ASTM B164-98

Standard Specification for Nickel-Copper Alloy Rod, Bar, and Wire

SCOPE
1.1 This specification  covers nickel-copper alloys UNS N04400 and N04405* in the form of hot-worked and cold-worked rod and bar in the conditions shown in Table 2 and cold-worked wire in the conditions shown in Table 3.  
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Aug-1998
• ICS: 77.150.40 - Nickel and chromium products
• Technical Committee: B02 - Nonferrous Metals and Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B02.07 - Refined Nickel and Cobalt and Their Alloys

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM B164-03 - Standard Specification for Nickel-Copper Alloy Rod, Bar, and Wire
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2003
• Referred By: ASTM E747-18 - Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture and Material Grouping Classification of Wire Image Quality Indicators (IQI) Used for Radiology
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-1998
• Referred By: ASTM E1647-16(2022) - Standard Practice for Determining Contrast Sensitivity in Radiology
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-1998
• Referred By: ASTM F1511-18(2023) - Standard Specification for Mechanical Seals for Shipboard Pump Applications
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-1998
• Referred By: ASTM E1025-18 - Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture, and Material Grouping Classification of Hole-Type Image Quality Indicators (IQI) Used for Radiography
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-1998
• Referred By: ASTM F96-77(2020) - Standard Specification for Electronic Grade Alloys of Copper and Nickel in Wrought Forms (Withdrawn 2024)
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-1998
• Referred By: ASTM F1508-96(2021) - Standard Specification for Angle Style, Pressure Relief Valves for Steam, Gas, and Liquid Services
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-1998
• Referred By: ASTM F1138-21 - Standard Specification for Spray Shields for Mechanical Joints
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-1998
• Referred By: ASTM F1387-23 - Standard Specification for Performance of Piping and Tubing Mechanically Attached Fittings
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-1998
• Referred By: ASTM F998-12(2022) - Standard Specification for Centrifugal Pump, Shipboard Use
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-1998
• Referred By: ASTM B366/B366M-23 - Standard Specification for Factory-Made Wrought Nickel and Nickel Alloy Fittings
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-1998

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: B 164 – 98
Standard Specification for
Nickel-Copper Alloy Rod, Bar, and Wire
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 164; 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 square solid section up to and including 10 in. (254 mm) in
width and ⁄8 in. (3.2 mm) and over in thickness in straight
1.1 This specification covers nickel-copper alloys UNS
lengths.
N04400 and N04405* in the form of hot-worked and cold-
3.1.2 rod—material of round solid section furnished in
worked rod and bar in the conditions shown in Table 1 and
straight lengths.
cold-worked wire in the conditions shown in Table 2.
3.1.3 wire—a cold-worked solid product of uniform round
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
cross section along its whole length, supplied in coiled form.
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
information only.
NOTE 1—Hot-worked rectangular bar in widths 10 in. and under may be
furnished as hot-rolled plate with sheared or cut edges in accordance with
2. Referenced Documents
Specification B 127, provided the mechanical property requirements of
Specification B 164 are met.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
B 127 Specification for Nickel-Copper Alloy (UNS
4. Ordering Information
N04400) Plate, Sheet, and Strip
4 4.1 Orders for material to this specification shall include
E 8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
information as follows:
E 18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell
4 4.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue.
Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
4.1.2 UNS number.
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
4.1.3 Section—Rod (round) or bar (square, hexagonal, or
Determine Conformance with Specifications
rectangular) or wire (round).
E 76 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel-Copper
4.1.4 Dimensions—Dimensions including length.
Alloys
4.1.5 Condition.
E 140 Hardness Conversion Tables for Metals
4.1.6 Finish.
2.2 Military Standards:
4.1.7 Quantity—feet or number of pieces.
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
4.1.8 Certification—State if certification is required.
MIL-STD-271 Nondestructive Testing Requirements for
4.1.9 Samples for Product (Check) Analysis—State whether
Metals
samples for product (check) analysis should be furnished.
3. Terminology 4.1.10 Purchaser Inspection—If purchaser wishes to wit-
ness tests or inspection of material at place of manufacture, the
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
purchase order must so state indicating which test or inspec-
3.1.1 bar—material of rectangular (flats), hexagonal, or
tions are to be witnessed.
