ASTM B160-05(2009)e1

Standard Specification for Nickel Rod and Bar

ABSTRACT
This specification covers nickel (UNS N02200), low carbon nickel (UNS N02201), and solution strengthened nickel (UNS N02211) in the form of hot-worked, cold-worked, or annealed rods and bars of round, square, hexagonal, or rectangular solid section. The material shall conform to the chemical composition limits specified for nickel, copper, iron, manganese, carbon, silicon, and sulfur. Mechanical requirements including tensile strength, yield strength, and elongation are given for specific conditions and diameter or distance between parallel surfaces. Chemical analysis, tension test, and hardness test shall be performed.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers nickel (UNS N02200)*, low carbon nickel (UNS N02201)*, and solution strengthened nickel (UNS N02211) in the form of hot-worked and cold-worked rod and bar in the conditions 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.
1.3 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 become familiar with all hazards including those identified in the appropriate Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for this product/material as provided by the manufacturer, to establish appropriate safety and health practices, and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2009
• 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

• Replaces: ASTM B160-05(2009) - Standard Specification for Nickel Rod and Bar
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2009
• Referred By: ASTM B366/B366M-23 - Standard Specification for Factory-Made Wrought Nickel and Nickel Alloy Fittings
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2009
• Referred By: ASTM F85-76(2018) - Standard Practice for Nomenclature for Wire Leads Used as Conductors in Electron Tubes (Withdrawn 2023)
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2009
• Referred By: ASTM B162-99(2019) - Standard Specification for Nickel Plate, Sheet, and Strip
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2009
• Referred By: ASTM G134-17(2023) - Standard Test Method for Erosion of Solid Materials by Cavitating Liquid Jet
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2009
• Referred By: ASTM G32-16(2021)e1 - Standard Test Method for Cavitation Erosion Using Vibratory Apparatus
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:B160 −05(Reapproved2009)
Standard Specification for
Nickel Rod and Bar
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B160; 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.
´ NOTE—Carbon max for UNS N02211 in Table 2 was corrected editorially in March 2011.
1. Scope E140 Hardness Conversion Tables for Metals Relationship
2 Among Brinell Hardness, Vickers Hardness, Rockwell
1.1 This specification covers nickel (UNS N02200)*, low
Hardness, Superficial Hardness, Knoop Hardness, and
carbon nickel (UNS N02201)*, and solution strengthened
Scleroscope Hardness
nickel (UNS N02211) in the form of hot-worked and cold-
E1473 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel,
worked rod and bar in the conditions shown in Table 1.
Cobalt, and High-Temperature Alloys
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
3. Terminology
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
and are not considered standard.
3.1.1 bar, n—material of rectangular (flats), hexagonal, or
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
square solid section up to and including 10 in. (254 mm) in
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the 1
width and ⁄8 in. (3.2 mm) and over in thickness in straight
responsibility of the user of this standard to become familiar
lengths.
with all hazards including those identified in the appropriate
NOTE 1—Hot-worked rectangular bar in widths 10 in. (254 mm) and
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for this product/material
under may be furnished as hot-rolled plate with sheared or cut edges in
as provided by the manufacturer, to establish appropriate
accordance with Specification B162, provided the mechanical property
safety and health practices, and determine the applicability of
requirements of Specification B160 are met.
regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.1.2 rod, n—material of round solid section furnished in
straight lengths.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4. Ordering Information
B162 Specification for Nickel Plate, Sheet, and Strip
4.1 It is the responsibility of the purchaser to specify all
B880 Specification for General Requirements for Chemical
requirements that are necessary for the safe and satisfactory
Check Analysis Limits for Nickel, Nickel Alloys and
performance of material ordered under this specification.
Cobalt Alloys
Examples of such requirements include, but are not limited to,
E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
the following:
E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Ma-
4.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue.
terials
4.1.2 UNS number.
E29 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).
