ASTM B505/B505M-18

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 1.2 (A) Antimony 0.07, Boron 0.001.  
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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 28-Feb-2018
• ICS: 77.150.30 - Copper products
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.05 - Castings and Ingots for Remelting

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:B505/B505M −18
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 U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope* B208 Practice for Preparing Tension Test Specimens for
Copper Alloy Sand, Permanent Mold, Centrifugal, and
1.1 This specification establishes requirements for continu-
Continuous Castings
ously cast rod, bar, tube, and shapes produced from copper
2 B824 Specification for General Requirements for Copper
alloys with nominal compositions as listed in Table 1.
Alloy Castings
1.2 Castings produced to this specification may be manu-
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
factured for and supplied from stock. In such cases the
E8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Ma-
manufacturer shall maintain heat traceability to specific manu-
terials
facturing date and chemical analysis.
E10 Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Ma-
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in terials
E255 Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining the Determination of Chemical Composition
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
with the standard. Unified Numbering System (UNS)
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2.2 Other Standard:
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3. Terminology
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
3.1 For definitions of terms related to copper and copper
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
alloys, refer to Terminology B846.
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
4. General Requirements
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
4.1 The following sections of Specification B824 form a
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
part of this specification. The definition of a casting lot as
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
defined in Section 12, Sampling, takes precedence over Speci-
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
fication B824.
4.1.1 Terminology (Section 3),
2. Referenced Documents
4.1.2 Other Requirements (Section 7),
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.1.3 Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance (Section 9),
4.1.4 Number of Tests and Retests (Section 11),
4.1.5 Specimen Preparation (Section 12),
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ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB05onCopper
4.1.6 Test Methods (Section 13),
and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.05 on
4.1.7 Significance of Numerical Limits (Section 14),
Castings and Ingots for Remelting.
4.1.8 Inspection (Section 15),
Current edition approved March 1, 2018. Published March 2018. Originally
approved in 1970. Last previous edition approved in 2014 as B505/B505M – 14.
4.1.9 Rejection and Rehearing (Section 16),
DOI: 10.1520/B0505_B0505M-18.
4.1.10 Certification (Section 17),
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The UNS system for copper and copper alloys (see Practice E527) is a simple
4.1.11 Test Report (Section 18),
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 4.1.12 Product Marking (Section 19),
composition variations of the base alloy.
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contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on International Headquarters, Two Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990, http://
the ASTM website. www.asme.org.
*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 Pho
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Designation: B505/B505M − 14 B505/B505M − 18
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 U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope*
1.1 This specification establishes requirements for continuously cast rod, bar, tube, and shapes produced from copper alloys with
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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 safety, health, and healthenvironmental practices and determine the
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
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)
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2.2 Other Standard:
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
3. Terminology
3.1 For definitions of terms related to copper and copper alloys, refer to Terminology B846.
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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, 2014March 1, 2018. Published May 2014March 2018. Originally approved in 1970. Last previous edition approved in 20122014 as
B505/B505M – 12a.B505/B505M – 14. DOI: 10.1520/B0505_B0505M-14.10.1520/B0505_B0505M-18.
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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”.“00.” The suffix can be used to accommodate composition variations of the base alloy.
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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.
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Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME International Headquarters, ThreeTwo Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990,
http://www.asme.org.
*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 Sulfur
No.
C83470 low-lead sulfur tin 93 4 . 2 0.5 . . . . . . 0.5
bronze
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 . . . . . . . .
C
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