ASTM B950-06
(Guide)Standard Guide for Editorial Procedures and Form of Product Specifications for Copper and Copper Alloys
Standard Guide for Editorial Procedures and Form of Product Specifications for Copper and Copper Alloys
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
The Form and Style for ASTM Standards manual provides mandatory requirements and recommended practices for the preparation and content of ASTM specifications. In order to promote consistency in the style and content of product specifications under its jurisdiction, Committee B05 recognizes the need to provide a supplementary document pertaining to the types of products and materials covered by specifications under its jurisdiction.
This guide contains a list of sections to be considered for inclusion in a specification for copper and copper alloys, recommended wording, or both, for such sections. An electronic template including committee adopted language is included in the Appendix.
Persons drafting new product specifications, or modifying existing ones, under the jurisdiction of Committee B05, should follow this guide and the requirements of the Form and Style Manual to ensure consistency.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers the editorial procedures and form and style for product specifications under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 on Copper and Copper Alloys.Note 1
For standards other than product specifications, such as test methods, practices, and guides, see the appropriate sections of Form and Style for ASTM Standards (Blue Book).
1.2 This guide has been prepared as a supplement to the current edition of the Form and Style Manual, and is appropriate for use by the subcommittees within ASTM Committee B05 on Copper and Copper Alloys. This guide is to be applied in conjunction with the Form and Style Manual. The Appendix contains a copy of the B05 electronic template which includes adopted language for various sections and provides a template for drafting B05 specifications.Note 2
The contents of this guide were previously maintained as a white paper under the title, "ASTM Committee B05 Outline of Form of Specifications."
1.3 Subcommittees preparing new product specifications or revising existing ones should follow the practices and procedures outlined herein, and be guided by the latest specifications covering similar commodities.
1.4 If a conflict exists between this guide and the mandatory sections of the current edition of the Form and Style Manual, the Form and Style Manual requirements have precedence. If a conflict exists between this guide and the nonmandatory sections of the current edition of the Form and Style Manual, the guide has precedence.
1.5 When patents are involved, the specifications writer should refer to the Form and Style Manual section on patents and trademarks. Also, refer to part F of the Form and Style Manual for trademark information and the safety hazards caveat.
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Designation: B950 – 06
Standard Guide for
Editorial Procedures and Form of Product Specifications for
Copper and Copper Alloys
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B950; 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.
1. Scope* 2. Referenced Documents
1.1 This guide covers the editorial procedures and form and 2.1 ASTM Standards:
style for product specifications under the jurisdiction ofASTM E75 Test Methods for ChemicalAnalysis of Copper-Nickel
Committee B05 on Copper and Copper Alloys. and Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloys
B170 Specification for Oxygen-Free Electrolytic Copper—
NOTE 1—For standards other than product specifications, such as test
Refinery Shapes
methods, practices, and guides, see the appropriate sections of Form and
B194 Specification for Copper-Beryllium Alloy Plate,
Style for ASTM Standards (Blue Book).
Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
1.2 This guide has been prepared as a supplement to the
B216 Specification for Tough-Pitch Fire-Refined Copper—
current edition of the Form and Style Manual, and is appro-
Refinery Shapes
priate for use by the subcommittees within ASTM Committee
B224 Classification of Coppers
B05 on Copper and CopperAlloys. This guide is to be applied
B248 Specification for General Requirements for Wrought
in conjunction with the Form and Style Manual.TheAppendix
Copper and Copper-Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled
contains a copy of the B05 electronic template which includes
Bar
adopted language for various sections and provides a template
B248M Specification for General Requirements for
for drafting B05 specifications.
Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and
NOTE 2—The contents of this guide were previously maintained as a
Rolled Bar (Metric)
white paper under the title, “ASTM Committee B05 Outline of Form of
B249/B249M Specification for General Requirements for
Specifications.”
Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and
1.3 Subcommittees preparing new product specifications or
Forgings
revising existing ones should follow the practices and proce- B250/B250M Specification for General Requirements for
duresoutlinedherein,andbeguidedbythelatestspecifications
Wrought Copper Alloy Wire
covering similar commodities. B251 Specification for General Requirements for Wrought
1.4 If a conflict exists between this guide and the mandatory
Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube
sections of the current edition of the Form and Style Manual, B577 Test Methods for Detection of Cuprous Oxide (Hy-
the Form and Style Manual requirements have precedence. If a
drogen Embrittlement Susceptibility) in Copper
conflict exists between this guide and the nonmandatory B601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper
sections of the current edition of the Form and Style Manual,
and Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast
the guide has precedence. B824 Specification for General Requirements for Copper
1.5 When patents are involved, the specifications writer
Alloy Castings
should refer to the Form and Style Manual section on patents B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
and trademarks. Also, refer to part F of the Form and Style
E6 TerminologyRelatingtoMethodsofMechanicalTesting
Manual for trademark information and the safety hazards E44 Definitions of Terms Related to Heat Treatment
caveat.
