Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Strip for Use in the Manufacture of Electrical Connectors or Spring Contacts

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1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for copper alloy strip for use in the manufacture of electrical connectors or spring contacts produced from one of the following Copper Alloy UNS Nos.: C14530, C15100, C15500, C19025, C19400, C19500, C19700, C23000, C26000, C40810, C40850, C40860, C42200, C42500, C42520, C42600, C50580, C50780, C51000, C51080, C51100, C51180, C51980, C52100, C52180, C52480, C63800, C65400, C68800, C70250, C70260, C75200, and C76200.
1.2 The requirements for the other copper alloys such as beryllium copper UNS C17000, C17200, C17400, C17410, C17500, and C17510 shall be as prescribed in the current edition of Specifications B 194, B 768, and B 534, and copper-nickel-tin spinodal, UNS C72650, C72700, and C72900 shall be as prescribed in the current edition of Specification B 740.
1.3 The values stated in either inch-pound units 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 noncompliance with this specification.

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Designation: B 888 – 03
Standard Specification for
Copper Alloy Strip for Use in Manufacture of Electrical
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Connectors or Spring Contacts
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 888; 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.
1. Scope * B 248M Specification for General Requirements for
Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for cop-
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Rolled Bar [Metric]
per alloy strip for use in the manufacture of electrical connec-
B 534 Specification for Copper-Cobalt-Beryllium Alloy and
tors or spring contacts produced from one of the following
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Copper-Nickel-Beryllium Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and
Copper Alloy UNS Nos. : C14530, C15100, C15500, C19025,
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Rolled Bar
C19400, C19500, C19700, C23000, C26000, C40810,
B 601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper
C40850, C40860, C42200, C42500, C42520, C42600,
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and Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast
C50580, C50780, C51000, C51080, C51100, C51180, C51980,
B 740 Specification for Copper-Nickel-Tin Spinodal Alloy
C52100, C52180, C52480, C63800, C65400, C68800,
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Strip
C70250, C70260, C75200, and C76200.
B 768 Specification for Copper-Cobalt-Beryllium Alloy
1.2 The requirements for the other copper alloys such as
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Strip and Sheet
beryllium copper UNS C17000, C17200, C17400, C17410,
B 820 Test Method for Bend Test for Formability of Copper
C17500, and C17510 shall be as prescribed in the current
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Alloy Spring Material
edition of Specifications B 194, B 768, and B 534, and copper-
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B 846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
nickel-tin spinodal, UNS C72650, C72700, and C72900 shall
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E 8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
be as prescribed in the current edition of Specification B 740.
E 8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Mate-
1.3 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units
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rials [Metric]
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
E 54 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Special
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
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Brasses and Bronzes
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
E 62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and
values from the two systems may result in noncompliance with
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Copper Alloys (Photometric Method)
this specification.
E 75 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-Nickel
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2. Referenced Documents
and Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloys
E 478 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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Alloys
B 193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor
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E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
Material
2.2 ISO Standards:
B 194 Specification for Copper-Beryllium Alloy Plate,
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ISO 4744 Copper and Copper Alloys—Determination of
Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
Chromium Content - Flame Atomic Absorption Spectro-
B 248 Specification for General Requirements for Wrought
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metric Method
Copper and Copper-Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled
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ISO 7602 Copper and Copper Alloys—Determination of
Bar
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Tellurium Content
3. Terminology
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of Committee B05 on Copper and
3.1 Definitions—For definition of terms used in this speci-
Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.01 on Plate,
fication, refer to Terminology B 846.
Sheet, and Strip.
Current edition approved Apr. 10, 2003. Published May 2003. Originally
approved in 1998. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as B 888 – 98.
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The UNS system for copper and copper alloys (see Practice E 527) is a simple Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01.
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expansion of the former standard designation system accomplished by the addition Discontinued; see 2001 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05.
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of a prefix “c” and a suffix “00.” The suffix can be used to accommodate Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05.
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composition variations of the base alloy. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.03. Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.01. 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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4. General Requirements Table 1 for the specified alloy, suitable for processing into the
product prescribed in this specification.
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