ASTM B888/B888M-19 - 1.10.2019
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for copper alloy strip for use in the manufacture of electrical connectors or spring contacts produced from one of the following Copper Alloy UNS Nos.:2 C14530, C15100, C15500, C17000, C17200, C17410, C17450, C17460, C17500, C17510, C19002, C19010, C19015, C19025, C19210, C19400, C19500, C19700, C23000, C26000, C40810, C40850, C40860, C42200, C42500, C42520, C42600, C50580, C50780, C51000, C51080, C51100, C51180, C51980, C52100, C52180, C52480, C63800, C64725, C65400, C68800, C70250, C70260, C70265, C70310, C70350, C75200, and C76200.

1.2 The requirements for the other copper alloys such as copper-nickel-tin spinodal, UNS C72650, C72700, and C72900, shall be as prescribed in the current edition of Specification B740.

1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are not necessarily exact equivalents; therefore, to ensure conformance with the standard, each system shall be used independently of the other, and values from the two systems shall not be combined.

1.4 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

B193-25

Standard Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials

B740-21

Standard Specification for Copper-Nickel-Tin Spinodal Alloy Strip

B248-22

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

E527-23

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

E75-76(1996)

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

E62-89(1996)

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

E54-80(1996)

Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Special Brasses and Bronzes (Withdrawn 2002)

B248M-22

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

E8/E8M-25

Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

B846-24

Standard Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys

B820-26

Standard Test Method for Bend Test for Determining the Formability of Copper and Copper Alloy Strip

E478-24

Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper Alloys

B601-24

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