ASTM B194-22

ASTM B194-22 - 1.7.2022

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:

Copper Alloy

Nominal Beryllium

UNS No.

Composition, %

C17000

1.7

C17200

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?UnitsThe 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 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, health, and environmental practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.5?This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

2. Referenced Documents

E29-22	Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E18-22	Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials
E112-13(2021)	Standard Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
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E663-86(1991)E01	Practice for Flame Atomic Absorption Analysis (Withdrawn 1997)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).
B846-19a	Standard Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys (Includes all amendments and changes 8/8/2019).
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-24	Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
B601-18a	Standard Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys´Wrought and Cast (Includes all amendments and changes 10/24/2018).
B248-22	Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar