ASTM B505/B505M-12a

Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Continuous Castings

ABSTRACT
This specification establishes requirements for continuously cast rod, bar, tube, and shapes produced from copper alloys with nominal compositions. Castings produced to this specification may be manufactured for and supplied from stock. Mechanical tests are required only when specified by the purchaser in the purchase order. Continuous castings shall not be mechanically repaired, plugged, or burned in. Weld repairs may be made at the manufacturer's discretion. For sampling purposes, a lot shall consist of castings of the same composition and same cross-sectional dimensions, produced during the continuous operation of one casting machine, and submitted for inspection at one time unless specified otherwise. The specimen shall be comprised of the following major elements: copper, tin, lead, zinc, iron, aluminum, manganese, and nickel including cobalt. Residual elements may be present in cast copper-base alloys. The fractured bars shall be retained for chemical verification. Both the Brinell hardness reading and Rockwell hardness reading shall be taken on the grip end of the tension test bar. At the request of the purchaser castings shall be marked with the alloy number.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification establishes requirements for continuously cast rod, bar, tube, and shapes produced from copper alloys with nominal compositions as listed in Table 1.2TABLE 1 Nominal Composition    
Copper Alloy UNS
No.  
Designation  
Composition, %    
Copper  
Tin  
Lead  
Zinc  
Nickel  
Aluminum  
Iron  
Manganese  
Silicon  
Phosphorus  
Bismuth  
C83600  
leaded red brass  
85  
5  
5  
5  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
C83800  
leaded red brass  
82.9  
3.8  
6  
6.5  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
C84200  
leaded semi-red brass  
80  
5  
2.5  
13  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
C84400  
leaded semi-red brass  
80  
2.9  
7  
8.5  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
C84800  
leaded semi-red brass  
76  
2.5  
6.2  
15  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
C85700  
leaded naval brass  
61  
1  
1.2  
36  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
C86200  
high-strength yellow brass  
63  
...  
...  
25  
...  
4  
3  
3.8  
...  
...  
...  
C86300  
high-strength yellow brass  
63  
...  
...  
25  
...  
6.2  
3  
3.8  
...  
...  
...  
C86500  
high-strength yellow brass  
57.5  
...  
...  
39  
...  
1  
1.2  
0.8  
...  
...  
...  
C87700  
silicon bronze  
88.5  
...  
...  
8  
...  
...  
...  
...  
3  
...  
...  
C87710  
silicon bronze  
86  
...  
...  
10  
...  
...  
...  
...  
4  
...  
...  
C87850  
silicon brass  
76  
...  
...  
20.9  
...  
...  
...  
...  
3  
0.12  
...  
C89320  
bismuth tin bronze  
89  
6  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
5.0  
C89720A  
bismuth brass  
67.4  
1  
...  
29  
...  
0.5  
...  
...  
0.5  
...  
1.5  
C90300  
tin bronze  
87.5  
8.2  
...  
4  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
C90500  
tin bronze  
87.5  
10  
...  
2  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
C90700  
tin bronze  
89  
11  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
C91000  
tin bronze  
85  
15  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
C91300  
tin bronze  
80.5  
19  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
C92200  
leaded tin bronze  
88  
6  
1.5  
4  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
C92300  
leaded tin bronze  
87  
8.2  
0.6  
3.8  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
C92500  
nickel-phosphor bronze  
86.5  
11  
1.2  
...  
1.2  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
...  
C92700  
leaded tin bronze  
87.5  
10  
1.8  
...  
...  ...

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2012
• ICS: 77.150.30 - Copper products
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.05 - Castings and Ingots for Remelting

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM B505/B505M-12 - Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Continuous Castings
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2012
• Replaced By: ASTM B505/B505M-14 - Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Continuous Castings
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2014
• Referred By: ASTM F1511-18(2023) - Standard Specification for Mechanical Seals for Shipboard Pump Applications
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2012
• Referred By: ASTM B584-22 - Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings for General Applications
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2012
• Referred By: ASTM F998-12(2022) - Standard Specification for Centrifugal Pump, Shipboard Use
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2012
• Referred By: ASTM B824-17 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Copper Alloy Castings
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2012
• Referred By: ASTM B30-23 - Standard Specification for Copper Alloys in Ingot and Other Remelt Forms
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2012
• Referred By: ASTM F1718-01(2019) - Standard Specification for Rotary Positive Displacement Distillate Fuel Pumps
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2012
• Referred By: ASTM F2798-09(2023) - Standard Specification for Sealless Lube Oil Pump with Oil Through Motor for Marine Applications
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2012

