Abstract
This specification covers the standard for wrought copper-alloy bearing plate and bearing sheets intended for use in bridges and other structures. The plates and sheets are also proposed for use as fixed or expansion bearings where motion is slow and intermittent. Specimens shall be manufactured by hot working, cold working, and annealing. Specimens shall adhere to mechanical properties such as tensile strength, yield strength, and elongation. The plates and sheets shall be subjected to tensile, hardness, and compression tests. The specimens shall also undergo chemical analysis. When the specimens fail to conform to the specification, a retest shall be permitted.
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1. Scope
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for wrought copper-alloy bearing plate and bearing sheets for application in bridges and other structures. Specifically, the plates and sheets are to be used for fixed or expansion bearings where the motion is slow and intermittent with pressures not exceeding 3 ksi (20 MPa).
1.2 Units—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.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) 
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
B248 Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Plate, Sheet Strip, and Rolled Bar
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
E9 Test Methods for Compression Testing of Metallic Materials at Room Temperature
E10 Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials
E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E54 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Special Brasses and Bronzes
E62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
E255 Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for the Determination of Chemical Composition
E478 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper Alloys
Keywords
bearing plates; bearing sheets; bridges; copper-alloy plates; copper-alloy sheets; expansion bearing plates; expansion bearing sheets; structures ; UNS No. C51000; UNS No. C51100; UNS No. C61300; UNS No. C61400; UNS No. C65500; Ball/roller bearings--specifications; Bearing materials--0specifications; Bridge/structural materials--specifications; Bronze plate/sheet/strip/rolled bar; Copper 0alloy plate/sheet/strip/rolled bar--specifications; Expansion bearings--specifications; Phosphor 0bronze; Silicon bronze--specifications; Structural metals/alloys--specifications; UNS C51000 0(phosphor bronze, 5% A); UNS C51100 (phosphor bronze); UNS C61300 (aluminum bronze); UNS C61400 (aluminum bronze D); UNS C65500 (high silicon bronze A); Wrought Cu/Cu-alloy materials/applications;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 77.150.30 (Copper products)
DOI: 10.1520/B0100-08
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