ASTM B139/B139M-07

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 UnitsThe values stated in inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately in the standard. Within the text, the SI values are given in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; each system of units is independent of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2007
• ICS: 77.150.30 - Copper products
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.02 - Rod, Bar, Wire, Shapes and Forgings

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM B139/B139M-06 - Standard Specification for Phosphor Bronze Rod, Bar, and Shapes
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2007
• Replaced By: ASTM B139/B139M-12 - Standard Specification for Phosphor Bronze Rod, Bar, and Shapes
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2012
• Referred By: ASTM E784-89(2022) - Standard Specification for Clamps, Utility, Laboratory, and Holders, Buret and Clamp
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2007
• Referred By: ASTM D1062-08(2023) - Standard Test Method for Cleavage Strength of Metal-to-Metal Adhesive Bonds
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2007
• Referred By: ASTM D897-08(2016) - Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Adhesive Bonds
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2007
• Referred By: ASTM D950-03(2020)e1 - Standard Test Method for Impact Strength of Adhesive Bonds
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2007
• Referred By: ASTM E1647-16(2022) - Standard Practice for Determining Contrast Sensitivity in Radiology
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2007
• Referred By: ASTM B159/B159M-17 - Standard Specification for Phosphor Bronze Wire
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2007
• 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-Oct-2007
• 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-Oct-2007
• 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-Oct-2007

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: B139/B139M −07
StandardSpecification 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 Department of Defense.
1. Scope* 3.1.7 Test Methods.
3.1.8 Significance of Numerical Limits.
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for phos-
3.1.9 Inspection.
phor bronze rod, bar, and shapes.
3.1.10 Rejection and Rehearing.
1.2 Units—The values stated in inch-pound units or SI units
3.1.11 Certification.
are to be regarded separately in the standard. Within the text,
3.1.12 Mill Test Report.
the SI values are given in brackets. The values stated in each
3.1.13 Packaging and Package Marking.
system are not exact equivalents; each system of units is
3.2 In addition, when a section with a title identical to that
independent of the other. Combining values from the two
referencedin3.1aboveappearsinthisspecification,itcontains
systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.
additional information which supplements that appearing in
2. Referenced Documents
Specification B249/B249M. In case of conflict, this specifica-
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tion shall prevail.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
B249/B249M Specification for General Requirements for
4. Ordering Information
Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and
Forgings
4.1 Include the following information when placing orders
E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
for product under this specification, as applicable:
E8M Test Methods forTensionTesting of Metallic Materials
4.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue,
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[Metric] (Withdrawn 2008)
4.1.2 Copper Alloy UNS No. designation (for example,
E62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and
C51000),
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CopperAlloys (Photometric Methods) (Withdrawn 2010)
4.1.3 Temper (for example, H04),
E478 Test Methods for ChemicalAnalysis of CopperAlloys
4.1.4 Form of product (rod, bar or shape),
4.1.5 Dimensions and permissible variations,
3. General Requirements
4.1.6 Edge Contours,
3.1 The following sections of Specification B249/B249M
4.1.7 Quantity—total weight of each copper alloy, temper,
constitute a part of this specification.
form, and size, and
3.1.1 Terminology.
4.1.8 If product is purchased for an agency of the U.S.
3.1.2 Materials and Manufacture.
government (see Supplementary Requirements section of
3.1.3 Workmanship, Finish and Appearance.
B249/B249M).
3.1.4 Sampling.
4.2 The following options are available and should be
3.1.5 Number of Tests and Retests.
specified at the time of placing the order when required:
3.1.6 Specimen Preparation.
4.2.1 Piston-finish rod or shafting (Other Requirements
section),
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ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB05onCopper
4.2.2 Certification (Specification B249/B249M), and
and CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.02 on Rod,
4.2.3 Mill test report (Specification B249/B249M).
Bar, Wire, Shapes and Forgings.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2007. Published October 2007. Originally
approved in 1941. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as B139/B139M – 06.
5. Material and Manufacture
DOI: 10.1520/B0139_B0139M-07.
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5.1 Material:
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5.1.1 The material of manufacture shall be cast rod, bar, or
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
billets of Copper Alloy UNS Nos. C51000, C52100, C52400,
the ASTM website.
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C53400, or C54400 and of such soundness as to be suitable for
The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
www.astm.org. processing in to the products prescribed herein.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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B139/B139M − 07
NOTE 1—Copper Alloy UNS Nos. C51000, C52100, and C52400 are
8.1.2 Shapes—The tensile requirements for shapes shall be
suitable for structural applications, pump parts, rods, bolts, gears, and
subject to agreement between the manufacturer and the pur-
similar applications.
chaser and the agreement shall be a part of the contract or
NOTE 2—Copper Alloys UNS Nos. C53400 and C54400 are free
purchase order.
machining and are suitable for screw-machine products.
5.2 Manufacture:
9. Other Requirements
5.2.1 The product shall be manufactured by
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