ASTM B124/B124M-10

Standard Specification for Copper and Copper Alloy Forging Rod, Bar, and Shapes

ABSTRACT
This specification establishes the requirements for copper (UNS Nos. C11000, C14500, and C14700) and copper alloy (UNS Nos. C36500, C37000, C37700, C46400, C48200, C48500, C61900, C62300, C63000, C63200, C64200, C64210, C65500, C67500, C67600, C69300, C70620, C71520, and C77400) forging rods, bars, and shapes. The material for manufacture shall be a cast rod, bar, or billet of such purity and soundness as to be suitable for processing by hot working, cold working, and annealing to produce a uniform wrought structure in the finished product. Products shall be produced in tempers H50 (extruded and drawn), M20 (as hot rolled), and M30 (as hot extruded). Products shall be tested and shall adhere to dimensional (diameter, thickness, width, length, shape, and straightness), mechanical, and chemical composition requirements.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for copper and copper alloy rod, bar, and shapes intended for hot forging.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2010
• ICS: 77.150.30 - Copper products
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.02 - Rod, Bar, Wire, Shapes and Forgings

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM B124/B124M-10a - Standard Specification for Copper and Copper Alloy Forging Rod, Bar, and Shapes
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2010

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Designation: B124/B124M – 10
Standard Specification for
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Copper and Copper Alloy Forging Rod, Bar, and Shapes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B124/B124M; 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 (ϵ) 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* 1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for cop-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
per and copper alloy rod, bar, and shapes intended for hot
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
forging.The following coppers and copper alloys are involved:
bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.
Copper UNS Nos. Copper Alloy UNS Nos.
2. Referenced Documents
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C11000 C36500
2.1 ASTM Standards:
C14500 C37000
B249/B249M Specification for General Requirements for
C14700 C37700
Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and
C46400
C48200
Forgings
C48500
B283 Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy Die Forg-
C49260
ings (Hot-Pressed)
C49300
C49340
E54 TestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofSpecialBrasses
C49350 3
and Bronzes
C61900
E62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and
C62300
3
C63000
Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
C63200
E75 Test Methods for ChemicalAnalysis of Copper-Nickel
C64200
3
and Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloys
C64210
C65500
E76 Test Methods for ChemicalAnalysis of Nickel-Copper
C67500
3
Alloys
C67600
C69300 E121 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-
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C70620
Tellurium Alloys
C71520
E478 TestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofCopperAlloys
C77400
C87700 2.2 Other Standard:
C87710
ISO3110,Part2(TC26Ref.No.N 670 E/F) Determination
C27450
ofAluminum Content: FlameAtomicAbsorption Spectro-
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metric Method
JIS H 1068:2005 Method for Determination of Bismuth in
NOTE 1—Additional information about forging practice and forgings
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produced from these alloys is given in Appendix X1 and in Specification Copper and Copper Alloys (Japanese Industrial Stan-
B283.
dards)
1.2 Units—The values stated in either SI units or inch-
3. General Requirements
pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The
3.1 The following sections of Specification B249/B249M,
values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents;
as applicable, constitute a part of this specification:
therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.
Combining values from the two systems may result in non-
conformance with the standard. 2
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
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ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB05onCopper the ASTM website.
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and CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.02 on Rod, Withdrawn. The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced
Bar, Wire, Shapes and Forgings. on www.astm.org.
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Current edition approved April 1, 2010. Published May 2010. Originally Available fromAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
approved in 1939. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as B124/B124M – 09. 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
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DOI: 10.1520/B0124_B0124M-10. Available from Japanese Industrial Standards, http//www.JIS.or.jp/.
*ASummary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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B124/B124M – 10
casting analysis with a specific quantity of finished material.
3.1.1 Terminology,
3.1.2 Material and Manufacture,
5.2 Manufacture:
3.1.3 Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance,
5.2.1 The product shall be manufactured by such hot work-
3.1.4 Sampling,
ing, cold working, and annealing processes as to produce a
3.1.5 Number of Tests and Retests,
uniform wrought structure in the finished product.
3.1.6 Specimen Preparation,
5.2.2 Theproductshallbehotorcoldworkedtothefinished
3.1.7 Test Methods,
size and subsequently annealed, when required, to meet the
3.1.8 Significance of Numerical Limits,
temper properties specified.
3.1.9 Inspection,
3.1.10 Rejection and Rehearing,
6. Chemical Composition
3.1.11 Certification,
6.1 The material shall conform to the chemical composition
3.1.12 Mill Test Reports,
requirements in Table 1 for the copper or copper alloy UNS
3.1.13 Packaging and Package
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Designation:B124/B124M–09 Designation: B124/B124M – 10
Standard Specification for
1
Copper and Copper Alloy Forging Rod, Bar, and Shapes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B124/B124M; 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 establishes the requirements for copper and copper alloy rod, bar, and shapes intended for hot forging.
The following coppers and copper alloys are involved:
Copper UNS Nos. Copper Alloy UNS Nos.
C11000 C36500
C14500 C37000
C14700 C37700
C46400
C48200
C48500
C49260
C49300
C49340
C49350
C61900
C62300
C63000
C63200
C64200
C64210
C65500
C67500
C67600
C69300
C70620
C71520
C77400
C87700
C87710
C27450
NOTE 1—Additional information about forging practice and forgings produced from these alloys is given inAppendix X1 and in Specification B283.
1.2 Units—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.
1.3 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
requirements prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
B249/B249M Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and Forgings
B283 Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy Die Forgings (Hot-Pressed)
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee B05 on Copper and CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.02 on Rod, Bar,
Wire, Shapes and Forgings.
Current edition approved Oct.April 1, 2009.2010. Published November 2009.May 2010. Originally approved in 1939. Last previous edition approved in 20082009 as
B124/B124M–08a.B124/B124M – 09. DOI: 10.1520/B0124_B0124M-109.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM 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.
*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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B124/B124M – 10
E54 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Special Brasses and Bronzes
E62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
E75 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-Nickel and Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloys
E76 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel-Copper Alloys
E121 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-Tellurium Alloys
E478 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper Alloys
2.2 ISO Standard: Other Standard:
No.ISO 3110, Part 2 (TC 26 Ref. No. N 670 E/F) Determination of Aluminum Content: Flame Atomic Absorption
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Spectrometric Method
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JIS H 1068:2005 Method for Determination of Bismuth in Copper and Copper Alloys (Japanese Industrial Standards)
3. General Requirements
3.1 The following sections of Specification B249/B249M, as applicable, constitute a part of this specification:
3.1.1 Terminology,
3.1.2 Material and Manufacture,
3.1.3 Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance,
3.1.4 Sampling,
3.1.5 Number of Tests and Retests,
3.1.6 Specimen Preparation,
3.1.7 Test Methods,
3.1.8 Significance of Numerical Limits,
3.1.9 Inspection,
3.1.10 Rejection and Rehearing,
3.1.11 Certification,
3.1.12 Mill Test Reports,
3.1.13 Packaging and Package Marking, and
3.1.14 Supplementary Requirements.
3.2 In addition, when a section with a title identical to that referenced in 3.1, appears in this specification, it contains additional
requirements that supplement those appearing in Specification B249/B249M.
4. Ordering Information
4.1 Include the following information when placing orders for products under this specification:
4.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue (B124/B124M – XX),
4.1.2 C
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