ASTM B148-97(2003)

Standard Specification for Aluminum-Bronze Sand Castings

SCOPE
1.1 This specification establishes requirements for sand castings produced from copper-base alloys having the alloy numbers, commercial designations, and nominal compositions shown in Table 1.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units shall be regarded as the standard. Metric values given in parentheses are for information only.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Apr-2003
• ICS: 77.150.10 - Aluminium products
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.05 - Castings and Ingots for Remelting

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM B148-97e1 - Standard Specification for Aluminum-Bronze Sand Castings
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM B148-97(2003)e1 - Standard Specification for Aluminum-Bronze Sand Castings
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Referred By: ASTM B30-23 - Standard Specification for Copper Alloys in Ingot and Other Remelt Forms
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Referred By: ASTM B584-22 - Standard Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings for General Applications
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2798-09(2023) - Standard Specification for Sealless Lube Oil Pump with Oil Through Motor for Marine Applications
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F1508-96(2021) - Standard Specification for Angle Style, Pressure Relief Valves for Steam, Gas, and Liquid Services
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F1718-01(2019) - Standard Specification for Rotary Positive Displacement Distillate Fuel Pumps
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F1370-92(2019)e1 - Standard Specification for Pressure-Reducing Valves for Water Systems, Shipboard
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F998-12(2022) - Standard Specification for Centrifugal Pump, Shipboard Use
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Referred By: ASTM B824-17 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Copper Alloy Castings
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F1347-23 - Standard Specification for Manually Operated Fueling Hose Reels
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: B 148 – 97 (Reapproved 2003)
Standard Specification for
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Aluminum-Bronze Sand Castings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 148; 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* 4.1.1 Quality of castings required,
4.1.2 Copper alloy number (Table 1) and temper (as-cast,
1.1 This specification establishes requirements for sand
heat treated, and so forth),
castings produced from copper-base alloys having the alloy
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4.1.3 Specification title, number, and year of issue,
numbers, commercialdesignations,andnominalcompositions
4.1.4 Pattern or drawing number and condition (cast, ma-
shown in Table 1.
chined, and so forth),
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units shall be regarded
4.1.5 Analysis of residual elements, if specified in the
as the standard. Metric values given in parentheses are for
purchase order (Specification B 824),
information only.
4.1.6 Pressure test requirements, if specified in the purchase
2. Referenced Documents order (Specification B 824),
4.1.7 Soundness requirements, if specified in the purchase
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date
order (Specification B 824),
of material purchase form a part of this specification to the
4.1.8 Certification, if specified in the purchase order (Speci-
extent referenced herein:
fication B 824),
2.2 ASTM Standards:
4.1.9 Test report, if specified in the purchase order (Speci-
B 208 Practice for Preparing Tension Test Specimens for
fication B 824),
CopperAlloysforSand,PermanentMold,Centrifugal,and
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4.1.10 Witness inspection, if specified in the purchase order
Continuous Castings
(Specification B 824),
B 824 Specification for General Requirements for Copper
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4.1.11 Approval of weld procedure and records of repairs, if
Alloy Castings
specified in the purchase order (Section 8),
E 10 Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materi-
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4.1.12 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code application
als
(9.2 and Section 11),
E 18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell
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4.1.13 Castings for seawater service (5.3), and
Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
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4.1.14 Product marking, if specified in the purchase order
E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
(Specification B 824).
3. General Requirements
4.2 When material is purchased for agencies of the U.S.
Government, the Supplementary Requirements of this specifi-
3.1 Material furnished under this specification shall con-
cation may be specified.
form to the applicable requirements of Specification B 824.
5. Materials and Manufacture
4. Ordering Information
5.1 For better corrosion resistance in seawater applications,
4.1 Orders for castings under this specification shall include
castings in Copper Alloy UNS No. C95800 shall be given a
the following information:
temper anneal heat treatment at 1250 6 50°F (675 6 10°C) for
6 h minimum. Cooling shall be by the fastest means possible
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ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB05onCopper
that will not cause excessive distortion or cracking. Propeller
and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.05 on
castings shall be exempt from this requirement.
Castings and Ingots for Remelting.
5.2 CopperAlloy UNS Nos. C95300, C95400, C95410, and
Current edition approved Apr. 10, 2003. Published June 2003. Originally
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approved in 1941. Last previous edition approved in 1997 as B 148 – 97 . C95500 may be supplied in the heat-treated condition to obtain
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The UNS system for copper and copper alloys (see Practice E 527) is a simple
the higher mechanical properties shown in Table 3. Suggested
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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*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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B 148 – 97 (2003)
TABLE 1 Nominal Compositions
Nominal Composition, %
Copper Alloy Old Desig- Commercial
UNS No. nation Designation
Copper Nickel Iron Aluminum Silicon Manganese
C95200 9A Grade A 88.0 . . . 3.0 9.0 . . . . . .
A
C95300 9B Gra
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