SPECIFICATION FOR COPPER-NICKEL-ZINC ALLOY (NICKEL SILVER) AND COPPER-NICKEL ROD AND BAR

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(Identical with ASTM Specication B 151-94)

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1.

Scope

1.1 This specication establishes the requirements for copper-nickel-zinc and copper-nickel rod and bar for general application produced from Copper Alloy UNS Nos. C70600, C71500, C74500, C75200, C75700, C76400, C77000, and C79200. 1.2 This specication is the companion to SI Specication B 151M; therefore, no SI equivalents are presented in this specication.
NOTE 1 Requirements for copper-nickel-zinc alloy wire appear in Specication B 206.

E 255 Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition E 478 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper Alloys

3.

Ordering Information

3.1 The contract or purchase order for product under this specication shall include the following information: 3.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue (for example, B 151-XX), 3.1.2 Copper Alloy UNS No. designation (Section 4 and Table 1), 3.1.3 Temper (Section 7 and Tables 2, 3, and 4), 3.1.4 Form: cross section, such as round, hexagonal, square, etc. (Section 11), 3.1.5 Diameter or distance between parallel surfaces (Section 11), 3.1.6 Weight: total for each form, size, and temper, 3.1.7 When product is purchased for subsequent welding application (Table 1, Footnote C), 3.1.8 When material is purchased for agencies of the U.S. Government (Section 10).
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2.

Referenced Documents

2.1 ASTM Standards: B 151M Specication for Copper-Nickel-Zinc (Nickel Silver) and Copper-Nickel Rod and Bar (SI) B 206 Specication for Copper-Nickel-Zinc (Nickel Silver) and Copper-Nickel Alloy Wire B 249 Specication for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar and Shapes B 601 Practice for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys Wrought and Cast E 3 Methods of Preparation of Metallographic Specimens E 8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials E 75 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of CopperNickel and Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloys E 76 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of NickelCopper Alloys E 112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size

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1998 SECTION II TABLE 1 CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS

Composition % max (unless shown as range or min) Other Named Elements
C C

Copper Alloy UNS No. C70600A C71500 C74500 C75200 C75700 C76400 C77000 C79200
A B

Copper, incl. Silver 86.5 65.0 minB 63.566.5 63.066.5 63.566.5 58.561.5 53.556.5 59.066.5 minB

Nickel, incl. Cobalt 9.011.0 29.033.0 9.011.0 16.519.5 11.013.0 16.519.5 16.519.5 11.013.0

Lead 0.05C 0.05C 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.81.4

Iron 1.01.8 0.401.0 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25

Manganese, Max. 1.0 1.0 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50

Zinc max max remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder 1.0C 1.0C

... ... ... ... ... ...

Phosphorus and sulfur content shall each be 0.02% max. Copper plus elements with specic limits, 99.5% min. C When the product is for subsequent welding applications and so specied by the purchaser, zinc shall be 0.50% max, lead 0.02% max, phosphorus 0.02% max, sulfur 0.02% max, and carbon 0.05% max.

TABLE 2 GRAIN SIZE REQUIREMENTS FOR OS (ANNEALED) TEMPER ROD AND BAR
Copper Alloy UNS No. All alloys All alloys C74500, C75200, C75700, C76400, and C77000 Temper Designation OS015 OS035 OS070 0.015 0.035 0.070 Grain Size, mm Nominal Minimum Maximum ... 0.025 0.050 0.030 0.050 0.100

4.1.3 Workmanship, Finish and Appearance, 4.1.4 Sampling, 4.1.5 Specimen Preparation 4.1.6 Test Methods, 4.1.7 Inspection, 4.1.8 Certication, 4.1.9 Test Report, 4.1.10 Packaging and Package Marking. 4.2 An identical section in this specication supplements the referenced section.

3.2 The following options are available and should be specied in the contract or purchase order when required: 3.2.1 Heat identication or traceability detail, 3.2.2 Certication, and 3.2.3 Test report.

5.

Material and Manufacture 5.1 Material:

5.1.1 As specied in the contract or purchase order, the product furnished shall be produced from Copper Alloy UNS No. C70600, C71500, C74500, C75200, C75700, C76400, C77000, or C79200.

