ASTM B151/B151M-00

Standard Specification for Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloy (Nickel Silver) and Copper-Nickel Rod and Bar

SCOPE
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for copper-nickel-zinc and copper-nickel rod and bar for general application produced from Copper Alloy UNS Nos. C70600, C70620, C71500, C71520, C74500, C75200, C75700, C76400, C77000, and C79200.
1.1.1 Copper Alloys UNS Nos. C70620 and C71520 are for product intended for welding applications.
1.1.2 The values stated in either inch-pound or SI 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 nonconformance with the standard.
Note 1--Requirements for copper-nickel-zinc alloy wire appear in Specification B206/B206M.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Oct-2000
• ICS: 77.150.30 - Copper products
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.02 - Rod, Bar, Wire, Shapes and Forgings

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM B151/B151M-05 - Standard Specification for Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloy (Nickel Silver) and Copper-Nickel Rod and Bar
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM B249/B249M-22 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and Forgings
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2000
• Referred By: ASTM D950-03(2020)e1 - Standard Test Method for Impact Strength of Adhesive Bonds
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2000
• Referred By: ASTM D897-08(2016) - Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Adhesive Bonds
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2000

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: B 151/B 151M – 00
Standard Specification for
Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloy (Nickel Silver) and Copper-Nickel
Rod and Bar
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 151/B 151M; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope * E 478 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper
Alloys
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for
copper-nickel-zinc and copper-nickel rod and bar for general
3. General Requirements
application produced from Copper Alloy UNS Nos. C70600,
3.1 The following sections of Specifications B 249 or
C70620, C71500, C71520, C74500, C75200, C75700,
B 249M are a part of this specification:
C76400, C77000, and C79200.
3.1.1 Terminology,
1.1.1 CopperAlloys UNS Nos. C70620 and C71520 are for
3.1.2 Material and Manufacture,
product intended for welding applications.
3.1.3 Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance,
1.1.2 The values stated in either inch-pound or SI units are
3.1.4 Sampling,
to be regarded separately as standard.The values stated in each
3.1.5 Specimen Preparation,
system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system
3.1.6 Test Methods,
shall be used independently of the other. Combining values
3.1.7 Inspection,
from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the
3.1.8 Certification,
standard.
3.1.9 Report, and
NOTE 1—Requirements for copper-nickel-zinc alloy wire appear in
3.1.10 Packaging and Package Marking.
Specification B 206/B 206M.
3.2 In addition, when a section with a title identical to that
referenced in 3.1 appears in this specification, it contains
2. Referenced Documents
additional requirements which supplement those appearing in
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Specifications B 249 or B 249M.
B 206/B 206M Specification for Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloy
(Nickel Silver) Wire and Copper-Nickel Alloy Wire
4. Terminology
B 249 Specification for General Requirements for Wrought
4.1 For definitions of terms related to copper and copper
CopperandCopper-AlloyRod,Bar,Shapes,andForgings
alloys, refer to Terminology B 846.
B 249M Specification for General Requirements for
Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes, and
5. Ordering Information
Forgings [Metric]
5.1 Include the following information in the contract or
B 601 Practice for Temper Designations for Copper and
purchase order:
Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast
5.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue (for example, B
B 846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
151/B 151M – XX),
E 75 Test Methods for ChemicalAnalysis of Copper-Nickel
5.1.2 Copper Alloy UNS No. designation (Section 1),
and Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloys
5.1.3 Temper (Section 8 and Tables 2, 3, and 4),
E 76 Test Methods for ChemicalAnalysis of Nickel-Copper
5.1.4 Form: cross section such as round, hexagonal, square,
Alloys
and so forth (Section 12),
5.1.5 Diameter or distance between parallel surfaces, length
