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1. Scope
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for copper-alloy plate and sheet for pressure vessels, condensers, and heat exchangers. The following alloys are covered:
Copper Alloy | Previously Used Designation |
C36500 | Leaded Muntz Metal |
C44300 | Admirality, Arsenical |
C44400 | Admirality, Antimonial |
C44500 | Admirality, Phosphorized |
C46400 | Naval Brass, Uninhibited |
C46500 | Naval Brass, Arsenical |
C61300 | Aluminum Bronze |
C61400 | Aluminum Bronze D |
C63000 | 10 % Aluminum-Nickel Bronze |
C63200 | 9 % Aluminum-Nickel Bronze |
C70600 | 90-10 Copper Nickel |
C70620 | 90-10 Copper Nickel -(modified for welding) |
C71500 | 70-30 Copper Nickel |
C71520 | 70-30 Copper Nickel-(modified for welding) |
C72200 | . . . |
1.2 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.
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
B248M Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar (Metric)
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
E8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing 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
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 77.150.30 (Copper products)
UNSPSC Code
UNSPSC Code 30102209(Copper plate); 40101802(Heat exchangers)
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DOI: 10.1520/B0171_B0171M-04E01
Citation Format
ASTM B171 / B171M-04e1, Standard Specification for Copper-Alloy Plate and Sheet for Pressure Vessels, Condensers, and Heat Exchangers, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2004, www.astm.org
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