Abstract

This specification covers the requirements for plates, sheets, strips, and rolled bars of copper-zinc-tin and copper-zinc-tin-iron-nickel alloys with Copper Alloy UNS Nos. C40500, C40810, C40850, C40860, C41100, C41300, C41500, C42200, C42500, C42520, C43000, and C43400. Materials shall be processed by hot working, cold working, and annealing as to produce a uniform wrought structure in the finished product. Tempers shall be available in the rolled, as hot rolled, or annealed conditions. Products shall be sampled and prepared, then tested accordingly to examine their conformance to dimensional (thickness, length, width, mass, straightness, and edges), mechanical (tensile strength, and Rockwell hardness), chemical composition, and grain size requirements.

This abstract is a brief summary of the referenced standard. It is informational only and not an official part of the standard; the full text of the standard itself must be referred to for its use and application. ASTM does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents of this abstract are accurate, complete or up to date.

1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers the requirements for specified copper-zinc-tin alloys and copper-zinc-tin-iron-nickel alloys in the form of plate, sheet, strip, and rolled bar. The alloys and nominal compositions are as follows:

1.2 Units The 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

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

B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys

E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials

E62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)

E76 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel-Copper Alloys

E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size

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)

Keywords

copper-zinc-tin alloy plate; copper-zinc-tin alloy rolled bar; copper-zinc-tin alloy sheet; copper-zinc-tin alloy strip; copper-zinc-tin-iron-nickel alloy plate; copper-zinc-tin-iron-nickel alloy rolled bar; copper-zinc-tin-iron-nickel alloy sheet; copper-zinc-tin-iron-nickel alloy strip; UNS C40500; UNS C40810; UNS C40850; UNS C41100; UNS C41300; UNS C41500; UNS C42200; UNS C42500; UNS C42520; UNS C43000; UNS C43400; Brass plate/sheet/strip/rolled bar; Copper alloy plate/sheet/strip/rolled bar--specifications; Copper-zinc-tin alloy; Tin brass; UNS C40500 (tin brass); UNS C40810 (tin brass); UNS C40850 (tin brass); UNS C40860 (tin brass); UNS C41100 (tin brass); UNS C41300 (tin brass); UNS C41500 (tin brass); UNS C42200 (tin brass); UNS C42500 (tin brass); UNS C42520 (tin brass); UNS C43000 (tin brass); UNS C43400 (tin brass);

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 77.150.30 (Copper products)

DOI: 10.1520/B0591-09

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ASTM B591