ASTM B171/B171M-12 - 15.10.2012
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification2 establishes the requirements for copper-alloy plate, sheet, and circles cut from 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

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1.2 Units—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.

 
2. Referenced Documents

B846-24

Standard Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys

E8/E8M-25

Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

E29-22

Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

E54-80(1996)

Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Special Brasses and Bronzes (Withdrawn 2002)

E255-23

Standard Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for the Determination of Chemical Composition

E62-89(1996)

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

E527-23

Standard Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)

E478-24

Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper Alloys

B248-22

Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar

B248M-22

Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar (Metric)

B601-24

Standard Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast