ASTM B584-12

Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings for General Applications

ABSTRACT
This specification covers requirements for copper alloy sand castings for general applications. The components part casting may be manufactured in advance and supplied from stock. The castings shall conform to the compositional requirements for named elements specified. Mechanical properties of copper alloys such as tensile strength, yield strength, and elongation shall be determined. The castings shall not be repaired, plugged, welded, or burned in.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers requirements for copper alloy sand castings for general applications. Nominal compositions of the alloys defined by this specification are shown in Table 1.2 This is a composite specification replacing former documents as shown in Table 1. TABLE 1 Nominal Compositions    
Classification  
Copper
Alloy
UNS
No.  
Previous
Designation  
Commercial Designation  
Copper  
Tin  
Lead  
Zinc  
Nickel  
Iron  
Alum-
inum  
Man-
ganese  
Sili-
con  
Nio-
bium  
Bis-
muth  
Leaded red brass  
C83450  
. . .
. . .  
88  
21/2  
2  
61/2  
1  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
C83600  
B145-4A  
85-5-5-5 or No. 1 composition  
85  
5  
5  
5  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
C83800  
B145-4B  
commercial red brass, 83-4-6-7  
83  
4  
6  
7  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
Leaded semi-red brass  
C84400  
B145-5A  
valve composition, 81-3-7-9  
81  
3  
7  
9  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
C84800  
B145-5B  
semi-red brass, 76-21/2-61/2-15  
76  
21/2  
61/2  
15  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
Leaded yellow brass  
C85200  
B146-6A  
high-copper yellow brass  
72  
1  
3  
24  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
C85400  
B146-6B  
commercial No. 1 yellow brass  
67  
1  
3  
29  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
C85700  
B146-6C  
leaded naval brass  
61  
1  
1  
37  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
High-strength yellow brass  
C86200  
B147-8B  
high-strength manganese bronze  
63  
. . .  
. . .  
27  
. . .  
3  
4  
3  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
C86300  
B147-8C  
high-strength manganese bronze  
61  
. . .  
. . .  
27  
. . .  
3  
6  
3  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
C86400  
B147-7A  
leaded manganese bronze  
58  
1  
1  
38  
. . .  
1  
1/2  
1/2  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
C86400  
B 132-A  
C86500  
B147-8A  
No. 1 manganese bronze  
58  
. . .  
. . .  
39  
. . .  
1  
1  
1  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
C86700  
B 132-B  
leaded manganese bronze  
58  
1  
1  
34  
. . .  
2  
2  
2  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
Silicon bronze + silicon brass  
C87300  
B198-12A  
silicon bronze  
95  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
1  
4  
. . .  
. . .  
C87400  
B198-13A  
silicon brass  
82  
. . .  
1/2  
14  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
31/2  
. . .  
. . .  
C87500  
B198-13B  
silicon brass  
82  
. . .  
. . .  
14  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
4  
. . .  
. . .  
C87600  
B198-13C  
silicon bronze  
91  
. . .  
. . .  
5  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
4  
. . .  
. . .  
C87610  
B198-12A  
silicon bronze  
92  
. . .  
. . .  
4  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
4  
. . .  
. . .  
C87710  
. . .  
silicon bronze  
86  
. . .  
. . .  
10  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
. . .  
4  
. . .  
. . .  
C87850A  
. . .  
silicon brass  
76  
. . .  
. . .  
20.9  
. . .  ...

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Apr-2012
• ICS: 77.150.30 - Copper products
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.05 - Castings and Ingots for Remelting