E53 TestMethodforDeterminationofCopperinUnalloyed
Copper by Gravimetry
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 on Copper and
CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.91 on Editorial For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
and Publications. contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2006. Published December 2006. DOI: Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
10.1520/B0950-06. the ASTM website.
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Available fromASTM International Headquarters, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Withdrawn. The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced
Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. on www.astm.org.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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E54 TestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofSpecialBrasses Other headings may be included for specialized subjects when
and Bronzes the information is pertinent to the document under develop-
E62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and
ment; in which case, all instructions and guidance for that
Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
particular section shall be applied, and these headings should
E75 Test Methods for ChemicalAnalysis of Copper-Nickel
appear in the most appropriate place and sequence depending
and Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloys
on their relationship to other sections.
E76 Test Methods for ChemicalAnalysis of Nickel-Copper
5.2 Superscripts—The headings identified as mandatory are
Alloys
required by the Society. The headings identified with an
E118 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-
asterisk (*) are guide for Committee B05 documents, where
Chromium Alloys
applicable, either by inclusion or by reference to a general
E121 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-
requirements specification.
Tellurium Alloys
5.3 Not all of the headings may be required for a particular
E478 TestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofCopperAlloys
standard specification. For example, when the specification
E1227 Terminology Relating to ChemicalAnalysis of Met-
doesnotcontainreferencetoanyotherstandardwithinthetext,
als
it is not required to include a section on Referenced Docu-
E1371 Test Method for Gravimetric Determination of Phos-
ments. Or, in the case where no physical property requirements
phorus in Phosphorus-Copper Alloys or Phosphorus-
Copper-Silver Alloys are given, the physical property section is not required.
ASTM B05
2.2 Other ASTM Documents: Title Sampling
ASTM B05
Designation Number of Tests and Retests
Form and Style for ASTM Standards
ASTM B05
Scope Specimen Preparation
Committee B05 Bylaws Appendix III—Terminology Man- B05 B05*
Referenced Documents Test Methods
B05,A B05
agement Policy
General Requirements Significance of Numerical Limits
B05 B05
Terminology Inspection
2.3 ISO Documents:
B05
Classification Rejection and Rehearing
ISO 4744 Copper and copper alloys -- Determination of B05 B05
Ordering information Certification
B05 B05
chromiumcontent--Flameatomicabsorptionspectromet- Materials and Manufacture Test Reports
B05
Chemical Composition Product Marking
ric method
B05 B05
Temper Packaging and Package Marking
ISO 7602 ASTM
Grain Size of Annealed Tempers Keywords
B05 B05
Physical Property Requirements Summary of Changes
*
3. Terminology
Mechanical Property Requirements Supplementary Requirements
Performance Requirements Quality Assurance
3.1 For definitions of terms used in this guide, refer to the
Other Requirements Annexes
Form and Style Manual and Terminology B846.
Dimensions, Mass, and Permissible Appendixes
B05
Variations
4. Significance and Use Workmanship, Finish, and
B05
Appearance
4.1 The Form and Style for ASTM Standards manual
ASTM
provides mandatory requirements and recommended practices Mandatory ASTM Society requirement
B05
Guide for B05 specifications
for the preparation and content of ASTM specifications. In
A
When reference is made to a general requirements specification, the se-
order to promote consistency in the style and content of
quence position of the General Requirements section in the product specifi-
product specifications under its jurisdiction, Committee B05 cation should be prior to the first section referenced, which is usually Termi-
nology.
recognizes the need to provide a supplementary document
B
Test methods that are detailed in specifications shall contain all of the
pertaining to the types of products and materials covered by
mandatory headings shown in Part A, Section A1, of the Blue Book.
specifications under its jurisdiction.
5.4 Subject Headings shall precede each section to orient
4.2 Thisguidecontainsalistofsectionstobeconsideredfor
the reader. Section and text paragraphs shall be numbered in
inclusion in a specification for copper and copper alloys,
accordance with the Guide for the Use of the Modified
recommended wording, or both, for such sections. An elec-
Numbering System in Part D of the Form and Style forASTM
tronic template including committee adopted language is
Standards manual. The following is an example of how it
included in the Appendix.
4.3 Persons drafting new product specifications, or modify- should appear in a standard:
ing existing ones, under the jurisdiction of Committee B05,
1. Scope
should follow this guide and the requirements of the Form and
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for.
Style Manual to ensure consistency.
etc.