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B-2 on
5. Chemical Composition
Nonferrous Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
5.1 The material shall conform to the composition limits
B02.07 on Refined Nickel and Cobalt and Their Alloys.
Current edition approved Aug. 10, 1998. Published October 1998. Originally
specified in Table 3.
published as B 164 – 41 T. Last previous edition B 164 – 93.
5.2 If a product (check) analysis is performed by the
For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi-
purchaser, the material shall conform to the product (check)
cation SB-164 in Section II of that Code.
* New designations established in accordance with ASTM E 527 and SAE analysis variations in Table 3.
J1086, Recommended Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS).
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.04.
6. Mechanical Properties
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01.
6.1 Mechanical Properties—The material shall conform to
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05. the mechanical properties specified in Table 1 for rod or bar, or
Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, Bldg. 4, Section D,
in Table 2 for wire.
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B 164
TABLE 1 Mechanical Properties of Rod and Bar
Elongation
Yield Strength
Condition and Diameter or Distance Between Parallel Tensile Strength in 2 in. or 50 Rockwell Hard-
A
(0.2 % offset)
Surfaces, in. (mm) min, psi (MPa) mm (or 4D), ness (or equivalent)
min. psi (MPa)
min, %
UNS N04400
Cold-worked (as worked):
B
Rounds under ⁄2 (12.7) 110 000 (760) 85 000 (585) 8 —
B
Squares, hexagons, and rectangles under ⁄2 (12.7) 85 000 (585) 55 000 (380) 10 —
Cold-worked (stress-relieved):
B
Rounds under ⁄2 (12.7) 84 000 (580) 50 000 (345) 10 —
1 1
Rounds, ⁄2 to 3 ⁄2(12.7 to 88.9), incl 87 000 (600) 60 000 (415) 20 —
Rounds, over 3 ⁄2 to 4 (88.9 to 101.6), incl 84 000 (580) 55 000 (380) 20
B,C
Squares, hexagons and rectangles, 2 (50.8) and under 84 000 (580) 50 000 (345) 20 —
Squares, hexagons and rectangles, over 2 (50.8) to 80 000 (552) 50 000 (345) 20 —
3 ⁄8(79.4), incl
Hot-worked (as worked or stress-relieved):
D
Rounds, squares, and rectangles up to 12 (305), 80 000 (552) 40 000 (276) 30 —
incl, and hexagons 2 ⁄8 (54) and under
Rounds, squares, and rectangles over 12 (305) to 14 75 000 (517) 40 000 (276) 30 —
(356), incl
Hexagons over 2 ⁄8 (54) to 4 (102), incl 75 000 (517) 30 000 (207) 25 —
Rings and disks — — — B 75 to B95
Hot-worked (annealed) or cold-worked (annealed):
Rod and bar, all sizes 70 000 (480) 25 000 (170) 35 —
Rings and disks — — — B 60 to B75
E
Forging quality:
All sizes — — — —
UNS N04405
Cold-worked (as worked or stress-relieved):
B
Rounds, under ⁄2 (12.7) 85 000 (585) 50 000 (345) 8 —
Rounds, ⁄2 (12.7) to 3 (76.2), incl 85 000 (585) 50 000 (345) 15 —
Rounds, over 3 (76.2) to 4 (101.6), incl 80 000 (552) 50 000 (345) 15 —
B,C
Hexagons and squares 2 (50.8) and under 85 000 (585) 50 000 (345) 15 —
Hexagons and squares over 2 (50.8) to 3 ⁄8 (79.4), incl 80 000 (552) 45 000 (310) 15 —
Hot-worked (as hot-worked or stress-relieved):
Rounds 3 (76.2) and less 75 000 (517) 35 000 (241) 30 —
Hexagons and squares, 2 ⁄8 (54) and less 75 000 (517) 35 000 (241) 30 —
Hexagons and squares, over 2 ⁄8 (54) to 4 (101.6), incl 70 000 (480) 30 000 (207) 25 —
Hot-worked (annealed) or cold-worked (annealed):
Rod and Bar, All sizes 70 000 (480) 25 000 (170) 35
A
See 12.2
B
Not applicable to diameters or cross sections under ⁄32in. (2.4 mm).