4.1.4 Dimensions—Dimensions including length.
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B02 on
4.1.5 Condition.
Nonferrous Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
4.1.6 Finish.
B02.07 on Refined Nickel and Cobalt and Their Alloys.
4.1.7 Quantity—feet or number of pieces.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2009. Published October 2009. Originally
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approved in 1941. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as B160 – 05 . DOI:
4.1.8 Certification—State if certification or a report of test
10.1520/B0160-05R09E01.
results is required (Section 15).
For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi-
4.1.9 Samples for Product (Check) Analysis—State whether
cation SB-160 in Section II of that Code.
samples for product (check) analysis should be furnished.
*New designations established in accordance withASTM E527 and SAE J1086,
Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS).
4.1.10 Purchaser Inspection—If purchaser wishes to wit-
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ness tests or inspection of material at place of manufacture, the
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
purchase order must so state indicating which test or inspec-
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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TABLE 1 Mechanical Properties
Condition and Diameter or Distance Tensile Strength, min, Yield Strength (0.2 % offset), Elongation in 2 in. or 50
A
Between Parallel Surfaces, in. (mm) psi (MPa) min. psi (MPa) mm or 4D, min %
Nickel (UNS N02200)
Cold-worked (as worked):
B
Rounds, 1 (25.4) and under 80 000 (550) 60 000 (415) 10
Rounds over 1 to 4 (25.4 to 101.6) incl. 75 000 (515) 50 000 (345) 15
B
Squares, hexagons, and rectangles, all sizes 65 000 (450) 40 000 (275) 25
Hot-worked:
C
All sections, all sizes 60 000 (415) 15 000 (105) 35
D
Rings and disks —— —
Annealed:
B
Rods and bars, all sizes 55 000 (380) 15 000 (105) 40
E
Rings and disks —— —
Forging quality
FF F
All sizes
Low-Carbon Nickel (UNS N02201) and Solution Strengthened Nickel (UNS N02211)
Hot-worked:
C
All sections, all sizes 50 000 (345) 10 000 (70) 40
Annealed:
B
All products, all sizes 50 000 (345) 10 000 (70) 40
A
See 12.2.
B
Not applicable to diameters or cross sections under ⁄32 in. (2.4 mm).
C
For hot-worked flats ⁄16 in. (7.9 mm) and under in thickness the elongation shall be 25 %, min.
D
Hardness B45 to B80, or equivalent.
E
Hardness B45 to B70 or equivalent.
F
Forging quality is furnished to chemical requirements and surface inspection only. No tensile properties are required.
TABLE 3 Permissible Variations in Diameter or Distance Between
5. Chemical Composition
Parallel Surfaces of Cold-Worked Rod and Bar
5.1 The material shall conform to the composition limits
Permissible Variations from
A
specified in Table 2. Specified Dimension, in. (mm)
Specified Dimension, in. (mm)
+−
5.2 If a product (check) analysis is performed by the
Rounds:
purchaser, the material shall be done per Specification B880
1 3
⁄16 (1.6) to ⁄16 (4.8), excl 0 0.002 (0.05)
3 1
and the material shall conform to the product (check) analysis
⁄16 (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)
variations defined in Check Analysis Variation table of Speci-
15 15
Over ⁄16 (23.8) to 1 ⁄16 (49.2), incl 0.0015 (0.04) 0.003 (0.08)
fication B880.
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)
6. Mechanical and Other Requirements
Over 3 (76.2) to 3 (88.9), incl 0.003 (0.08) 0.006 (0.15)
Over 3 ⁄2 (88.9) to 4 (101.6), incl 0.0035 (0.09) 0.007 (0.18)
6.1 Mechanical Properties—The material shall conform to
Hexagons, squares, rectangles:
the mechanical properties specified in Table 1.
