ASTM B30-04

Standard Specification for Copper Alloys in Ingot Form

SCOPE
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for copper alloys in ingot form for remelting for the manufacturing of castings having the Copper Alloy UNS No. designation, commercial designations and nominal composition shown in Table 1 and Table 2.
1.2 A cross reference of Copper Alloy UNS Nos. and copper alloy casting specifications is given in Table 3.
1.3 Inch-pound units are the standard. SI values given in parentheses are for information only.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Jun-2004
• 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 B30-00e2 - Standard Specification for Copper Alloys in Ingot Form
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2004
• Replaced By: ASTM B30-05 - Standard Specification for Copper Alloys in Ingot Form
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2005
• Referred By: ASTM B770-21 - Standard Specification for Copper-Beryllium Alloy Sand Castings for General Applications
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2004
• Referred By: ASTM E784-89(2022) - Standard Specification for Clamps, Utility, Laboratory, and Holders, Buret and Clamp
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2004

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: B 30 – 04
Standard Specification for
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Copper Alloys in Ingot Form
ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB 30;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginal
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript
epsilon (e) 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* B 271 Specification for Copper-Base Alloy Centrifugal
Castings
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for cop-
B 369 Specification for Copper-Nickel Alloy Castings
per alloys in ingot form for remelting for the manufacturing of
B 427 Specification for Gear Bronze Alloy Castings
castings having the Copper Alloy UNS No. designation,
B 505/B 505M Specification for Copper-Base Alloy Con-
commercial designations and nominal composition shown in
tinuous Castings
Table 1 and Table 2.
B 584 Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings for
1.2 AcrossreferenceofCopperAlloyUNSNos.andcopper
General Applications
alloy casting specifications is given in Table 3.
B 763 Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings for
1.3 Inch-pound units are the standard. SI values given in
Valve Application
parentheses are for information only.
B 770 Specification for Copper-BerylliumAlloy Sand Cast-
2. Referenced Documents ings for General Applications
B 806 Specification for Copper Alloy Permanent Mold
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date
Castings for General Applications
of material purchase form a part of this specification to the
E 8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
extent referenced herein:
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E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
2.2 ASTM Standards:
Determine Conformance with Specifications
B 22 Specification for Bronze Castings for Bridges and
E 54 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Special
Turntables
3
Brasses and Bronzes
B 61 Specification for Steam or Valve Bronze Castings
E 62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and
B 62 Specification for Composition Bronze or Ounce Metal
Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
Castings
E 76 Test Methods for ChemicalAnalysis of Nickel-Copper
B 66 Specification for Bronze Castings for Steam Locomo-
3
Alloys
tive Wearing Parts
E 255 Practice for Sampling Copper and CopperAlloys for
B 67 Specification for Car and Tender Journal Bearings,
3
Determination of Chemical Composition
Lined
E 478 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper
B 148 Specification for Aluminum-Bronze Sand Castings
Alloys
B 176 Specification for Copper-Alloy Die Castings
E 581 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Manganese-
B 194 Specification for Copper-Beryllium Alloy Plate,
Copper Alloys
Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
B 208 Practice for Preparing Tension Test Specimens for
3. Ordering Information
Copper Alloy Sand, Permanent Mold, Centrifugal, and
3.1 Orders for ingot should include the following informa-
Continuous Castings
tion:
3.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue (for example,
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ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB05onCopper
B 30 – 04),
and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.05 on
3.1.2 Copper Alloy UNS No. (for example, C83450 and
Castings and Ingots for Remelting.
Table 1, Table 2, Table 4, and Table 5),
Current edition approved July 1, 2004. Published July 2004. Originally approved
e2
3.1.3 Quantity; total weight, and
in 1919. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as B 30 – 00 .
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3.1.4 When purchase is for agencies of U.S. government.
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
3.2 The following options are available under this specifi-
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
cation and shall be specified in the contract or purchase order
the ASTM website.
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Withdrawn. when required:
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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B30–04
TABLE 1 Nominal Compositions
Copper
Nominal Composition, %
Previously
Alloy
Alloy Name Used Commercial Designation
Alumi- Man- Sili- Nio- Bis-
UNS
Copper Tin Lead Zinc Nickel Iron
Designation
num ganese con bium muth
No.
Leaded red brass C83450 . . . 88 2.5 2 6.5 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C83600 4A 85-5-5-5 or No. 1 composition 85 5 5 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C83800 4B commercial red brass, 83-4-6-7 83 4 6 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leaded semi-red brass C84200 . . . semi-red brass, 80-5-2-13 80 5 2 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
...