5. Subject Headings of Text
6. Section Contents
5.1 The following is the heading sequence for the specifi-
cations text.The headings listed are those most generally used.
NOTE 3—Explanations of section content requirements are detailed in
this section. In theAnnex and published separately on the B05 web page,
is an electronic template containing recommended language for each
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. section. In this guide, the examples were removed to avoid redundancy
Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de
and inconsistencies.
la Voie-Creuse, Case postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://
ASTM
www.iso.ch. 6.1 Title
B950 – 06
6.1.1 The title should be as concise as possible, yet com- either supplement or supersede the referenced general require-
plete enough to identify the material, product, system, or ments section, use the explanatory clause 3.2 in the electronic
services for which the requirements are established by the template.
B05
document. 6.6 Terminology
ASTM
6.2 Designation and Year of Issue
NOTE 6—For use of terminology in B05 standards, refer also to the
6.2.1 Designation—The alphanumeric designation is as-
Committee B05 Terminology Management Policy.
signed by ASTM Headquarters.
6.6.1 When applicable, refer to Terminology B846 for
6.2.2 Year Date—After the designation, a hyphen is fol-
definitions of terms relating to copper and copper alloys, or to
lowed by the last two numbers of the year of acceptance or last
other existing ASTM terminology standards having general
revision. Reapprovals are the last date in parentheses. Footnote
applications. Terms not appearing in otherASTM terminology
1 is not changed with a reapproval.
standardsandrequiringotherthandictionarydefinitionsshould
NOTE 4—The Form and Style Manual includes definitions of date of
be defined.
issue and year date.
6.6.1.1 Examples of ASTM terminology standards having
ASTM
general application are: E44, Definitions of Terms Relating to
6.3 Scope
Heat Treatment; E6, Definition of Terms Relating to Mechani-
6.3.1 The Scope should be a brief summary of the product
calTesting;E1227TerminologyRelatingtoChemicalAnalysis
and product application.
of Metals.
6.3.2 A statement shall be included in this section as to
6.6.2 Definitions:
whether inch-pound or SI units are the standard, if the
6.6.2.1 Definitions shall be in dictionary-definition form,
specification has a companion specification or is a dual
following the guidelines of Part E of The Form and Style
designation specification.
Manual and, when appropriate, include in this section defini-
6.3.3 Include the prescribed caveat on safety hazards per
tions from any applicable terminology standard. The general
mandatorybluebooklanguage,whenoneormoretestmethods
requirements specifications B248, B249/B249M, B250/
are included other than by reference.
B250M, B251, and B824 are examples of specifications
NOTE 5—The safety hazard caveat shall also appear in test methods,
incorporating definitions.
guides, and practices that involve the use of materials, operations, or
6.6.3 Definitions of Terms Specific to this Standard:
equipment.
6.6.3.1 Terms that are specific to the standard under devel-
6.3.4 Related documents not referenced in the text may be
opment or revision shall appear in the Terminology section
included as a footnote, or listed as References at the end of the
under this heading.
standard cited by number if more than five are cited.
6.7 Classification
B05
6.4 Referenced Documents
6.7.1 When more than one material, product or system is
6.4.1 List in alphanumeric sequence the designation and
specified, each may be separated by type, and designated by
complete title of all standards and other documents referenced,
Roman numerals. The first subdivision shall be based upon
including standards and codes of other organizations.
some major property, composition, or application of the
6.4.2 Provide footnotes to this section indicating the source
product. Designate further subdivisions by grades according to
ofthedocuments.Whenreferencedlaterinthetext,usonlythe
pertinent property or properties and identify by Arabic num-
type of document (specification, test method, practice, guide, bers. When necessary, make additional divisions into classes
etc.) and the designation letter and number (for example, Test
identified by capital letters.
Methods B577).
6.7.1.1 An example of a classification standard is B224.
6.4.3 Do not use the year of issue when listing the refer-
6.7.1.2 An example of material subdivided by grade is
enced documents unless there is a technical reason for requir-
found in the Table of Chemical Composition of Specification
ing a specific issue.
B170.
B05,A B05
6.5 General Requirements
6.8 Ordering Information
6.5.1 This section should be used for requirements that are 6.8.1 This section shall appear in all product specifications
available in a General Requirements specification and are
as a checklist of items which should be included in an inquiry,
included in the specification by reference. When a product contract, or purchase order.
specification refers to a general requirements specification for
6.8.2 When the specification provides choices for purchase,
applicable requirements, the reference shall be made in this such as various types, grades, classes, materials, or tests, the
section so as to alert the user that the details of the require-
inquiry, contract, or purchase order should state which particu-
ment(s) shall be found in another docume
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