SPECIFICATION FOR COPPER SHEET, STRIP, PLATE, AND ROLLED BAR

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(Identical with ASTM Specication B 152-94 for the alloys and tempers covered except for the deletion of Supplementary Requirements, and editorial differences. Certication and Product Identication have been made mandatory.)

1.

Scope

2.

Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards:

1.1 This specication establishes the requirements for copper sheet, strip, plate, and rolled bar. Various coppers are covered and when no particular copper is specied, any one of the following may be supplied:
Copper UNS No.A Previous DesignationB Type of Copper

C10200 C10400 C10500 C10700 C11000 C12200 C12300 C12500 C14200

OF OFS

Oxygen-free without residual deoxidants Oxygen-free, silver bearing

ETP DHP DPS FRTP DPA

Electrolytic tough pitch Phosphorized, high residual phosphorus Phosphorized, silver bearing Fire-rened tough pitch Phosphorus, deoxidized, arsenical

2.1.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date of material purchase form a part of this specication to the extent referenced herein: B 193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials B 224 Classication of Coppers B 248 Specication for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar B 577 Test Methods for Hydrogen Embrittlement of Copper B 601 Practice for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys Wrought and Cast E 8 Methods of Tension Testing of Metallic Materials E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS) 2.2 ASME Standard: SB-248 Specication for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar

The UNS system for copper and copper alloys (see Recommended Practice E 527) is a simple expansion of the former standard designation system accomplished by the addition of a prex C and a sufx 00. The sufx can be used to accommmodate composition variations of the base alloy. B These types of copper are classied in ASTM Classication B 224 Copper. NOTE 1 Copper UNS Nos. C10400, C10500, and C10700 identify coppers with specic silver content (see Table 1). NOTE 2 A complete metric companion to Specication B 152 has been developed B 152M; therefore, no metric equivalents are presented in this specication.

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Terminology 3.1 Description of Term Specic to This Standard:

3.1.1 capable of the test need not be performed by the producer of the material. However, should subsequent testing by the purchaser establish that the material does not meet these requirements the material shall be subject to rejection.
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NOTE If the type of silver-bearing copper is not specied (that is, whether tough-pitch, phosphorized or oxygen-free) any one of the three types may be supplied at the option of the manufacturer. Composition, % Copper UNS No Element Copper (incl silver), min Phosphorus Silver, min
A

C10200 99.95 ... ...

C10400A 99.95 ... 8C

C10500A 99.95 ... 10C

C10700A 99.95 ... 25C

C11000 99.90 ... ...

C12200 99.9 0.0150.040

C12300B 99.90 0.0150.040 4C

C12500 99.88 ... ...

C14200 99.4 0.0150.040 ...

Copper UNS Nos. C 10400, C 10500, and C 10700 are produced from oxygen-free Copper UNS No. C 10200 with the addition of a specied amount of silver. B Copper UNS No. C 12300 is produced by the addition of silver to phosphorus-deoxidized copper. C Values are in troy ounces per avoirdupois ton (1 oz/ton is equivalent to 0.0034%).

4.

Ordering Information

5.

General Requirements

4.1 Orders for material under this specication should include the following information: 4.1.1 Quantity, 4.1.2 Copper UNS No. (Section 1). When Alloys C10400, C10500, or C10700, the amount of silver in ounces per ton, 4.1.3 Temper (Section 7), 4.1.4 Dimensions: thickness, width, and weight (Section 14), 4.1.5 Type of edge, if required; slit, sheared, sawed, square edges, rounded corners, rounded edges, or fullrounded edges (see 14.1.6), 4.1.6 Whether the resistivity test is required for either Copper UNS Nos. C10200 or C11000 (Section 13), 4.1.7 Embrittlement test (Section 12), 4.1.8 How furnished (straight lengths or coils), 4.1.9 Length (Section 14), 4.1.10 Weight of coils: coil weights or coil size limitations, if required, 4.1.11 Certication (Section 15), and 4.1.12 Mill test report, if required (Section 16).
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5.1 Material furnished under the specication shall conform to the applicable requirements of the current edition of Specication SB-248.

6.

Chemical Composition

6.1 The material shall conform to the chemical requirements of Table 1. 6.2 These specication limits do not preclude the possible presence of other elements. Limits for unnamed elements may be established by agreement between manufacturer or supplier and purchaser.

7.

Tempers 7.1 Annealed Material (O)

7.1.1 The temper of hot-rolled and annealed copper sheet and plate shall be that produced by hot-rolling and subsequent annealing (O25). 7.1.2 The standard tempers of cold-rolled annealed copper sheet and strip are designated as follows: O60, soft anneal and OS025, deep drawing anneal.
NOTE 3 Soft-anneal temper is suitable for most industrial users of copper such as forming, spinning, and simple drawing operations where close control of temper is not essential. Deep-drawing anneal temper is especially suited for very severe drawing and forming operations where maximum ductility and close control of temper is required.

PART B NONFERROUS MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS TABLE 2 TENSILE STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS AND APPROXIMATE HARDNESS VALUES FOR ROLLED TEMPERS
Tensile Strength ksiA

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Approximate Rockwell HardnessC Supercial 30T min ... max 31

F Scale Standard Designation O25

A C

Former Designation Hot-rolled Tempers: Hot-rolled and annealed

min 30

max 38

Yield Strength,D ksiA 10

min ...

max 65

ksi p 1000 psi. Rockwell values apply as follows: The F scale applies to metal 0.020 in. and over in thickness. The Supercial 30-T scale applies to metal 0.012 in. and over in thickness. D The minimum yield strength at 0.5% extension under load or at 0.2% offset shall be 10 ksi.

