ASTM B250/B250M-01e1

Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper Alloy Wire

SCOPE
1.1 This specification establishes requirements common to wrought copper alloy wire and shall apply to Specifications B 16/B 16M, B 99/B 99M, B 134/B 134M, B 159/B 159M, B 197/B 197M, B 206/B 206M, B 272, and B 301/B 301M to the extent referenced therein.
1.2 The chemical composition, physical and mechanical properties, and all other requirements not included in this specification shall be prescribed in the product specification.
1.3 UnitsThe 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Nov-2001
• ICS: 77.150.30 - Copper products
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.02 - Rod, Bar, Wire, Shapes and Forgings

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM B250/B250M-01 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper Alloy Wire
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001
• Replaced By: ASTM B250/B250M-07 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper Alloy Wire
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2007
• Referred By: ASTM B301/B301M-13(2020) - Standard Specification for Free-Cutting Copper Rod, Bar, Wire, and Shapes
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001
• Referred By: ASTM B16/B16M-19 - Standard Specification for Free-Cutting Brass Rod, Bar and Shapes for Use in Screw Machines
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001
• Referred By: ASTM B272-12(2019) - Standard Specification for Copper Flat Products with Finished (Rolled or Drawn) Edges (Flat Wire and Strip)
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001
• Referred By: ASTM B981/B981M-19 - Standard Specification for Low-Leaded Brass Rod, Bar, Wire, and Shapes
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001
• Referred By: ASTM B974/B974M-16(2021) - Standard Specification for Free-Cutting Bismuth Brass Rod, Bar and Wire
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001
• Referred By: ASTM B453/B453M-19 - Standard Specification for Copper-Zinc-Lead Alloy (Leaded-Brass) Rod, Bar, and Shapes
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001
• Referred By: ASTM B1001-17 - Standard Specification for Copper Electrode Wire Used for Welding Seams of Steel Cans
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001
• Referred By: ASTM B134/B134M-15(2021) - Standard Specification for Brass Wire
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001
• Referred By: ASTM B950-22 - Standard Guide for Editorial Procedures and Form of Product Specifications for Copper and Copper Alloys
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001
• Referred By: ASTM B967/B967M-18(2023) - Standard Specification for Copper-Zinc-Tin-Bismuth Alloy Rod, Bar and Wire
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001
• Referred By: ASTM B206/B206M-12(2017) - Standard Specification for Copper-Nickel-Zinc (Nickel Silver) Wire and Copper-Nickel Alloy Wire
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001
• Referred By: ASTM B159/B159M-17 - Standard Specification for Phosphor Bronze Wire
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001
• Referred By: ASTM B197/B197M-20e1 - Standard Specification for Copper-Beryllium Alloy Wire
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: B 250/B 250M – 01
Standard Specification for
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General Requirements for Wrought Copper Alloy Wire
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 250/B 250M; 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.
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e NOTE—Table 2 was editorially corrected in April 2005.
1. Scope* B 272 Specification for Copper Flat Products with Finished
(Rolled or Drawn) Edges (Flat Wire and Strip)
1.1 This specification establishes requirements common to
B 301/B 301M Specification for Free-Cutting Copper Rod
wrought copper alloy wire and shall apply to Specifications
and Bar and Shapes
B 16/B 16M, B 99/B 99M, B 134/B 134M, B 159/B 159M,
B 846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
B 197/B 197M, B 206/B 206M, B 272, and B 301/B 301M to
E3 Practice for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens
the extent referenced therein.
E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
1.2 The chemical composition, physical and mechanical
E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Mate-
properties, and all other requirements not included in this
rials [Metric]
specification shall be prescribed in the product specification.
E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell
1.3 Units—The values stated in either SI units or inch-
Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The
E 18M Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell
values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents;
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Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials [Metric]
therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
Combining values from the two systems may result in non-
Determine Conformance with Specifications
conformance with the standard.
E54 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Special
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2. Referenced Documents
Brasses and Bronzes
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E62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
B 16/B 16M Specification for Free-Cutting Brass Rod, Bar,
E75 Test Methods for ChemicalAnalysis of Copper-Nickel
and Shapes for Use in Screw Machines
and Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloys
B 99/B 99M Specification for Copper-Silicon Alloy Wire
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
for General Applications
E118 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-
B 134/B 134M Specification for Brass Wire
Chromium Alloys
B 159/B 159M Specification for Phosphor Bronze Wire
E 121 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-
B 193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor
Tellurium Alloys
Materials
E 255 Practice for Sampling Copper and CopperAlloys for
B 194 Copper-Beryllium Alloy Plate, Strip, Sheet, and
the Determination of Chemical Composition
Rolled Bar
E 478 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper
B 197/B 197M Specification for Copper-Beryllium Alloy
Alloys
Wire
E 581 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Manganese-
B 206/B 206M Specification for Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloy
Copper Alloys
(Nickel Silver) Wire and Copper-Nickel Alloy Wire
3. Terminology
3.1 For definitions of terms related to copper and copper
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ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB05onCopper
alloys, refer to Terminology B 846.
and CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.02 on Rod,
Bar, Wire, Shapes, and Forgings.
4. Materials and Manufacture
Current edition approved April 15, 2005. Published February 2002. Originally
approved in 1951. Last previous edition approved in 1995 as B 250 – 95.
4.1 Materials:
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B 250/B 250M – 01
TABLE 1 Tolerances for Diameter or Distance Between Parallel
4.1.1 The materials shall conform to the published compo-
Surfaces of Wire
sitional requirements of the Copper Alloy UNS No. designa-
(Applicable to Specifications B 16/B 16M, B 99/B 99M Copper Alloy
tion specified in the ordering information.
UNS No. C65100, B 134/B 134M, and B 301/B 301M.)
4.1.2 In the event heat identification or traceability is
A
Diameter or Distance
Tolerances, Plus and Minus
required, the purch
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