ASTM B194-15 - 1.7.2015
 
Significance and Use
A1.3 Significance and Use

A1.3.1 These test methods are primarily intended to test for compliance with composition specifications. It is assumed that all who use these test methods will be trained analysts capable of performing common laboratory procedures skillfully and safely. It is expected that work will be performed in a properly equipped laboratory.

 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for copper-beryllium alloy plate, sheet, strip, and rolled bar. The following alloys are specified:2

Copper Alloy

Previously Used Commercial

Nominal Beryllium

UNS No.2

Designations

Content, %

C17000

Alloy 165

1.7

C17200

Alloy  25

1.9

1.2 Unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order, Copper Alloy UNS No. C17200 shall be the alloy furnished.

1.3 Units—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.

1.4 The following safety hazard caveat pertains only to the test method(s) described in the annex of this specification:

1.4.1 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 to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

 
2. Referenced Documents

E29-22

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

E18-25

Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials

E112-25e1

Standard Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size (Includes all amendments and changes 9/9/2026).

E1024-97

Standard Guide for Chemical Analysis of Metals and Metal Bearing Ores by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry

E663-86(1991)E01

Practice for Flame Atomic Absorption Analysis (Withdrawn 1997)

E255-23

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

E60-11(2022)e1

Standard Practice for Analysis of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials by Spectrophotometry (Includes all amendments and changes 6/29/2022).

B846-24

Standard Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys

E50-00

Practices for Apparatus, Reagents, and Safety Considerations for Chemical Analysis of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials

E527-23

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

E8/E8M-25

Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

B601-24

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

B248-22

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