8.

Mechanical Requirements of Hot-Rolled Tempers

8.1 The tension test shall be the standard test for hot-rolled and annealed copper sheet, strip, plate, and rolled bar, and acceptance or rejection shall depend only on the tensile properties, which shall conform to the requirements prescribed in 8.3 and Table 2. 8.2 Test specimens shall be taken to conform, where applicable, to Section 6, of Methods E 8. Tension test specimens shall be taken so that the longitudinal axis of such specimens is parallel to the direction of rolling. Test specimens from plate items may be taken at the manufacturers option from the excess portion of the material after the nal cut to size or from separate pieces produced under the same specication and temper. 8.3 Hot-rolled and annealed plates of Copper UNS Nos. C11000, C12200, and C12500 shall have 40% minimum elongation in 2 in., and hot-rolled and hotrolled and annealed plates of Copper UNS No. C14200 shall have 45% minimum elongation in 2 in.

TABLE 3 GRAIN SIZE REQUIREMENTS AND APPROXIMATE ROCKWELL HARDNESS VALUES FOR COLD-ROLLED ANNEALED TEMPERS
Approximate Rockwell HardnessB F Scale

Temper Standard Designation O60 OS025 Former Designation Soft anneal Deepdrawing anneal

Grain Size, mm

Min
A A

Max 0.050

Min 30

Max 65 75

Although no minimum grain size is required, this material must be fully recrystallized. B Rockwell hardness values apply as follows: The F scale applies to metal 0.020 in. and over in thickness.

of the sheet or strip, shall be within the limits prescribed in Table 3.

9.

Grain Size Requirements of Cold-Rolled Annealed Tempers

10.

Rockwell Hardness

9.1 Grain size shall be the standard test for coldrolled annealed copper sheet and strip, and acceptance or rejection shall depend only on the grain size. The average grain size of each two samples of annealed material, as determined on a plane parallel to the surface
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10.1 Rockwell hardness test offers a quick and convenient method of checking copper of any temper for general conformity to the requirements for tensile strength or grain size. The approximate Rockwell hardness values for each temper are given in Table 2 or Table 3 for general information and assistance in testing.

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Microscopical Examination

11.1 Samples of Copper UNS Nos. C10200, C10400, C10500, and C10700 shall be free of cuprous oxide as determined by Procedure A of Methods B 577. In case of a dispute, a referee method in accordance with Procedure C shall be employed. 11.2 When Copper UNS Nos. C12200 or C12300 are supplied, microscopical examination for cuprous oxide is not required.

reference to Section 5 and the following tables of that specication: 14.1.1 Thickness See 5.2, Table 1. 14.1.2 Width: 14.1.2.1 Slit Metal and Slit Metal With Rolled Edges See 5.3, Table 4. 14.1.2.2 Square-Sheared Metal See 5.3, Table 5. 14.1.2.3 Sawed Metal See 5.3, Table 6.

12.

Embrittlement Test

14.1.3 Length: 14.1.3.1 Specic and Stock Lengths With and Without Ends See 5.4, Table 8. 14.1.3.2 Schedule of Lengths (Specic and Stock) With Ends See 5.4, Table 8. 14.1.3.3 Length Tolerances for Square-Sheared Metal See 5.4, Table 9. 14.1.3.4 Length Tolerances for Sawed Metal See 5.4, Table 10. 14.1.4 Straightness: 14.1.4.1 Slit Metal and Slit Metal Either Straightened or Edge-Rolled See Section 5.5, Table 11. 14.1.4.2 Square-Sheared Metal See 5.5, Table 12. 14.1.4.3 Sawed Metal See 5.5, Table 13. 14.1.5 Weight: Hot-Rolled Sheet and Plate See 5.7, Table 14.

12.1 Samples of Copper UNS Nos. C10200, C10400, C10500, C10700, C12200, and C12300 shall be capable of passing the embrittlement test of Procedure B of Methods B 577. The actual performance of this test is not mandatory under the terms of this specication unless denitely specied in the ordering information. In case of a dispute, a referee method in accordance with Procedure C shall be employed.

13.

Electrical Resistivity

13.1 When specied in the order, the electrical resistivity determined on samples of Copper UNS Nos. C10200 and C11000 shall not exceed the following limits when tested at a temperature of 68F:
Condition Soft (annealed) C10200, C11000 Electrical Resistivity, max, g/m2 0.15328

NOTE 4 The International Annealed Copper Standard electrical conductivity equivalents are as follows: Electrical Resistivity, max, g/m2 0.15328

14.1.6 Edges See 5.6: 14.1.6.1 Square Edges See 5.6.1, Table 15.

Conductivity, % 100.00

14.1.6.2 Rounded Corners See 5.6.2, Table 16. 14.1.6.3 Rounded Edges See 5.6.3, Table 17.

13.2 The electrical resistivity of the material shall be determined in accordance with Method B 193.

14.1.6.4 Full-Rounded Edges See 5.6.4, Table 17.

14.

Dimensions, Mass, and Permissible Variations

15.

Certication

14.1 The dimensions and tolerances for material covered by this specication shall be as prescribed in the current edition of Specication SB-248 with particular
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15.1 The manufacturer shall furnish to the purchaser a certicate stating that each lot has been sampled, tested, and inspected in accordance with this specication and has met the requirements.

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Mill Test Report

16.1 When specied on the purchase order, the manufacturer shall furnish to the purchaser a test report showing results of test required by the specication.

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