ASTM B139/B139M-12(2017)

Standard Specification for Phosphor Bronze Rod, Bar, and Shapes

ABSTRACT
This specification establishes the requirements for rods, bars, and shapes of phosphor bronze with Copper Alloy UNS Nos. C51000, C52100, C52400, C53400, and C54400. The material for manufacture shall be a cast rod, bar, or billet of such purity and soundness as to be suitable for processing by hot working, cold working, and annealing to produce a uniform wrought structure in the finished product. Tempers available under this specification are O60 (soft anneal temper), H04 (hard temper), and H08 (spring temper). Products shall be tested and shall adhere to dimensional (mass, diameter, shape, length, straightness, and edge contour), mechanical (tensile strength, and elongation), and chemical composition requirements.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for phosphor bronze rod, bar, and shapes.  
1.2 Units—Values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, SI units are shown in brackets. 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 nonconformance with the specification.  
1.3 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: Published
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2017
• ICS: 77.150.30 - Copper products
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.02 - Rod, Bar, Wire, Shapes and Forgings

Relations

• Refers: ASTM B249/B249M-14 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and Forgings
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2014
• Refers: ASTM B601-18 - Standard Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2018
• Refers: ASTM B601-18a - Standard Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2018
• Refers: ASTM B249/B249M-18 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and Forgings
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2018
• Refers: ASTM B950-17 - Standard Guide for Editorial Procedures and Form of Product Specifications for Copper and Copper Alloys
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2017
• Refers: ASTM B249/B249M-18a - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and Forgings
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2018
• Refers: ASTM B846-19 - Standard Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2019
• Refers: ASTM B846-19a - Standard Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2019
• Refers: ASTM B249/B249M-19 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and Forgings
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2019
• Refers: ASTM B249/B249M-19a - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and Forgings
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2019
• Refers: ASTM E8/E8M-15 - Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
• Effective Date: 01-Feb-2015
• Refers: ASTM B950-15 - Standard Guide for Editorial Procedures and Form of Product Specifications for Copper and Copper Alloys
• Effective Date: 15-Mar-2015
• Refers: ASTM B249/B249M-15 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and Forgings
• Effective Date: 01-May-2015
• Refers: ASTM B249/B249M-15a - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and Forgings
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2015
• Refers: ASTM B950-16 - Standard Guide for Editorial Procedures and Form of Product Specifications for Copper and Copper Alloys
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2016
• Refers: ASTM E8/E8M-16 - Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
• Effective Date: 15-Jul-2016
• Refers: ASTM B249/B249M-16 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and Forgings
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2016
• Refers: ASTM B601-16 - Standard Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2016
• Refers: ASTM B249/B249M-17 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and Forgings
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2017
• Referred By: ASTM D950-03(2020)e1 - Standard Test Method for Impact Strength of Adhesive Bonds
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2017
• Referred By: ASTM D1062-08(2023) - Standard Test Method for Cleavage Strength of Metal-to-Metal Adhesive Bonds
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2017
• Referred By: ASTM D897-08(2016) - Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Adhesive Bonds
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2017
• Referred By: ASTM E747-18 - Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture and Material Grouping Classification of Wire Image Quality Indicators (IQI) Used for Radiology
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2017
• Referred By: ASTM B249/B249M-22 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and Forgings
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2017
• Referred By: ASTM E1647-16(2022) - Standard Practice for Determining Contrast Sensitivity in Radiology
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2017
• Referred By: ASTM B159/B159M-17 - Standard Specification for Phosphor Bronze Wire
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2017
• Referred By: ASTM E784-89(2022) - Standard Specification for Clamps, Utility, Laboratory, and Holders, Buret and Clamp
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2017
• Referred By: ASTM E1025-18 - Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture, and Material Grouping Classification of Hole-Type Image Quality Indicators (IQI) Used for Radiography
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2017

Standards Content (Sample)

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.
Designation: B139/B139M −12 (Reapproved 2017)
Standard Specification for
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Phosphor Bronze Rod, Bar, and Shapes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B139/B139M; 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* E478 Test Methods for ChemicalAnalysis of CopperAlloys
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for phos-
3. Terminology
phor bronze rod, bar, and shapes.
3.1 For definitions of terms related to copper and copper
1.2 Units—Values stated in either inch-pound units or SI
alloys refer to Terminology B846.
units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text,
SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each
4. General Requirements
system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system
shall be used independently of the other. Combining values
4.1 The following sections of Specification B249/B249M
from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the
constitute a part of this specification.
specification.
4.1.1 Terminology.
4.1.2 Materials and Manufacture.
1.3 This international standard was developed in accor-
4.1.3 Workmanship, Finish and Appearance.
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
4.1.4 Sampling.
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom- 4.1.5 Number of Tests and Retests.
4.1.6 Specimen Preparation.
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. 4.1.7 Test Methods.
4.1.8 Significance of Numerical Limits.
2. Referenced Documents
4.1.9 Inspection.
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2.1 ASTM Standards: 4.1.10 Rejection and Rehearing.
B249/B249M Specification for General Requirements for 4.1.11 Certification.
Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and 4.1.12 Mill Test Report.
Forgings 4.1.13 Packaging and Package Marking.
B601 Classification forTemper Designations for Copper and
4.2 In addition, when a section with a title identical to that
Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast
referencedin4.1aboveappearsinthisspecification,itcontains
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
additional information which supplements that appearing in
B950 Guide for Editorial Procedures and Form of Product
Specification B249/B249M. In case of conflict, this specifica-
Specifications for Copper and Copper Alloys
tion shall prevail.
E8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Ma-
terials
5. Ordering Information
E62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and
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5.1 Include the following specified choices when placing
CopperAlloys (Photometric Methods) (Withdrawn 2010)
orders for product under this specification, as applicable:
5.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue,
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ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB05onCopper
5.1.2 Copper Alloy UNS No. designation (for example,
and CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.02 on Rod,
C51000),
Bar, Wire, Shapes and Forgings.
Current edition approved April 1, 2017. Published April 2017. Originally
5.1.3 Temper (for example, H04),
approved in 1941. Last previous edition approved in 2012 as B139/B139M – 12.
5.1.4 Form of product (rod, bar or shape),
DOI: 10.1520/B0139_B0139M-12R17.
2 5.1.5 Dimensions and permissible variations,
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
5.1.6 Edge Contours,
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
5.1.7 Quantity—total weight of each copper alloy, temper,
the ASTM website.
3 form, and size,
The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
www.astm.org. 5.1.8 Intended application.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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B139/B139M − 12 (2017)
5.2 The following options are available and should be 8.1.1 Soft anneal temper (O60),
specified at the time of placing the order when required: 8.1.2 Hard temper (H04), and
5.2.1 Piston-finish rod or shafting (Other Requirements 8.1.3 Spring temper (H08).
section),
8.2 Shapes—The temper for shapes is subject to agreement
5.2.2 Certification (Specification B249/B249M), and
between the manufactu
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