Abstract

This specification establishes the requirements for copper conductor bars, rods, and shapes for both electrical (bus) and general applications. Products shall be produced in tempers O60 (soft annealed), and H04 (hard). Products shall be sampled and prepared, then tested accordingly to examine their conformance to dimensional (mass, diameter, thickness, width, shape, specified and stock lengths, straightness, edge contour, and radius of edges or corners), mechanical (tensile, yield and bend strengths, elongation, Rockwell hardness, and embrittlement), electrical resistivity, and chemical composition requirements.

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1. Scope

1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for copper conductor bar, rod, and shapes for electrical (bus) applications and rod, bar, and shapes for general applications.

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

B124/B124M Specification for Copper and Copper Alloy Forging Rod, Bar, and Shapes

B170 Specification for Oxygen-Free Electrolytic Copper--Refinery Shapes

B193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials

B216 Specification for Tough-Pitch Fire-Refined Copper--Refinery Shapes

B224 Classification of Coppers

B249/B249M Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and Forgings

B577 Test Methods for Detection of Cuprous Oxide (Hydrogen Embrittlement Susceptibility) in Copper

B601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys--Wrought and Cast

B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys

B900 Practice for Packaging of Copper and Copper Alloy Mill Products for U.S. Government Agencies

E53 Test Method for Determination of Copper in Unalloyed Copper by Gravimetry

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)

E1004 Test Method for Determining Electrical Conductivity Using the Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Method

E2575 Test Method for Determination of Oxygen in Copper and Copper Alloys

Keywords

bar; bus bar; copper; electrical conductors; embrittlement test; rod; shapes; UNS No. C10100; UNS No. C10200; UNS No. C10300; UNS No. C10400; UNS No. C10500; UNS No. C10700; UNS No. C10920; UNS No. C10930; UNS No. C10940; UNS No. C11000; UNS No. C11300; UNS No. C11400; UNS No. C11500; UNS No. C11600; UNS No. C10800; UNS No. C12000; UNS No. C; ICS Number Code 2200; 77.150.30 (Copper products)

DOI: 10.1520/B0187_B0187M-11

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