4.

General Requirements 6. Chemical Composition 6.1 The product material composition shall conform to the requirements prescribed in Table 1 for the Copper Alloy UNS No. designation specied in the contract or purchase order.
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4.1 The following sections of Specication B 249 are part of this specication: 4.1.1 Terminology, 4.1.2 Material and Manufacture,

PART B NONFERROUS MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS TABLE 3 TENSILE REQUIREMENTS FOR COPPER-NICKEL-ZINC ALLOY ROD AND BAR
Tensile Strength, ksiA Copper Alloy UNS Nos. C74500, C75700, C76400, and C77000 Min Max

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Temper Designation

Diameter or Distance Between Parallel Surfaces, in. Rod: round 0.02 to 0.50, incl Rod: round, hexagonal, octagonal 0.02 to 025, incl Over 0.25 to 0.50, incl Over 0.50 to 1.0, incl Over 1.0 Bar: square, rectangular all sizes

Copper Alloy UNS Nos. C75200 and C79200 Min Max

H01

60

80

75

95

H04

80 70 65 60

100 90 85 80

90 80 75 70

110 100 95 90

68

88

75

95

1 ksi p 1000 psi.

6.1.1 These specication limits do not preclude the presence of other elements. Limits may be established and analysis required for unnamed elements by agreement between the manufacturer and the purchaser. 6.2 For copper alloys in which zinc is specied as the remainder, zinc may be taken as the difference between the sum of results for all elements determined and 100%. 6.3 When all elements listed in Table 1 for a specied alloy are determined, the sum of results shall be 99.5% minimum.

8.

Grain Size Requirements 8.1 Grain Size:

8.1.1 Product in the OS temper shall conform to the requirement prescribed in Table 2 for the specied copper alloy and temper. 8.1.2 Grain size shall be the basis for acceptance or rejection for OS temper product produced from Copper Alloy UNS Nos. C74500, C75200, C75700, C76400, C77000, and C79200.

9.

Mechanical Properties Requirements 9.1 Tensile Requirement:

7.

Temper

7.1 Tempers available under this specication and as dened in Practice B 601 are: O60, OS035, OS070, H01, and H04.
NOTE 3 The purchaser should confer with the manufacturer or supplier concerning the availability of a specic form and temper.

9.1.1 Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloys UNS Nos. C74500, C75200, C75700, C76400, C77000, and C79200, in tempers H01 and H04 shall conform to the requirement prescribed in Table 3 for the specied shape and size and the tensile strength shall be the basis of acceptance or rejection for product in these tempers. 9.1.2 Copper-Nickel Alloys UNS Nos. C70600 and C71500 in tempers H01, H04, and O60 shall
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1998 SECTION II TABLE 4 TENSILE REQUIREMENTS FOR COPPER-NICKEL ALLOY ROD AND BAR
Tensile Strength min, ksiA Yield Strength at 0.5% Extension Under Load, min, ksiA Elongation in 4 Diameter or Thickness of Specimen, min, %A

Temper Designation

Diameter or Distance Between Parallel Surfaces, in.

Copper Alloy UNS No. C70600 O60 H04 round, hexagonal, and octagonal rods and square bars round, hexagonal, and octagonal rods and square bars all sizes up to 38, incl over 38 to 1, incl over 1 to 3 all sizes For Thicknesses H04 rectangular bars up to 38, incl over 38 to 12, incl over 12 to 3 all sizes 55 50 40 (As agreed between 30 10 28 12 17 20 manufacturer or supplier and puchaser) 38 60 50 40 38 15 38 30 15 15 30 10 15 30 30

O60

rectangular bars and shapes

H04

shapes

Copper Alloy UNS No. C71500 O60 round, hexagonal, and octagonal rods and square bars up to 12, incl over 12 to 1, incl over 1 up to 12, incl over 12 to 1, incl over 1 to 3, incl up to 12, incl over 12 to 1, incl over 1 to 2, incl all sizes For Thicknesses H04 H04
A B

52 48 45 65 60 55 80 75 70 45

18 18 18 50 45 35 60 58 55 15

30 30 30 10 15 20 8 10 10 30

H01

round, hexagonal, and octagonal rods and square bars

H04

O60

rectangular bars and shapes

rectangular bars shapes

up to 12, incl over 12 to 1, incl all sizes

75 55 7 70 50 10 (As agreed between manufacturer or supplier and puchaser)

ksi p 1000 psi. In any case, a minimum gage length of 1 in. shall be used.

conform to the requirement prescribed in Table 4 for the specied shape and size and tensile properties shall be the basis of acceptance or rejection for all tempers.

