ASTM B62-93

Standard Specification for Composition Bronze or Ounce Metal Castings (Withdrawn 2002)

SCOPE
1.1 This specification  establishes requirements for an alloy having a composition of copper, tin, lead, and zinc, used for component castings of valves, flanges, and fittings. The common trade name of this alloy is 85-5-5-5; the correct identification is Copper Alloy UNS No. C83600.  
1.2 The castings covered are used in products that may be manufactured in advance and supplied from stock from the manufacturer or other dealer.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. Metric values given in parentheses are for information only.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-1992
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Dec-2001
• ICS: 77.150.30 - Copper products
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.05 - Castings and Ingots for Remelting

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM B62-02 - Standard Specification for Composition Bronze or Ounce Metal Castings
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

Designation: B 62 – 93
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
100 Barr Harbor Dr., West Conshohocken, PA 19428
Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Specification for
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Composition Bronze or Ounce Metal Castings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 62; 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 * 3.1.1 Quantity of castings required,
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3.1.2 Copper Alloy UNS No. (Table 1),
1.1 This specification establishes requirements for an alloy
3.1.3 Specification title, number, and year of issue,
having a composition of copper, tin, lead, and zinc, used for
3.1.4 Pattern or drawing number and condition (as-cast,
component castings of valves, flanges, and fittings. The com-
machined, etc),
mon trade name of this alloy is 85-5-5-5; the correct identifi-
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3.1.5 Chemical analysis of residual elements, if specified in
cation is Copper Alloy UNS No. C83600.
the purchase order (Specification B 824),
1.2 The castings covered are used in products that may be
3.1.6 Pressure test requirements, if specified in the purchase
manufactured in advance and supplied from stock from the
order (Specification B 824),
manufacturer or other dealer.
3.1.7 Soundness requirements, if specified in the purchase
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
order (Specification B 824),
as the standard. Metric values given in parentheses are for
3.1.8 Certification, if specified in the purchase order (Speci-
information only.
fication B 824),
2. Referenced Documents 3.1.9 Foundry test report, if specified in the purchase order
(Specification B 824),
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date
3.1.10 Witness inspection, if specified in the purchase order
of material purchase form a part of this specification to the
(Specification B 824),
extent referenced herein:
3.1.11 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel application (Sec-
2.2 ASTM Standards:
tion 9), and
B 208 Practice for Preparing Tension Test Specimens for
3.1.12 Product marking, if specified in the purchase order
Copper-Base Alloys for Sand, Permanent Mold, Centrifu-
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(Specification B 824 and Section 10).
gal, and Continuous Castings
3.2 When material is purchased for agencies of the U.S.
B 824 Specification for General Requirements for Copper-
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Government, the Supplementary Requirements in Specification
Alloy Castings
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B 824 may be specified.
E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys
2.3 MSS Standards:
4. Chemical Composition
SP-25 Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings,
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4.1 The alloy shall conform to the requirements for major
Flanges and Unions
elements specified in Table 1.
3. Ordering Information
4.2 These specification limits do not preclude the presence
of other elements. Limits may be established for unnamed
3.1 Orders for castings under this specification shall include
elements by agreement between manufacturer or supplier and
the following:
purchaser. Copper or zinc may be given as remainder and may
be taken as the difference between the sum of all elements
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B-5 on Copper and
analyzed and 100 %. When all named elements in Table 1 are
Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.05 on Castings
analyzed, their sum shall be as follows:
and Ingots for Remelting.
Current edition approved March 15, 1993. Published May 1993. Originally
Copper Plus Named Elements, 99.3 % Minimum (1)
published as B 62-26T. Last previous edition B 62-90.
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4.3 It is recognized that residual elements may be present in
For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi-
cation SB-61 of that Code.
cast copper base alloys. Analysis shall be made for residual
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The UNS system for copper and copper alloys (see Practice E 527) 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.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.01.
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Available from Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings
Industry, 127 Park Street NE, Vienna, VA 22180.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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B62
TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements Copper Alloy UNS No. C83600
6. Casting Repair
Composition, % max
Major Elements
6.1 Castings shall not be repaired, plugged, welded or
(Except as Indicated)
burned-in.
Copper 84.0–86.0
Tin 4.0–6.0
Lead 4.0–6.0
7. General Requirements
Zinc 4.0–6.0
A
Nickel incl Cobalt 1.0
7.1 Material furnished under this sp
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