⁄2 (12.7) and less 0 0.004 (0.10)
1 7
Over ⁄2 (12.7) to ⁄8 (22.2), incl 0 0.005 (0.13)
7 1
Over ⁄8 (22.2) to 1 ⁄4 (31.8), incl 0 0.007 (0.18)
7. Dimensions and Permissible Variations
1 1
Over 1 ⁄4 (31.8) to 2 ⁄4 (57.2), incl 0 0.009 (0.23)
Over 2 ⁄4 (57.2) to 3 (76.2), incl 0 0.011 (0.28)
7.1 Diameter, Thickness, or Width—The permissible varia-
Over 3 (76.2) to 3 ⁄2 (88.9), incl 0 0.015 (0.38)
tions from the specified dimensions as measured on the
Over 3 ⁄2 (88.9) to 4 (101.6), incl 0 0.017 (0.43)
diameter or between parallel surfaces of cold-worked rod and
A
Dimensions apply to diameter of rounds, to distance between parallel surfaces of
barshallbeasprescribedinTable3,andofhot-workedrodand
hexagons and squares, and separately to width and thickness of rectangles.
bar as prescribed in Table 4.
TABLE 2 Chemical Requirements
7.2 Out-of-Round—Hot-worked rods and cold-worked rods
Composition Limits, %
(except “forging quality”), all sizes, in straight lengths, shall
Solution
Low-Carbon
not be out-of-round by more than one half the total permissible
Element
Nickel (UNS Strengthened
Nickel (UNS
N02200) Nickel (UNS
variations in diameter shown in Tables 3 and 4, except for
N02201)
N02211)
hot-workedrods ⁄2in.(12.7mm)indiameterandunder,which
A
Nickel, min 99.0 99.0 93.7
may be out-of-round by the total permissible variations in
Copper, max 0.25 0.25 0.25
diameter shown in Table 4.
Iron, max 0.40 0.40 0.75
Manganese, max 0.35 0.35 4.25 – 5.25
7.3 Corners—Cold-worked bars will have practically exact
Carbon, max 0.15† 0.02 0.20†
angles and sharp corners.
Silicon, max 0.35 0.35 0.15
Sulfur, max 0.01 0.01 0.015
7.4 Machining Allowances for Hot-Worked Materials—
A
Element shall be determined arithmetically by difference.
When the surfaces of hot-worked products are to be machined,
the allowances prescribed in Table 5 are recommended for
† Carbon max value for UNS N02200 was corrected editorially.
† Carbon max value for UNS N02211 was corrected editorially. normal machining operations.
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TABLE 4 Permissible Variations in Diameter or Distance Between
9.2.1 Alot for mechanical properties testing shall consist of
Parallel Surfaces of Hot-Worked Rod and Bar
all material from the same heat, nominal diameter of thickness,
Permissible Variations from
and condition.
A
Specified Dimensions, in. (mm)
Specified Dimension, in. (mm)
9.2.1.1 Where material cannot be identified by heat, a lot
+−
shall consist of not more than 500 lb (227 kg) of material in the
Rod and bar, hot-worked:
same size and condition.
1 (25.4) and under 0.016 (0.41) 0.016 (0.41)
Over 1 (25.4) to 2 (50.8), incl 0.031 (0.79) 0.016 (0.41)
9.3 Test Material Selection:
Over 2 (50.8) to 4 (101.6), incl 0.047 (1.19) 0.031 (0.79)
9.3.1 Chemical Analysis—Representative samples from
Over 4 (101.6) 0.125 (3.18) 0.063 (1.60)
Rod, rough-turned or rough-ground: each lot shall be taken during pouring or subsequent process-
Under 1 (25.4) 0.005 (0.13) 0.005 (0.13)
ing.
1 (25.4) and over 0.031 (0.79) 0
B 9.3.1.1 Product (check) analysis shall be wholly the respon-
Forging quality rod:
Under 1 (25.4) 0.005 (0.13) 0.005 (0.13)
sibility of the purchaser.
1 (25.4) and over 0.031 (0.79) 0
9.3.2 Mechanical Properties—Samples of the material to
A
Dimensions apply to diameter of rods, to distance between parallel surfaces of
providetestspecimensformechanicalpropertiesshallbetaken
hexagons and squares, and separately to width and thickness of rectangles.
