ASTM B148-14

Standard Specification for Aluminum-Bronze Sand Castings

ABSTRACT
This specification establishes requirements for sand castings produced from copper-base alloys having the alloy numbers, commercial designations, and nominal compositions. The alloys the classified according to their nominal compositions: UNS No. C95200; UNS No. C95300; UNS No. C95400; UNS No. C95410; UNS No. C95500; UNS No. C95520; UNS No. C95600; UNS No. C95700; UNS No. C95800; UNS No. C95820; and UNS No. C95900. The castings shall conform to the chemical requirements specified. Mechanical properties shall be determined from separately cast test bar castings and shall meet the requirements. Brineel and Rockwell hardness readings shall be taken on the grip end of the tension test bar and shall be made in accordance with the specified requirements.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification establishes requirements for sand castings produced from copper-base alloys having the alloy numbers,2 commercial designations, and nominal compositions shown in Table 1.  
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2014
• ICS: 77.150.10 - Aluminium products
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.05 - Castings and Ingots for Remelting

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM B148-97(2009) - Standard Specification for Aluminum-Bronze Sand Castings
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2014
• Replaced By: ASTM B148-18 - Standard Specification for Aluminum-Bronze Sand Castings
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2018
• Referred By: ASTM F2798-09(2023) - Standard Specification for Sealless Lube Oil Pump with Oil Through Motor for Marine Applications
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2014
• Referred By: ASTM F1508-96(2021) - Standard Specification for Angle Style, Pressure Relief Valves for Steam, Gas, and Liquid Services
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2014
• Referred By: ASTM F1347-23 - Standard Specification for Manually Operated Fueling Hose Reels
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2014
• Referred By: ASTM B824-17 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Copper Alloy Castings
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2014
• Referred By: ASTM F1370-92(2019)e1 - Standard Specification for Pressure-Reducing Valves for Water Systems, Shipboard
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2014
• Referred By: ASTM B30-23 - Standard Specification for Copper Alloys in Ingot and Other Remelt Forms
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2014
• Referred By: ASTM F1718-01(2019) - Standard Specification for Rotary Positive Displacement Distillate Fuel Pumps
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2014
• Referred By: ASTM F998-12(2022) - Standard Specification for Centrifugal Pump, Shipboard Use
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2014
• Referred By: ASTM B584-22 - Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings for General Applications
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2014