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:B505/B505M −12a
StandardSpecification for
1
Copper Alloy Continuous Castings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B505/B505M; 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* E8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Ma-
terials
1.1 This specification establishes requirements for continu-
E10 Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
ously cast rod, bar, tube, and shapes produced from copper
2 E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Ma-
alloys with nominal compositions as listed in Table 1.
terials
1.2 Castings produced to this specification may be manu-
E255 Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for
factured for and supplied from stock. In such cases the
the Determination of Chemical Composition
manufacturer shall maintain heat traceability to specific manu-
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the
facturing date and chemical analysis.
Unified Numbering System (UNS)
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
3. Terminology
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
3.1 For definitions of terms related to copper and copper
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining alloys, refer to Terminology B846.
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
4. General Requirements
with the standard.
4.1 The following sections of Specification B824 form a
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
part of this specification. The definition of a casting lot as
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
defined in Section 12, Sampling, takes precedence over Speci-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
fication B824.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
4.1.1 Terminology (Section 3),
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4.1.2 Other Requirements (Section 7),
4.1.3 Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance (Section 9),
2. Referenced Documents
4.1.4 Number of Tests and Retests (Section 11),
3
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.1.5 Specimen Preparation (Section 12),
B208 Practice for Preparing Tension Test Specimens for
4.1.6 Test Methods (Section 13),
Copper Alloy Sand, Permanent Mold, Centrifugal, and
4.1.7 Significance of Numerical Limits (Section 14),
Continuous Castings
4.1.8 Inspection (Section 15),
B824 Specification for General Requirements for Copper
4.1.9 Rejection and Rehearing (Section 16),
Alloy Castings
4.1.10 Certification (Section 17),
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
4.1.11 Test Report (Section 18),
4.1.12 Product Marking (Section 19),
4.1.13 Packaging and Package Marking (Section 20),
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ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB05onCopper
4.1.14 Keywords (Section 21), and
and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.05 on
4.1.15 Supplementary Requirements.
Castings and Ingots for Remelting.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2012. Published January 2013. Originally
5. Ordering Information
approved in 1970. Last previous edition approved in 2012 as B505/B505M – 12.
DOI: 10.1520/B0505_B0505M-12A.
5.1 Include the following information in orders for product:
2
The UNS system for copper and copper alloys (see Practice E527) is a simple
5.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue (for example,
expansion of the former standard designation system accomplished by the addition
B505/B505M – 04),
of a prefix “C” and a suffix “00”. The suffix can be used to accommodate
composition variations of the base alloy.
5.1.2 Copper Alloy UNS No. (for example, C93200), in-
3
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cluding HT if heat treatment is required.
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
5.1.3 Condition (Table 9) and (as cast, heat treated, and so
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. forth),
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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B505/B505M−12a
TABLE 1 Nominal Composition
Copper
Composition, %
Alloy UNS Designation
Copper Tin Lead Zinc Nickel Aluminum Iron Manganese Silicon Phosphorus Bismuth
No.
C83600 leaded red brass 85 5 5 5 . . . . . . .
C83800 leaded red brass 82.9 3.8 6 6.5 .
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Designation: B505/B505M − 12 B505/B505M − 12a
Standard Specification for
1
Copper Alloy Continuous Castings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B505/B505M; 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 requirements for continuously cast rod, bar, tube, and shapes produced from copper alloys with
2
nominal compositions as listed in Table 1.
1.2 Castings produced to this specification may be manufactured for and supplied from stock. In such cases the manufacturer
shall maintain heat traceability to specific manufacturing date and chemical analysis.
1.3 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.
1.4 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
limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 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
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
E255 Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for the Determination of Chemical Composition
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 The following sections of Specification B824 form a part of this specification. The definition of a casting lot as defined in
Section 12, Sampling, takes precedence over Specification B824.
4.1.1 Terminology (Section 3),
4.1.2 Other Requirements (Section 7),
4.1.3 Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance (Section 9),
4.1.4 Number of Tests and Retests (Section 11),
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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, 2012Oct. 1, 2012. Published May 2012January 2013. Originally approved in 1970. Last previous edition approved in 20112012 as
B505/B505M – 11.B505/B505M – 12. DOI: 10.1520/B0505_B0505M-12.10.1520/B0505_B0505M-12A.
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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TABLE 1 Nominal Composition
Copper
Composition, %
Alloy UNS Designation
Copper Tin Lead Zinc Nickel Aluminum Iron Manganese Silicon Phosphorus Bismuth
No.
C83600 leaded red brass 85 5 5 5 . . . . . . .
C83800 leaded red brass 82.9 3.8 6 6.5 . . . . . . .
C84200 leaded semi-red brass 80 5 2.5 13 . . . . . . .
C84400 leaded semi-red brass 80 2.9 7 8.5 . . . . . . .
C84800 leaded semi-red brass 76 2.5 6.2 15 . . . . . . .
C85700 leaded naval brass 61 1 1.2 36 . . . . . . .
C86200 high-strength yellow 63 . . 25 . 4 3 3.8 . . .
brass
C86300 high-stre
...