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM B584-11 - Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings for General Applications
• Effective Date: 01-May-2012
• Replaced By: ASTM B584-12a - Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings for General Applications
• Effective Date: 15-May-2012
• Referred By: ASTM F2929-17(2021) - Standard Specification for Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX) Tubing of 0.070 in. Wall and Fittings for Radiant Heating Systems up to 75 psig
• Effective Date: 01-May-2012
• Referred By: ASTM F1807-23 - Standard Specification for Metal Insert Fittings Utilizing a Copper Crimp Ring, or Alternate Stainless Steel Clamps, for SDR9 Cross-linked Polyethylene (PEX) Tubing and SDR9 Polyethylene of Raised Temperature (PE-RT) Tubing
• Effective Date: 01-May-2012
• Referred By: ASTM F1548-01(2023) - Standard Specification for Performance of Fittings for Use with Gasketed Mechanical Couplings Used in Piping Applications
• Effective Date: 01-May-2012
• Referred By: ASTM F1245-19 - Standard Specification for Faucets, Single and Double, Compression and Self-Closing Type, Shipboard
• Effective Date: 01-May-2012
• Referred By: ASTM F1718-01(2019) - Standard Specification for Rotary Positive Displacement Distillate Fuel Pumps
• Effective Date: 01-May-2012
• Referred By: ASTM F2434-19 - Standard Specification for Metal Insert Fittings Utilizing a Copper Crimp Ring for SDR9 Cross-linked Polyethylene (PEX) Tubing and SDR9 Cross-linked Polyethylene/Aluminum/Cross-linked Polyethylene (PEX-AL-PEX) Tubing
• Effective Date: 01-May-2012
• Referred By: ASTM B30-23 - Standard Specification for Copper Alloys in Ingot and Other Remelt Forms
• Effective Date: 01-May-2012
• Referred By: ASTM F3226/F3226M-19 - Standard Specification for Metallic Press-Connect Fittings for Piping and Tubing Systems
• Effective Date: 01-May-2012
• Referred By: ASTM F998-12(2022) - Standard Specification for Centrifugal Pump, Shipboard Use
• Effective Date: 01-May-2012
• Referred By: ASTM F956-91(2023) - Standard Specification for Bell, Cast, Sound Signalling
• Effective Date: 01-May-2012
• Referred By: ASTM F1511-18(2023) - Standard Specification for Mechanical Seals for Shipboard Pump Applications
• Effective Date: 01-May-2012
• Referred By: ASTM F1974-23 - Standard Specification for Metal Insert Fittings for Polyethylene/Aluminum/Polyethylene and Crosslinked Polyethylene/Aluminum/Crosslinked Polyethylene Composite Pressure Pipe
• Effective Date: 01-May-2012
• Referred By: ASTM F1510-21 - Standard Specification for Rotary Positive Displacement Pumps, Ships Use
• Effective Date: 01-May-2012

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:B584 −12
StandardSpecification for
1
Copper Alloy Sand Castings for General Applications
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B584; 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 Department of Defense.
1. Scope* B67 Specification for Car and Tender Journal Bearings,
Lined
1.1 This specification covers requirements for copper alloy
B148 Specification for Aluminum-Bronze Sand Castings
sand castings for general applications. Nominal compositions
B176 Specification for Copper-Alloy Die Castings
of the alloys defined by this specification are shown in Table
2 B208 Practice for Preparing Tension Test Specimens for
1. This is a composite specification replacing former docu-
Copper Alloy Sand, Permanent Mold, Centrifugal, and
ments as shown in Table 1.
Continuous Castings
NOTE 1—Other copper alloy castings are included in the following
B271 Specification for Copper-BaseAlloy Centrifugal Cast-
ASTM specifications: B22, B61, B62, B66, B67, B148, B176, B271,
ings
B369, B427, B505/B505M, B763, B770, and B806.
B369 Specification for Copper-Nickel Alloy Castings
1.2 Component part castings produced to this specification
B427 Specification for Gear Bronze Alloy Castings
may be manufactured in advance and supplied from stock. In
B505/B505M Specification for Copper Alloy Continuous
such cases the manufacturer shall maintain a general quality
Castings
certification of all castings without specific record or date of
B763 Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings for
casting for a specific casting.
Valve Applications
B770 Specification for Copper-Beryllium Alloy Sand Cast-
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical ings for General Applications
B806 Specification for CopperAlloy Permanent Mold Cast-
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
and are not considered standard. ings for General Applications
B824 Specification for General Requirements for Copper
Alloy Castings
2. Referenced Documents
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
3
2.1 ASTM Standards:
E255 Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for
B22 Specification for Bronze Castings for Bridges and
the Determination of Chemical Composition
Turntables
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the
B61 Specification for Steam or Valve Bronze Castings
Unified Numbering System (UNS)
B62 Specification for Composition Bronze or Ounce Metal
2.2 ASME Code:
Castings
4
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
B66 Specification for Bronze Castings for Steam Locomo-
tive Wearing Parts
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of terms relating to copper alloys can be
found in Terminology B846.
1
ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB05onCopper
and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.05 on
4. General Requirements
Castings and Ingots for Remelting.
4.1 The following sections of Specification B824 form a
Current edition approved May 1, 2012. Published September 2012. Originally
approved in 1973. Last previous edition approved in 2011 as B584 – 11. DOI:
part of this specification. In the event of a conflict between this
10.1520/B0584-12.
specification and Specification B824, the requirements of this
2
The UNS system for copper and copper alloys (see Practice E527) is a simple
specification shall take precedence.
expansion of the former standard designation system accomplished by the addition
of a prefix “C” and a suffix “00”. The suffix can be used to accommodate 4.1.1 Terminology,
composition variations of the base alloy.
3
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
4
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on International Headquarters, Three Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990, http://
the ASTM website. www.asme.org.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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B584−12
TABLE 1 Nominal Compositions
Copper
Previous
Alloy Commercial Alum- Man- Sili- Nio- Bis-
Classification Designation Copper Tin Lead Zinc Nickel Iron
UNS Designation inum ganese con bium muth
No.
1 1
Leaded red brass C83450 . . . . . . 88 2 ⁄2 26 ⁄2 1 . . . . . .
C83600 B145-4A 85-5-5-5 or No. 1 8
...