C
For sections under ⁄2 in. (12.7 mm), the elongation shall be 10 % min.
D
For hot-worked flats ⁄16in. (7.9 mm) and under in thickness the elongation shall be 20 % min.
E
Forging quality is furnished to chemical requirements and surface inspection only. No tensile properties are required.
7. Dimensions and Permissible Variations normal machining operations.
7.5 Length—The permissible variations in length of cold-
7.1 Diameter, Thickness, or Width—The permissible varia-
worked and hot-worked rod and bar shall be as prescribed in
tions from the specified dimensions as measured on the
Table 8.
diameter or between parallel surfaces of cold-worked rod and
7.5.1 Rods and bars ordered to random or nominal lengths
bar shall be as prescribed in Table 4, and of hot-worked rod and
will be furnished with either cropped or saw-cut ends; material
bar as prescribed in Table 5. The permissible variations in
ordered to cut lengths will be furnished with square saw-cut or
diameter of cold-worked wire shall be as prescribed in Table 6.
machined ends.
7.2 Out-of-Round—Hot-worked rods and cold-worked rods
7.6 Straightness:
(except “forging quality”) all sizes, in straight lengths, shall not
7.6.1 The permissible variations in straightness of cold-
be out-of-round by more than one half the total permissible
worked rod and bar as determined by the departure from
variations in diameter shown in Table 4 and Table 5, except for
straightness shall be as prescribed in Table 9.
hot-worked rods ⁄2 in. (12.7 mm) in diameter and under, which
7.6.2 The permissible variations in straightness of precision
may be out-of-round by the total permissible variations in
straightened cold-worked rod as determined by the departure
diameter shown in Table 5. Wire shall not be out-of-round by
from straightness shall be as prescribed in Table 10.
more than one-half the total permissible variations shown in
Table 6. 7.6.2.1 In determining straightness in the standard 42-in.
7.3 Corners—Cold-worked bars will have practically exact (1.07-m) distance between supports or, when specified, in
angles and sharp corners. determining straightness in lengths not in excess of those
7.4 Machining Allowances for Hot-Worked Materials— shown in Table 10, the rod shall be placed on a precision table
When the surfaces of hot-worked products are to be machined, equipped with ball-bearing rollers and a micrometer or dial
the allowances prescribed in Table 7 are recommended for indicator. The rod shall then be rotated slowly against the
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A
TABLE 2 Mechanical Properties of Cold-Worked Wire in Coil
Tensile Strength, psi (MPa)
Alloy Condition and Size, in. (mm) Wrapping Test
Min Max
UNS N04400 and N04405:
Annealed, all sizes 70 000 (483) 85 000 (586) All wire shall wrap around a rod of the
No. 0 temper, under ⁄2 (12.7) 80 000 (552) 95 000 (655) same diameter as the wire without
No. 1 temper, under ⁄2 (12.7) 90 000 (621) 110 000 (758) cracking
UNS N04400:
Regular temper, under ⁄2 (12.7) 110 000 (758) 140 000 (965) All wire up to 0.2294 in. (5.84 mm),
Regular temper, ⁄2 (12.7) and over 90 000 (621) 130 000 (896) inclusive, shall wrap around a rod of
Spring temper the same diameter as the wire without
0.028 (0.71) and less 165 000 (1138) . cracking. Wire over 0.2294 in.
Over 0.028 (0.71) to 0.057 (1.45), 160 000 (1103) . diameter shall wrap around a rod of
incl twice the wire diameter without
Over 0.057 (1.45) to 0.114 (2.90), 150 000 (1034) . cracking.
incl
Over 0.114 (2.90) to 0.312 (7.92), 140 000 (965) .
incl
Over 0.312 (7.92) to 0.375 (9.53), 135 000 (931)
incl
Over 0.375 (9.53) to 0.500 (12.7), 130 000 (896) .
incl
Over 0.500 (12.7) to 0.563 (14.3), 120 000 (827) .
incl
A
Properties are not applicable to wire after straightening and cutting.