B from such locations in each lot as to be representative of that
Spot grinding is permitted to remove minor surface imperfections. The depth of
lot.
these spot ground areas shall not exceed 3 % of the diameter of the rod.
10. Number of Tests
10.1 Chemical Analysis—One test per lot.
7.5 Length—The permissible variations in length of cold-
10.2 Tension—One test per lot.
worked and hot-worked rod and bar shall be as prescribed in
10.3 Hardness—One test per lot.
Table 6.
7.5.1 Rods and bars ordered to random or nominal lengths
11. Specimen Preparation
will be furnished with either cropped or saw-cut ends; material
ordered to cut lengths will be furnished with square saw-cut or 11.1 Tension test specimens shall be taken from material in
machined ends.
the final condition and tested in the direction of fabrication.
11.1.1 All rod and bar shall be tested in full cross-section
7.6 Straightness:
size when possible. When a full cross-section size test cannot
7.6.1 The permissible variations in straightness of cold-
be performed, the largest possible round specimen shown in
worked rod and bar as determined by the departure from
Test Methods E8 shall be used. Longitudinal strip specimens
straightness shall be as prescribed in Table 7.
shall be prepared in accordance with Test Methods E8 for
7.6.2 The permissible variations in straightness of precision
rectangularbarupto ⁄2in.(12.7mm),inclusive,inthicknesses
straightened cold-worked rod as determined by the departure
that are too wide to be pulled full size.
from straightness shall be as prescribed in Table 8.
7.6.2.1 In determining straightness in the standard 42-in.
11.2 Hardnesstestspecimensshallbetakenfrommaterialin
(1.07-m) distance between supports or, when specified, in the final condition.
determining straightness in lengths not in excess of those
11.3 In order that the hardness determinations may be in
shown in Table 8, the rod shall be placed on a precision table
reasonable close agreement, the following procedure is sug-
equipped with ballbearing rollers and a micrometer or dial
gested:
indicator. The rod shall then be rotated slowly against the
11.3.1 For rod, under ⁄2 in. (12.7 mm) in diameter, hardness
indicator, and the deviation from straightness in any portion of
readings shall be taken on a flat surface prepared by filing or
the rod between the supports shall not exceed the permissible
grinding approximately ⁄16 in. (1.6 mm) from the outside
variations prescribed in Table 8. The deviation from straight-
surface of the rod.
ness (throw in one revolution) is defined as the difference
11.3.2 For rod, ⁄2 in. (12.7 mm) in diameter and larger, and
between the maximum and minimum readings of the dial
for hexagonal, square, and rectangular bar, all sizes, hardness
indicator in one complete revolution of the rod.
readings shall be taken on a cross section midway between the
7.6.3 The permissible variations in straightness of hot-
surface and center of the section.
worked rod and bar as determined by the departure from
straightness shall be as specified in Table 9.
12. Test Methods
12.1 The chemical composition, mechanical, and other
8. Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance
properties of the material as enumerated in this specification
8.1 The material shall be uniform in quality and condition,
shall be determined, in case of disagreement, in accordance
smooth, commercially straight or flat, and free of injurious
with the following methods:
imperfections.
Test ASTM Designation
Chemical Analysis E1473
9. Sampling
Tension E8
Rockwell Hardness E18
9.1 Lot—Definition:
Hardness Conversion E140
Rounding Procedure E29
9.2 A lot for chemical analysis shall consist of one heat.
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TABLE 5 Normal Machining Allowances for Hot-worked Material
Normal Machining Allowance, in. (mm)
Distance Between
Finished-Machined Dimensions for Finishes as
For Rectangular Bar
A On Diameter, Parallel Surface, for
Indicated Below, in. (mm)
for Rods Hexagonal and
On Thickness On Width
Square Bar
B
Hot-worked:
7 1 1 1 3
Up to ⁄8 (22
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