ASTM B124/B124M-19

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Designation: B124/B124M −19
Standard Specification for
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Copper and Copper Alloy Forging Rod, Bar, and Shapes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B124/B124M; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope* responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for cop-
mine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.
per and copper alloy rod, bar, and shapes intended for hot
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
forging.The following coppers and copper alloys are involved:
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
Copper Alloy Copper Alloy
Copper UNS Nos.
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
UNS Nos. EN 1412 Nos.
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
C11000 C27450 C49355 CW612N
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
C14500 C27451 C49360 CW617N
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
C14700 C27453 C61900
C28500 C62300
C35330 C63000
2. Referenced Documents
C36500 C63200
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C37000 C64200 2.1 ASTM Standards:
C37700 C64210
B249/B249M Specification for General Requirements for
C46400 C65500
Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and
C46500 C65680
C46750 C67500 Forgings
C48200 C67600
B283/B283M Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy
C48500 C69150
Die Forgings (Hot-Pressed)
C48600 C69240
C48640 C69300 E54 Test Methods for ChemicalAnalysis of Special Brasses
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C49250 C69410
and Bronzes (Withdrawn 2002)
C49255 C69850
E62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and
C49260 C70620
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C49265 C71520 CopperAlloys (Photometric Methods)(Withdrawn 2010)
C49300 C77400
E75 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-Nickel
C49340 C87700
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and Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloys (Withdrawn 2010)
C49345 C87710
C49350 E76 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel-Copper
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Alloys (Withdrawn 2003)
E121 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-
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NOTE 1—Additional information about forging practice and forgings
Tellurium Alloys (Withdrawn 2010)
produced from these alloys is given in Appendix X1 and in Specification
E478 Test Methods for ChemicalAnalysis of CopperAlloys
B283/B283M.
2.2 Other Standards:
1.2 Units—The values stated in either SI units or inch-
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ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The
EN 1412 Copper and CopperAlloys—European Numbering
values stated in each system are not necessarily exact equiva-
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System
lents; therefore, to ensure conformance with the standard, each
system shall be used independently of the other, and values
from the two systems shall not be combined.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
the ASTM website.
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The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
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ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB05onCopper www.astm.org.
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and CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.02 on Rod, Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME
Bar, Wire, Shapes and Forgings. International Headquarters, Two Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990, http://
Current edition approved April 1, 2019. Published April 2019. Originally www.asme.org.
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approved in 1939. Last previous edition approved in 2018 as B124/B124M–18a. Available fromAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
DOI: 10.1520/B0124_B0124M–19. 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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B124/B124M − 19
EN 12165 Copper and Copper Alloys—Wrought and Un- 4.2.2 Certification (Specification B249/B249M),
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wrought Forging Stock 4.2.3 Test Report (Specification B249/B249M),
ISO 3110, Part 2 (TC 26 Ref. No. N 670 E⁄F) Determination 4.2.4 When product is ordered for ASME Boiler and Pres-
ofAluminum Content: FlameAtomicAbsorption Spectro- sure Vessel Code Application (see Certification Section of
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metric Method Specificatio
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