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:B148 −14
Standard Specification for
1
Aluminum-Bronze Sand Castings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B148; 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 U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope* Unified Numbering System (UNS)
1.1 This specification establishes requirements for sand
3. Terminology
castings produced from copper-base alloys having the alloy
2
numbers, commercialdesignations,andnominalcompositions
3.1 For definitions of terms related to copper and copper
shown in Table 1.
alloys, refer to Terminology B846.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
4. General Requirements
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
4.1 Material furnished under this specification shall con-
and are not considered standard.
form to the applicable requirements of Specification B824.
2. Referenced Documents
5. Ordering Information
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date
5.1 Include the following specified choices when placing
of material purchase form a part of this specification to the
orders for product under this specification as applicable:
extent referenced herein:
5.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue,
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2.2 ASTM Standards:
5.1.2 Copper or Copper Alloy UNS. No. designation,
B208 Practice for Preparing Tension Test Specimens for
5.1.3 Temper, must include optional Heat Treatment when
Copper Alloy Sand, Permanent Mold, Centrifugal, and
needed,
Continuous Castings
5.1.4 Dimensions, diameter, and wall thickness (For tube or
B824 Specification for General Requirements for Copper
pipe: specify either O.D./I.D., O.D./Wall, or I.D./Wall unless
Alloy Castings
standard size such as type K are ordered; for flat products:
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
thickness, width, and edges; for rod, bar, or shapes: by
B950 Guide for Editorial Procedures and Form of Product
diameter or distance between parallel surfaces),
Specifications for Copper and Copper Alloys
5.1.5 Quantity of castings required,
E8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Ma-
5.1.6 Intended applications,
terials
5.1.7 Specification title, number, and year of issue,
E10 Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
5.1.8 Pattern or drawing number and condition (cast,
E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Ma-
machined, and so forth),
terials
5.1.9 Analysis of residual elements, if specified in the
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the
purchase order (Specification B824),
5.1.10 Pressure test requirements, if specified in the pur-
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chase order (Specification B824),
ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB05onCopper
and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.05 on
5.1.11 Soundness requirements, if specified in the purchase
Castings and Ingots for Remelting.
order (Specification B824),
Current edition approved April 1, 2014. Published May 2014. Originally
5.1.12 Certification, if specified in the purchase order
approved in 1941. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as B148 – 97 (2009).
DOI: 10.1520/B0148-14.
(Specification B824),
2
The UNS system for copper and copper alloys (see Practice E527) is a simple
5.1.13 Test report, if specified in the purchase order (Speci-
expansion of the former standard designation system accomplished by the addition
fication B824),
of a prefix “C” and a suffix “00.” The suffix can be used to accommodate
composition variations of the base alloy.
5.1.14 Witness inspection, if specified in the purchase order
3
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
(Specification B824),
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
5.1.15 Approvalofweldprocedureandrecordsofrepairs,if
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. specified in the purchase order (Section 10),
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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B148−14
TABLE 1 Nominal Compositions
Nominal Composition, %
Copper Alloy Old Commercial
UNS No. Designation Designation
Copper Nickel Iron Aluminum Silicon Manganese
C95200 9A Grade A 88.0 . . . 3.0 9.0 . . . . . .
A
C95300 9B Grade B 89.0 . . . 1.0 10.0 . . . . . .
A
C95400 9C Grade C 85.0 . . . 4.0 11.0 . . . . . .
A
C95410 . . 84.0 2.0 4.
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Designation: B148 − 97 (Reapproved 2009) B148 − 14
Standard Specification for
1
Aluminum-Bronze Sand Castings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B148; 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 U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope Scope*
2
1.1 This specification establishes requirements for sand castings produced from copper-base alloys having the alloy numbers,
commercial designations, and nominal compositions shown in Table 1.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date of material purchase form a part of this specification to the extent
referenced herein:
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2.2 ASTM Standards:
B208 Practice for Preparing Tension Test Specimens for Copper Alloy Sand, Permanent Mold, Centrifugal, and Continuous
Castings
B824 Specification for General Requirements for Copper Alloy Castings
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
B950 Guide for Editorial Procedures and Form of Product Specifications for Copper and Copper Alloys
E8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
E10 Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
3. Terminology
3.1 For definitions of terms related to copper and copper alloys, refer to Terminology B846.
4. General Requirements
4.1 Material furnished under this specification shall conform to the applicable requirements of Specification B824.
5. Ordering Information
5.1 Orders for castingsInclude the following specified choices when placing orders for product under this specification shall
include the following information:as applicable:
5.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue,
5.1.2 Copper or Copper Alloy UNS. No. designation,
5.1.3 Temper, must include optional Heat Treatment when needed,
5.1.4 Dimensions, diameter, and wall thickness (For tube or pipe: specify either O.D./I.D., O.D./Wall, or I.D./Wall unless
standard size such as type K are ordered; for flat products: thickness, width, and edges; for rod, bar, or shapes: by diameter or
distance between parallel surfaces),
1
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 on Copper and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.05 on Castings
and Ingots for Remelting.
Current edition approved April 1, 2009April 1, 2014. Published May 2009May 2014. Originally approved in 1941. Last previous edition approved in 20032009 as
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B148 – 97 (2003)(2009). . DOI: 10.1520/B0148-97R09.10.1520/B0148-14.
2
The UNS system for copper and copper alloys (see Practice E527) is a simple expansion of the former standard designation system accomplished by the addition of a
prefix “C” and a suffix “00.” The suffix can be used to accommodate composition variations of the base alloy.
3
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 the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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B148 − 14
TABLE 1 Nominal Compositions
Nominal Composition, %
Copper Alloy Old Desig- Commercial
UNS No. nationDesignation Designation
Copper Nickel Iron Aluminum Silicon Manganese
C95200 9A Grade A 88.0 . . . 3.0 9.0 . . . . . .
A
C95300 9B Grade B 89.0 . . . 1.0 10.0 . . . . . .
A
C95400 9C Grade C 85.0 . . . 4.0 11.0 . . . . . .
A
C95410 . . . . . . 84.0 2.0 4.0 10.0 . . . . . .
A
C95500 9D Grade D 81.0 4.0 4.0 11.0 . . . . . .
A
C95520 . . . . . . 78.5 5.5 5.0 11.0 . . . . . .
C95600 9E Grade E 91.0 . . . . . . 7.0 2.0 . . .
C95700 9F Grade F 75.0 2.0 3.0 8.0 . . . 12.0
C95800 . . . . . . 81.3 4.5 4.0 9.0 . . . 1.2
C95820 . . . . . . 79.0 5.2 4.5 9.5 . . . 1.0
C95900 . . . . . . 87.5 . . . 4.5 1
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