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Designation: B584 − 11 B584 − 12
Standard Specification for
1
Copper Alloy Sand Castings for General Applications
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B584; 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 Department of Defense.
1. Scope*
1.1 This specification covers requirements for copper alloy sand castings for general applications. Nominal compositions of the
2
alloys defined by this specification are shown in Table 1. This is a composite specification replacing former documents as shown
in Table 1.
NOTE 1—Other copper alloy castings are included in the following ASTM specifications: B22, B61, B62, B66, B67, B148, B176, B271, B369, B427,
B505/B505M, B763, B770, and B806.
1.2 Component part castings produced to this specification may be manufactured in advance and supplied from stock. In such
cases the manufacturer shall maintain a general quality certification of all castings without specific record or date of casting for
a specific casting.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
2. Referenced Documents
3
2.1 ASTM Standards:
B22 Specification for Bronze Castings for Bridges and Turntables
B61 Specification for Steam or Valve Bronze Castings
B62 Specification for Composition Bronze or Ounce Metal Castings
B66 Specification for Bronze Castings for Steam Locomotive Wearing Parts
B67 Specification for Car and Tender Journal Bearings, Lined
B148 Specification for Aluminum-Bronze Sand Castings
B176 Specification for Copper-Alloy Die Castings
B208 Practice for Preparing Tension Test Specimens for Copper Alloy Sand, Permanent Mold, Centrifugal, and Continuous
Castings
B271 Specification for Copper-Base Alloy Centrifugal Castings
B369 Specification for Copper-Nickel Alloy Castings
B427 Specification for Gear Bronze Alloy Castings
B505/B505M Specification for Copper Alloy Continuous Castings
B763 Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings for Valve Applications
B770 Specification for Copper-Beryllium Alloy Sand Castings for General Applications
B806 Specification for Copper Alloy Permanent Mold Castings for General Applications
B824 Specification for General Requirements for Copper Alloy Castings
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
E255 Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for the Determination of Chemical Composition
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
1
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 on Copper and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.05 on Castings
and Ingots for Remelting.
Current edition approved April 1, 2011May 1, 2012. Published May 2011September 2012. Originally approved in 1973. Last previous edition approved in 20092011 as
B584 – 09a.B584 – 11. DOI: 10.1520/B0584-11.10.1520/B0584-12.
2
The UNS system for copper and copper alloys (see Practice E527) is a simple expansion of the former standard designation system accomplished by the addition of a
prefix “C” and a suffix “00”. The suffix can be used to accommodate composition variations of the base alloy.
3
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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B584 − 12
TABLE 1 Nominal Compositions
Copper
Previous
Alloy Commercial Alum- Man- Sili- Nio- Bis-
Classification Designation Copper Tin Lead Zinc Nickel Iron
UNS Designation inum ganese con bium muth
No.
1 1
Leaded red brass C83450 . . . . . . 88 2 ⁄2 2 6 ⁄2 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C83600 B145-4A 85-5-5-5 or No. 1 85 5 5 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
composition
C83800 B145-4B commercial red 83 4 6 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
brass, 83-4-6-7
Leaded semi-red C84400 B145-5A valve composition, 81 3
...