11.

Dimensions, Mass, and Permissible Variations

11.1 The following titled sections and tables in Specication E 249 are a part of this specication. 11.1.1 Diameter or Distance Between Parallel Surfaces: 11.1.1.1 Rod: Round, Hexagonal, Octagonal Table 2.
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10.

Purchases for U.S. Government

10.1 When specied in the contract or purchase order, product purchased for agencies of the U.S. Government shall conform to the special government regulations specied in the Supplemental Requirements section.

PART B NONFERROUS MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS

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Method E E E E E E E 478 75 478 75 478 478 478

11.1.1.2 Bar: Rectangular and Square Tables 9 and 11. 11.1.2 Length Tables 12 and 14. 11.1.3 Straightness Table 15. 11.1.4 Edge Contours.

Element Copper Iron Lead Manganese Nickel Zinc Zinc

Range, % 5390 0.028 0.051.5 0.051.0 834 01.0 240

(AA) (Gravimetric) (AA) (Titrimetric)

12.

Number of Tests and Retests

12.1 Tests: 12.1.1 Chemical Analysis: 12.1.1.1 Chemical composition shall be determined as the per element mean of results from at least two replicate determinations of the sample(s) and the results of each replication shall conform to compositional requirements. 12.1.2 Other Tests: 12.1.2.1 Grain size and tensile properties shall be determined from specimens prepared from each of two sample pieces selected for tests and each specimen shall conform to test requirement(s). 12.2 Retests: 12.2.1 When requested by the manufacturer or supplier, a retest may be permitted when test results obtained by the purchaser fail to conform with the product specication requirements(s). 12.2.2 Retesting shall be as directed in the product specication for the initial test except for the number of test specimens which shall be twice that normally required for the test. Test results for all specimens shall conform to the product specication requirement(s) in retest and failure to comply shall be cause for lot rejection. 14.2 Rehearing: 14.2.1 As a result of product rejection, the manufacturer or supplier may make claim to the purchaser for retest to be conducted by the manufacturer or supplier and the purchaser. Samples of the rejected product shall be taken in accordance with the product specication and tested by both parties as directed in the product specication, or, alternatively, upon agreement by both parties, an independent laboratory may be selected for the tests using the test methods prescribed in the product specication. 14. Rejection and Rehearing

14.1 Rejection: 14.1.1 Product that fails to conform to the requirements of the product specication may be rejected. 14.1.2 Rejection shall be reported to the manufacturer or supplier, promptly and in writing. 14.1.3 In case of disagreement or dissatisfaction with the results of the test upon which rejection was based, the manufacturer or supplier may take claim for a rehearing.

13.

Test Methods 15. Keywords

13.1 The test method(s) used for quality control or production control, or both, for the determination of conformance with product property requirements are discretionary. 13.1.1 The test method(s) used to obtain data for the preparation of certication or test report, or both, shall be made available to the purchaser on request. 13.2 Chemical Analysis: 13.2.1 Chemical composition shall be determined, in case of disagreement, as follows:
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15.1 copper alloy bar; copper alloy rod; coppernickel alloy bar; copper-nickel alloy rod; copper-nickelzinc alloy bar; copper-nickel-zinc alloy rod; cupronickel bar; cupronickel rod; nickel silver bar; nickel silver rod; UNS C70600 bar; UNS C71500 bar; UNS 74500 bar; UNS 75200 bar, UNS C75700 bar; UNS C76400 bar; UNS C77000 bar; UNS C79200 bar; UNS C70600 rod; UNS C71500 rod; UNS C74500 rod; UNS C75200 rod, UNS C75700 rod; UNS C76400 rod; UNS C77000 rod; UNS C79200 rod