Rod,
B 453/B 453M, B 455, and B 570 to the extent referenced
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Bar, and Shapes
therein.
B 139/B 139M Specification for Phosphor Bronze Rod,
1.2 The chemical composition, physical and mechanical
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Bar, and Shapes
properties, and all other requirements not included in this
B 140/B 140M Specification for Copper-Zinc-Lead
specification are prescribed in the product specification.
(Leaded Red Brass or Hardware Bronze) Rod, Bar, and
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
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Shapes
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
B 150 Specification for Aluminum Bronze Rod, Bar, and
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
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Shapes
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
B 151/B 151M Specification for Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloy
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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(Nickel Silver) and Copper-Nickel Rod and Bar
1.4 The values stated in inch-pounds units or SI units are to
B 154 Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper
be regarded separately in the standard. Within the text the SI
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and Copper Alloys
values are given in brackets. The values stated in each system
B 187 Specification for Copper Bar, Bus Bar, Rod and
of units are not exact equivalents; each system is independent
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Shapes
of the other. Combining values from the two systems may
B 193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor
result in nonconformance with the specification.
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Materials
NOTE 1—Requirements for flat wire (defined as flat products up to and
B 194 Specification for Copper-Beryllium Alloy Plate,
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including 0.188 in. thick and up to 1 ⁄4 in. in width, with all surfaces rolled
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Sheet, Strip and Rolled Bar
or drawn, without having been slit, sheared or sawed) including square,
B 196/B 196M Specification for Copper-Beryllium Alloy
furnished in coils or straight lengths, or on spools, reels, or bucks are
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Rod and Bar
described by the wire Specifications B 206/B 206M and B 272.
B 206/B 206M Specification for Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloy
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2. Referenced Documents
(Nickel Silver) Wire and Copper-Nickel Alloy Wire
B 272 Specification for Flat Copper Products With Finished
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date
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(Rolled or Drawn) Edges (Flat Wire and Strip)
of material purchase form a part of this specification to the
B 283 Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy Die Forg-
extent referenced herein:
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ings
2.2 ASTM Standards:
B 301/B 301M Specification for Free-Cutting Copper Rod
B 16/B 16M Specification for Free-Cutting Brass Rod, Bar,
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and Bar
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B 371 Specification for Copper-Zinc-Silicon Alloy Rod
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 on Copper
B 411/B 411M Specification for Copper-Nickel-Silicon Al-
and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.02 on Rod,
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loy Rod and Bar
Bar, Shapes, and Forgings.
Current edition approved Oct. 10, 2001. Published December 2001. Originally
published as B 249 – 51 T. Last previous edition B 249/B 249M – 00.
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For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi- Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.01.
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cations SB-249 in Section II of that Code. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.03.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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