ASTM B224-98

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Designation: B 224 – 98
Standard Classification of
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Coppers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 224; 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.
1. Scope * B 216 Specification for Tough-Pitch Fire-Refined Copper
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for Wrought Products and Alloys-Refinery Shapes
1.1 This is a classification of the various types of copper
B 379 Specification for Phosphorized Coppers—Refinery
currently available in refinery shapes and wrought products in
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Shapes
commercial quantities. It is not a specification for the various
B 584 Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings for
types of copper.
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General Applications
1.2 In this classification, use is made of the standard copper
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E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
designations in use by the copper industry.
F 68 Specification for Oxygen-Free Copper in Wrought
1.3 Although this classification includes certain UNS des-
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Forms for Electron Devices
ignations as described in Practice E 527, these designations are
for cross-reference only and are not requirements. Therefore, in
3. Terminology
case of conflict, this ASTM classification shall govern.
3.1 Appendix X2 describes the terms used in designating
1.4 This classification does not attempt to differentiate
the various coppers listed.
between all compositions that could be termed either coppers
3.2 Appendix X3 describes the refinery shapes.
or copper-base alloys, but in conformance with general usage
3.3 Appendix X4 describes the fabricators’ forms.
in the trade, includes those coppers in which the copper is
specified as 99.85 % or more, silver being counted as copper.
NOTE 2—Copper, as applied to castings other than refinery cast shapes,
cakes, billets, wire bars, ingots, and ingot bars, is described in Specifica-
NOTE 1—Coppers may contain small amounts of certain elements
tions B 30 and B 584.
intentionally permitted to impart specific properties, without excessively
lowering electrical conductivity. The total copper plus specific permitted
4. Significance and Use
elements is usually specified as 99.85 % or more. These intentionally
4.1 This classification lists the types of copper available
permitted elements normally include, but are not limited to, arsenic,
cadmium, chromium, lead, magnesium, silver, sulfur, tellurium, tin, zinc, from refineries and/or fabricators, defines the common terms
and zirconium, plus deoxidizers, up to specific levels adopted by the
used, and gives the characteristics of many of the coppers
International Standards Organization.
available. It is useful to the neophyte looking for the appropri-
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded ate copper for a particular application.
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
5. Basis of Classification
information only.
5.1 Table X1.1 lists the standard designations, and the
2. Referenced Documents
refinery shapes and fabricators’ products currently produced.
2.1 ASTM Standards: The listed coppers are not necessarily available in the complete
range of sizes in the form shown, nor from any one supplier in
B 5 Specification for High Conductivity Tough Pitch Cop-
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per Refinery Shapes all forms.
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5.2 Existing ASTM specifications for refinery copper and
B 30 Specification for Copper-Base Alloys in Ingot Form
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B 115 Specification for Electrolytic Cathode Copper for wrought copper products may cover more than one of the
coppers listed in Table X1.1 or may include only part of the
B 170 Specification for Oxygen-Free Electrolytic Copper—
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Refinery Shapes range covered by any one of the coppers shown in this
classification.
6. Keywords
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This classification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 on
Copper and Copper Alloysand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
6.1 classification, coppers
B05.07on Refined Copper.
Current edition approved Oct. 10, 1998. Published January 1999. Originally
published as B 224 – 48 T. Last previous edition B 224 – 96.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.01. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.01.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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B 224–98
APPENDIXES
(Nonmandatory Information)
X1. CLASSIFICATION OF COPPERS
X1.1 Table X1.1 lists the standard designations, refinery shapes, and fabricator’s products.
TABLE X1.1 Classification of Coppers
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Form in which Copper is Available
D E
From Refiners From Fabricators
A B
DesignationsType of Copper UNS Nos.
Ingots
Pipe Rod
and
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