ASTM B505/B505M-10

Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Continuous Castings

ABSTRACT
This specification establishes requirements for continuously cast rod, bar, tube, and shapes produced from copper alloys with nominal compositions. Castings produced to this specification may be manufactured for and supplied from stock. Mechanical tests are required only when specified by the purchaser in the purchase order. Continuous castings shall not be mechanically repaired, plugged, or burned in. Weld repairs may be made at the manufacturer's discretion. For sampling purposes, a lot shall consist of castings of the same composition and same cross-sectional dimensions, produced during the continuous operation of one casting machine, and submitted for inspection at one time unless specified otherwise. The specimen shall be comprised of the following major elements: copper, tin, lead, zinc, iron, aluminum, manganese, and nickel including cobalt. Residual elements may be present in cast copper-base alloys. The fractured bars shall be retained for chemical verification. Both the Brinell hardness reading and Rockwell hardness reading shall be taken on the grip end of the tension test bar. At the request of the purchaser castings shall be marked with the alloy number.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification establishes requirements for continuously cast rod, bar, tube, and shapes produced from copper alloys with nominal compositions as listed in Table 1.  
1.2 Castings produced to this specification may be manufactured for and supplied from stock. In such cases the manufacturer shall maintain heat traceability to specific manufacturing date and chemical analysis.
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch/pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2010
• 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 B505/B505M-09 - Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Continuous Castings
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010
• Replaced By: ASTM B505/B505M-11 - Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Continuous Castings
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2011
• Referred By: ASTM F2798-09(2023) - Standard Specification for Sealless Lube Oil Pump with Oil Through Motor for Marine Applications
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010
• Referred By: ASTM F1718-01(2019) - Standard Specification for Rotary Positive Displacement Distillate Fuel Pumps
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010
• Referred By: ASTM B584-22 - Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings for General Applications
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010
• Referred By: ASTM B824-17 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Copper Alloy Castings
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010
• Referred By: ASTM F998-12(2022) - Standard Specification for Centrifugal Pump, Shipboard Use
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010
• Referred By: ASTM F1511-18(2023) - Standard Specification for Mechanical Seals for Shipboard Pump Applications
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010
• Referred By: ASTM B30-23 - Standard Specification for Copper Alloys in Ingot and Other Remelt Forms
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: B505/B505M – 10
Standard Specification for
1
Copper Alloy Continuous Castings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B505/B505M; 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* B824 Specification for General Requirements for Copper
Alloy Castings
1.1 This specification establishes requirements for continu-
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
ously cast rod, bar, tube, and shapes produced from copper
2 E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
alloys with nominal compositions as listed in Table 1.
E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materi-
1.2 Castings produced to this specification may be manu-
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als [Metric]
factured for and supplied from stock. In such cases the
E10 Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
manufacturer shall maintain heat traceability to specific manu-
E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Ma-
facturing date and chemical analysis.
terials
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch/pound units
E255 Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
the Determination of Chemical Composition
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
Unified Numbering System (UNS)
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
with the standard.
3. Terminology
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.1 For definitions of terms related to copper and copper
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
alloys, refer to Terminology B846.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
4. General Requirements
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4.1 The following sections of Specification B824 form a
part of this specification. The definition of a casting lot as
2. Referenced Documents
defined in Section 12, Sampling, takes precedence over Speci-
2.1 The following documents in the current issue of the
fication B824.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards form a part of this specifi-
4.1.1 Terminology (Section 3),
cation to the extent referenced herein:
3 4.1.2 Other Requirements (Section 7),
2.2 ASTM Standards:
4.1.3 Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance (Section 9),
B208 Practice for Preparing Tension Test Specimens for
4.1.4 Number of Tests and Retests (Section 11),
Copper Alloy Sand, Permanent Mold, Centrifugal, and
4.1.5 Specimen Preparation (Section 12),
Continuous Castings
4.1.6 Test Methods (Section 13),
4.1.7 Significance of Numerical Limits (Section 14),
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ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB05onCopper 4.1.8 Inspection (Section 15),
and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.05 on
4.1.9 Rejection and Rehearing (Section 16),
Castings and Ingots for Remelting.
4.1.10 Certification (Section 17),
Current edition approved April 1, 2010. Published May 2010. Originally
4.1.11 Test Report (Section 18),
approved in 1970. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as B505/B505M – 09.
DOI: 10.1520/B0505_B0505M-10.
4.1.12 Product Marking (Section 19),
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The UNS system for copper and copper alloys (see Practice E527) is a simple
4.1.13 Packaging and Package Marking (Section 20),
expansion of the former standard designation system accomplished by the addition
4.1.14 Keywords (Section 21), and
of a prefix “C” and a suffix “00”. The suffix can be used to accommodate
composition variations of the base alloy. 4.1.15 Supplementary Requirements.
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the ASTM website. on www.astm.org.
*ASummary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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B505/B505M – 10
TABLE 1 Nominal Composition
Composition, %
Copper Alloy UNS
Designation
No.
Copper Tin Lead Zinc Nickel Aluminum Iron Manganese
C83600 leaded red brass 85 5 5 5 . . . .
C83800 leaded red brass 82.9 3.8 6 6.5 . . . .
C84200 leaded semi-red brass 80
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Designation:B505/B505M–09 Designation: B505/B505M – 10
Standard Specification for
1
Copper Alloy Continuous Castings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B505/B505M; 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 Thisspecificationestablishesrequirementsforcontinuouslycastrod,bar,tube,andshapesproducedfromcopperalloyswith
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nominal compositions as listed in Table 1.
1.2 Castings produced to this specification may be manufactured for and supplied from stock. In such cases the manufacturer
shall maintain heat traceability to specific manufacturing date and chemical analysis.
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch/pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each
system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the
two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 The following documents in the current issue of the Annual Book of ASTM Standards form a part of this specification to
the extent referenced herein:
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2.2 ASTM Standards:
B208 Practice for Preparing Tension Test Specimens for Copper Alloy Sand, Permanent Mold, Centrifugal, and Continuous
Castings
B824 Specification for General Requirements for Copper Alloy Castings
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials [Metric]
E10 Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials
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)
3. Terminology
3.1 For definitions of terms related to copper and copper alloys, refer to Terminology B846.
4. General Requirements
4.1 The following sections of Specification B824 form a part of this specification. The definition of a casting lot as defined in
Section 12, Sampling, takes precedence over Specification B824.
4.1.1 Terminology (Section 3),
4.1.2 Other Requirements (Section 7),
4.1.3 Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance (Section 9),
4.1.4 Number of Tests and Retests (Section 11),
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee B05 on Copper and CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.05 on Castings
and Ingots for Remelting.
Current edition approved Oct.April 1, 2009.2010. Published November 2009.May 2010. Originally approved in 1970. Last previous edition approved in 20082009 as
B505/B505M–08a.B505/B505M – 09. DOI: 10.1520/B0505_B0505M-109.
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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 referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book ofASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
*ASummary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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B505/B505M – 10
TABLE 1 Nominal Composition
Composition, %
Copper Alloy UNS
Designation
No.
Copper Tin Lead Zinc Nickel Aluminum Iron Manganese
C83600 leaded red brass 85 5 5 5 . . . .
C83800 leaded red brass 82.9 3.8 6 6.5 . . . .
C84200 leaded semi-red brass 80 5 2.5 13 . . . .
C84400 leaded semi-red brass 80 2.9 7 8.5 . . . .
C84800 leaded semi-red brass 76 2.5 6.2 15 . . . .
C85700 leaded naval brass 61 1 1.2 36 . . . .
C86200 hig
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