(Section 12),
ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB05onCopper
5.1.6 Weight: total for each form, size, and temper, and
and CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.02 on Rod,
5.1.7 When material is purchased for agencies of the U.S.
Bar, Wire, Shapes and Forgings.
Current edition approved Oct. 10, 2000. Published January 2001. Originally Government (Section 11).
published as B 151 – 41 T. Last previous edition B 151 – 94.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.06.
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B 151/B 151M
TABLE 2 Grain Size Requirements for OS (Annealed) Temper
5.2 The following options are available and should be
Rod and Bar
specified in the contract or purchase order when required:
Temper Grain Size, mm
5.2.1 Heat identification or traceability detail,
Copper Alloy UNS No.
Designation Nominal Minimum Maximum
5.2.2 Certification, and
All alloys OS015 0.015 . . . 0.030
5.2.3 Test report.
All alloys OS035 0.035 0.025 0.050
C74500, C75200, C75700, OS070 0.070 0.050 0.100
C76400, and C77000
6. Materials and Manufacture
6.1 Material:
6.1.1 The material of manufacture as specified in the con-
TABLE 3 Tensile Requirements for Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloy Rod
tract or purchase order, shall be of one of Copper Alloy UNS
and Bar
No. C70600, C70620, C71500, C71520, C74500, C75200, A
Tensile Strength, ksi [MPa]
C75700, C76400, C77000, or C79200.
Copper Alloy UNS
Diameter or Distance Copper Alloy UNS
Temper Nos. C74500,
Between Parallel Nos. C75200 and
7. Chemical Composition Designation C75700, C76400,
Surfaces, in. [mm] C79200
and C77000
7.1 The product shall conform to the chemical composi-
Min Max Min Max
tional requirements prescribed in Table 1 for the CopperAlloy
Rod:
UNS No. designation specified in the contract or purchase
round
order.
H01 0.02 to 0.50 [0.5 to 60 [415] 80 [550] 75 [515] 95 [655]
7.1.1 These composition limits do not preclude the presence
10], incl
Rod:
of other elements. Limits may be established and analysis
round, hexagonal,
required for unnamed elements by agreement between the
octagonal
manufacturer and the purchaser. H04 0.02 to 0.25 [0.5 to 80 [550] 100 [690] 90 [620] 110 [760]
6.5], incl
7.2 For copper alloys in which zinc or copper is specified as
Over 0.25 to 0.50 70 [485] 90 [620] 80 [550] 100 [690]
the remainder, zinc or copper may be taken as the difference
[6.5 to 10], incl
between the sum of results for all elements determined and Over 0.50 to 1.0 [10 65 [450] 85 [590] 75 [515] 95 [655]
to 25], incl
100 %.
Over 1.0 [25] 60 [415] 80 [550] 70 [485] 90 [620]
7.3 When all elements listed in Table 1 for a specified alloy
H04 Bar:
square, rectangular
are determined, the sum of results shall be 99.5 % minimum.
all sizes 68 [470] 88 [605] 75 [515] 95 [650]
8. Temper
8.1 The standard tempers available under this specification
9.1.2 Grainsizeshallbethebasisforacceptanceorrejection
and as defined in Practice B 601 are: O60, OS035, OS070,
for OS temper product produced from CopperAlloy UNS Nos.
H01, and H04 are given in Tables 2-4.
C74500, C75200, C75700, C76400, C77000, and C79200.
NOTE 2—The purchaser should confer with the manufacturer or sup-
plier concerning the availability of a specific form and temper.
10. Mechanical Property Requirements
8.2 Other tempers, and tempers for other products including
10.1 Tensile Requirement:
shapes,shallbesubjecttoagreementbetweenthemanufacturer 10.1.1 Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloys UNS Nos. C74500,
and the purchaser.
C75200, C75700, C76400, C77000, and C79200 in Tempers
H01 and H04 shall conform to the requirement prescribed in
9. Grain Size of Annealed Tempers
Table 3 for the specified shape and size and the tensile strength
9.1 Grain Size: shallbethebasisofacceptanceorrejectionforproductinthese
9.1.1 Product in the OS temper shall conform to the grain tempers.
size requirement prescribed in Table 2 for the specified copper 10.1.2 Copper-Nickel Alloys UNS Nos. C70600, C70620,
alloy and temper. C71500, and C71520 in Tempers H01, H04, and O60 shall
TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
Composition, % max (unless shown as range or min)
Copper Alloy
Copper, Incl Silver Nickel, Incl Cobalt Lead Iron Manganese Zinc Phosphorous Sulfur Carbon
UNS No.
C70600 remainder 9.0-11.0 0.05 1.0-1.8 1.0 1.0 0.02 0.02 . . .
C70620 86.5 min 9.0-11.0 0.02 1.0-1.8 1.0 0.50 0.02 0.02 0.05
C71500 remainder 29.0-33.0 0.05 0.40-1.0 1.0 1.0 . . . . . . . . .
C71520 65.0 min 29.0-33.0 0.02 0.40-1.0 1.0 0.50 0.02 0.02 0.05
C74500 63.5-66.5 9.0-11.0 0.05 0.25 0.50 remainder . . . . . . . . .
C75200 63.5-66.5 16.5-19.5 0.05 0.25 0.50 r
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