TABLE 3 Chemical Requirements
9.1.2.1 Where material cannot be identified by heat, a lot
Product (Check) shall consist of not more than 500 lb (227 kg) of material in the
Composition Limits, %
Analysis
same size and condition.
Variations, under
9.2 Test Material Selection:
Element min or
over max, of the 9.2.1 Chemical Analysis—Representative samples from
UNS UNS
Specified
N04400 N04405
each lot shall be taken during pouring or subsequent process-
Limit of Element
ing.
A
Nickel 63.0 min 63.0 min 0.45
9.2.1.1 Product (check) analysis shall be wholly the respon-
Copper 28.0 min 28.0 min 0.15
sibility of the purchaser.
34.0 max 34.0 max 0.20
Iron 2.5 max 2.5 max 0.05
9.2.2 Mechanical Properties—Samples of the material to
Manganese 2.0 max 2.0 max 0.04
provide test specimens for mechanical properties shall be taken
Carbon 0.3 max 0.3 max 0.02
from such locations in each lot as to be representative of that
Silicon 0.5 max 0.5 max 0.03
Sulfur 0.024 max 0.025 min 0.005
lot.
0.060 max 0.005
A 10. Number of Tests
Element shall be determined arithmetically by difference.
10.1 Chemical Analysis—One test per lot.
10.2 Tension—One test per lot.
indicator, and the deviation from straightness in any portion of
10.3 Hardness—One test per lot.
the rod between the supports shall not exceed the permissible
10.4 Wrapping—One test per lot.
variations prescribed in Table 10. The deviation from straight-
11. Specimen Preparation
ness (throw in one revolution) is defined as the difference
between the maximum and minimum readings of the dial
11.1 Tension test specimens shall be taken from material in
indicator in one complete revolution of the rod.
the final condition and tested in the direction of fabrication.
7.6.3 The permissible variations in straightness of hot-
11.1.1 All rod, bar, and wire shall be tested in full cross-
worked rod and bar as determined by the departure from
section size when possible. When a full cross-section size test
straightness shall be as specified in Table 11.
cannot be performed, the largest possible round specimen
shown in Test Methods E 8 shall be used. Longitudinal strip
8. Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance
specimens shall be prepared in accordance with Test Methods
8.1 The material shall be uniform in quality and condition,
E 8 for rectangular bar up to ⁄2 in. (12.7 mm), inclusive, in
smooth, commercially straight or flat, and free of injurious
thicknesses that are too wide to be pulled full size.
imperfections.
11.2 Hardness test specimens shall be taken from material in
the final condition.
9. Sampling
11.3 In order that the hardness determinations may be in
9.1 Lot—Definition: reasonably close agreement, the following procedure is sug-
9.1.1 A lot for chemical analysis shall consist of one heat. gested:
9.1.2 A lot for mechanical properties testing shall consist of 11.3.1 For rod and wire under ⁄2 in. (12.7 mm) in diameter,
all material from the same heat, nominal diameter or thickness, hardness readings shall be taken on a flat surface prepared by
and condition. filing or grinding approximately ⁄16 in. (1.6 mm) from the
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TABLE 4 Permissible Variations in Diameter or Distance Between Parallel Surfaces of Cold-Worked Rod and Bar
Permissible Variations from Specified Dimension, in. (mm)
A
Specified Dimension, in. (mm)
+−
Rounds:
1 3
⁄16 (1.6) to ⁄16(4.8), excl 0 0.002 (0.05)
(4.8) to ⁄2 (12.7), excl 0 0.003 (0.08)
1 15
⁄2 (12.7) to ⁄16 (23.8), incl 0.001 (0.03) 0.002 (0.05)
15 15
over ⁄16 (23.8) to 1 ⁄16(49.2), incl 0.0015 (0.04) 0.003 (0.08)
15 1
over 1 ⁄16 (49.2) to 2 ⁄2(63.5), incl 0.002 (0.05) 0.004 (0.10)
over 2 ⁄2 (63.5) to 3 (76.2), incl 0.0025 (0.06) 0.005 (0.13)
over 3 (76.2) to 3 ⁄
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