This specification establishes requirements for continuously cast rod, bar, tube, and shapes produced from copper alloys with nominal compositions. Castings produced to this specification may be manufactured for and supplied from stock. Mechanical tests are required only when specified by the purchaser in the purchase order. Continuous castings shall not be mechanically repaired, plugged, or burned in. Weld repairs may be made at the manufacturer's discretion. For sampling purposes, a lot shall consist of castings of the same composition and same cross-sectional dimensions, produced during the continuous operation of one casting machine, and submitted for inspection at one time unless specified otherwise. The specimen shall be comprised of the following major elements: copper, tin, lead, zinc, iron, aluminum, manganese, and nickel including cobalt. Residual elements may be present in cast copper-base alloys. The fractured bars shall be retained for chemical verification. Both the Brinell hardness reading and Rockwell hardness reading shall be taken on the grip end of the tension test bar. At the request of the purchaser castings shall be marked with the alloy number.

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1. Scope

1.1 This specification establishes requirements for continuously cast rod, bar, tube, and shapes produced from copper alloys with nominal compositions as listed in Table 1.

1.2 Castings produced to this specification may be manufactured for and supplied from stock. In such cases the manufacturer shall maintain heat traceability to specific manufacturing date and chemical analysis.

1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. 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 non-conformance with the standard.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

TABLE 1 Nominal Composition

^A Antimony 0.07, Boron 0.001.

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

Keywords

continuous castings; copper alloy castings; UNS C92900 (leaded tin bronze); UNS C93200 (cast high-leaded tin bronze); UNS C93400 (cast high-leaded tin bronze); UNS C93500 (cast high-leaded tin bronze); UNS C93600 (cast high-leaded tin bronze); UNS C93700 (cast high-leaded tin bronze); UNS C93800 (cast high-leaded tin bronze); UNS C93900 (cast high-leaded tin bronze); UNS C94000 (cast high-leaded tin bronze); UNS C94100 (cast high-leaded tin bronze); UNS C94300 (cast high-leaded tin bronze); UNS C94700 (cast nickel-tin bronze); UNS C94800 (cast nickel-tin bronze); UNS C95200 (cast aluminum bronze); UNS C95300 (cast aluminum bronze); UNS C95400 (cast aluminum bronze); Aluminum bronze castings; Brass castings; Bronze castings--specifications; Continuous castings; Copper alloy castings--specifications; Seawater service; UNS C87700; UNS C87850; UNS C96900; UNS C96970; UNS C83600 (cast leaded red brass); UNS C83800 (cast leaded red brass); UNS C84200 (cast semi-red brass); UNS C84400 (cast semi-red brass); UNS C84800 (cast semi-red brass); UNS C85700 (cast leaded yellow brass); UNS C86200 (cast manganese bronze); UNS C86300 (cast manganese bronze); UNS C86500 (cast manganese bronze); UNS C89320 (cast Cu-Sn-Bi bronze alloy (magnolia B-1 lead-free bronze)); UNS C90300 (cast tin bronze); UNS C90500 (cast tin bronze); UNS C90700 (cast tin bronze); UNS C91000 (cast tin bronze); UNS C91300 (cast tin bronze); UNS C92200 (cast leaded tin bronze); UNS C92300 (cast leaded tin bronze); UNS C92500 (cast leaded tin bronze); UNS C92700 (cast leaded tin bronze); UNS C92800 (cast leaded tin bronze); UNS C95410 (cast aluminum bronze); UNS C95500 (cast aluminum bronze); UNS C95520 (cast aluminum bronze); UNS C95700 (cast aluminum bronze); UNS C95800 (cast aluminum bronze); UNS C95900 (cast aluminum bronze); UNS C96400 (cast copper nickel); UNS C97300 (cast nickel-silver); UNS C97600 (cast nickel silver); UNS C97800 (cast nickel-silver); UNS C99500 (cast copper alloy)

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 77.150.30 (Copper products)

Citing ASTM Standards

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