ASTM B465-00

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Designation: B 465 – 00
Standard Specification for
Copper-Iron Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 465; 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 * 4. General Requirements
1.1 This specification covers Copper Alloy UNS Nos. 4.1 The following sections of Specification B 248 consti-
C19200, C19400, C19500, and C19700 plate, sheet, strip, and tutes a part of this specification:
rolled bar. 4.1.1 Terminology,
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded 4.1.2 Materials and Manufacture,
as the standard. 4.1.3 Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance,
4.1.4 Sampling,
2. Referenced Documents
4.1.5 Number of Tests and Retests,
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.1.6 Specimen Preparation,
B 193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor 4.1.7 Test Methods (except chemical analysis),
Materials
4.1.8 Significance of Numerical Limits,
B 248 Specification for General Requirements for Wrought 4.1.9 Inspection,
Copper and Copper-Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled
4.1.10 Rejection and Rehearing,
Bar 4.1.11 Certification,
B 601 Practice for Temper Designations for Copper and
4.1.12 Test Reports (Mill),
Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast 4.1.13 Packaging and Package Marking, and
B 846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
4.1.14 Supplementary Requirements.
E 8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials 4.2 In addition, when a section with a title identical to that
E 54 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Special
referenced in 4.1 appears in this specification, it contains
Brasses and Bronzes additional requirements which supplement those appearing in
E 62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and
Specification B 248.
Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
5. Ordering Information
E 75 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-Nickel
and Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloys 5.1 Contracts or purchase orders for product under this
E 76 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel-Copper specification should include the following information:
Alloys 5.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue (for example
E 112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size B 465–XX),
E 478 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper 5.1.2 Copper Alloy UNS No. designation (for example,
Alloys C19200),
E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS) 5.1.3 Temper (Section 8),
5.1.4 Dimensions—Thickness, width, length etc. (Section
3. Terminology
11),
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms related to copper
5.1.5 Form—Plate, sheet, strip, or rolled bar,
and copper alloys, refer to Terminology B 846. 5.1.6 How Furnished—Coils (rolls), specific lengths or
stock lengths, with or without ends,
5.1.7 Quantity—total weight each form, temper, and size,
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B-5 on Copper
and
and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.1 on Plate,
5.1.8 When material is purchased for agencies of the U.S.
Sheet, and Strip.
Current edition approved May 10, 2000. Published July 2000. Originally Government (Section 11).
published as B 465 – 68. Last previous edition B 465 – 93.
5.2 The following options are available under this specifi-
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.03.
3 cation and should be specified in the contract or purchase order
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.01.
when required:
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05.
5.2.1 Type of Edge—Slit, sheared, sawed, square corners,
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.06.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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round corners, rounded edges, or full rounded edges, 8. Temper
5.2.2 Width and straightness tolerances (appropriate table in
8.1 As defined in Practice B 601, products shall be produced
Specification B 248),
in tempers O60 (soft annealed), O61 (annealed), O50 (light
5.2.3 Heat identification or traceability details,
1 1
annealed), O82 (annealed to temper - ⁄2 hard), H01 ( ⁄4hard),
5.2.4 Certification, and
1 3
H02 ( ⁄2 hard), H03 ( ⁄4 hard), H04 (hard), H06 (extra hard),
5.2.5 Mill test report.
H08 (spring), H10 (extra spring), and H14 (super spring).
6. Materials and Manufacture NOTE 2—The purchaser should confer with the manufacturer or sup-
plier for the availability of product in a specific alloy, temper, and form,
6.1 Material:
since all tempers are subject to manufacturing limitations.
6.1.1 The material of manufacture shall be a cast bar, cake,
NOTE 3—Properties of special tempers not listed in this specification
slab, and so forth of Copper Alloy UNS No. C19200, C19400,
are subject to agreement between the manufacturer and purchaser.
C19500, or C19700, as specified in the ordering information,
and of such purity and soundness as to be suitable for
9. Grain Size for Annealed Tempers
processing into the products prescribed herein.
9.1 Grain Size—No grain size requirements have been
6.1.2 In the event heat identification or traceability is
established for tempers O50, O60, and O61; however, the
required, the purchaser shall specify the details desired.
product material shall be fully recrystallized when examined in
NOTE 1—Because of the discontinuous nature of the processing of accordance with Test Methods E 112.
castings into wrought products, it is not practical to identify a specific
casting analysis with a specific quantity of finished product.
10. Physical Property Requirements
6.2 Manufacture:
10.1 Electrical Resistivity Requirement:
6.2.1 The product shall be manufactured by such hot-
10.1.1 The product furnished shall conform to the require-
working, cold-working, and annealing processes as to produce
ments of Table 2 for the Copper UNS No. designation and
a uniform wrought structure in the finished product.
temper specified in the ordering information when determined
6.2.2 The product shall be hot- or cold-worked to the
in accordance with Test Method B 193.
finished size, and subsequently annealed, when required, to
10.1.1.1 Products produced in temper O60 from Copper
meet the temper properties specified.
Alloy UNS No. C19400 are not required to conform with the
6.2.3 Edges—Slit edges shall be furnished unless otherwise
resistivity requirement of Table 2.
specified in the contract or purchase order.
11. Mechanical Property Requirements
7. Chemical Composition
11.1 Tensile Requirements:
7.1 The material shall conform to the requirements pre-
11.1.1 The product furnished shall conform to the require-
scribed in Table 1 for the Copper Alloy UNS No. designation
ments prescribed in Table 3 for the Copper Alloy UNS No.
specified in the ordering information.
designation and temper specified in the ordering information
7.1.1 These composition limits do not preclude the presence
when subjected to test in accordance with Test Methods E 8.
of other elements. Limits may be established and analysis
11.1.1.1 Refer to Table 4 for SI equivalents for tensile
required for unnamed elements by agreement between the
strength.
manufacturer and the purchaser.
11.2 Rockwell Hardness—The approximate Rockwell val-
7.2 Copper, when specified as the remainder, may be taken
ues given in Table 3 are for general information and assistance
as the difference between the sum of results for specified
in testing and shall not be used as a basis for rejection.
elements and 100 %.
7.3 When all elements listed in Table 1 for the designated
NOTE 4—The Rockwell hardness test offers a quick and convenient
alloy are determined, the sum of results shall be 99.8 %
method of checking for general conformity to the specification require-
minimum. ments for temper and tensile strength.
TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
Composition, %
Element Copper Alloy UNS No.
C19200 C19400
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