ASTM B694-01 - 10.5.2001
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification describes selected copper, copper alloy, copper-clad stainless steel (CCS), and copper-clad alloy steel (CAS) materials, sheet, and strip, in various thicknesses, for use as electrostatic or electromagnetic shielding for insulated power, control, instrumentation, and communication cables.

Note--1 See Specification B 736, for related standards for aluminum-based shielding materials.

<>

1.2 The products covered are the following:

Copper or Copper Alloy Type of Products
UNS No.

C11000copper
C19400copper-iron alloy
C22000copper-zinc alloy (commercial bronze)
C23000copper-zinc alloy (red brass)
C66400copper-zinc-iron-cobalt alloy
C66410copper-zinc-iron alloy
C71000cupro-nickel 20 %
... copper-clad stainless steel (CCS)
... copper-clad alloy steel (CAS)

1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are the standard, except for temperature and grain size which are given in SI units. Values in parentheses are for information only.

 
2. Referenced Documents

E112-25e1

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

B248-22

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

E478-24

Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper Alloys

ISO 3110/2

Determination of Aluminum; Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Method (TC/26 Ref. No. N698 E/F) Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.

E75-76(1996)

Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-Nickel and Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloys

B601-24

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

B736-00

Standard Specification for Aluminum, Aluminum Alloy and Aluminum-Clad Steel Cable Shielding Stock

B846-24

Standard Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys

E3-26

Standard Guide for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens

E8-04

Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

E54-80(1996)

Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Special Brasses and Bronzes (Withdrawn 2002)

A505-16(2021)e1

Standard Specification for Steel, Sheet and Strip, Alloy, Hot-Rolled and Cold-Rolled, General Requirements for (Includes all amendments and changes 3/18/2026).

B152/B152M-24

Standard Specification for Copper Sheet, Strip, Plate, and Rolled Bar

B193-25

Standard Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials

E62-89(1996)

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

A176-99

Standard Specification for Stainless and Heat-Resisting Chromium Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip

E255-23

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