ASTM B164 Nickel-Copper Alloy Rod, Bar, and Wire

This specification covers nickel-copper alloys UNS N04400 and N04405 in the form of hot-
worked and coldworked rod and bar in the conditions shown in Table 1 and cold-worked wire in
the conditions shown in Table 2
The val!es stated in inch-po!nd !nits are to be re"arded as the standard The val!es "iven in
parentheses are for information only
Referenced Documen!
ASTM Sandard!"
# 12$ Specification for Nickel-%opper &lloy 'UNS N04400( )late* Sheet* and Strip
+ , Test -ethods for Tension Testin" of -etallic -aterials
+ 1, Test -ethods for .ockwell /ardness and .ockwell S!perficial /ardness of -etallic
-aterials
+ 20 )ractice for Usin" Si"nificant 1i"its in Test 1ata to 1etermine %onformance with
Specifications
+ $2 Test -ethods for %hemical &nalysis of Nickel-%opper &lloys
+ 140 /ardness %onversion Tables for -etals
Miliary Sandard!"
-34-ST1-120 -arkin" for Shipment and Stora"e
-34-ST1-2$1 Nondestr!ctive Testin" .e5!irements for -etals
Terminolo#y
1efinitions of Terms Specific to This Standard6
$ar7material of rectan"!lar 'flats(* he8a"onal* or s5!are solid section !p to and
incl!din" 10 in '254 mm( in width and 19, in ':2 mm( and over in thickness in strai"ht
len"ths
rod7material of ro!nd solid section f!rnished in strai"ht len"ths
%ire7a cold-worked solid prod!ct of !niform ro!nd cross section alon" its whole len"th*
s!pplied in coiled form
NOTEHot-worked rectangular bar in widths 10 in. and under may be furnished as hot-rolled
late with sheared or cut edges in accordance with !ecification " 1#$% ro&ided the
mechanical roerty re'uirements of !ecification " 1() are met.
C&emical Compo!iion
The material shall conform to the composition limits specified in Table :
3f a prod!ct 'check( analysis is performed by the p!rchaser* the material shall conform to the
prod!ct 'check( analysis variations in Table :
Mec&anical 'roperie!
Mec&anical 'roperie!7The material shall conform to the mechanical properties specified in
Table 1 for rod or bar* or in Table 2 for wire
Dimen!ion! and 'ermi!!i$le (ariaion!
Diameer, T&ickne!!, or Wid&7The permissible variations from the specified dimensions as
meas!red on the diameter or between parallel s!rfaces of cold-worked rod and bar shall be as
prescribed in Table 4* and of hot-worked rod and bar as prescribed in Table 5 The permissible
variations in diameter of cold-worked wire shall be as prescribed in Table 2
)u-of-Round7/ot-worked rods and cold-worked rods 'e8cept ;for"in" 5!ality<( all si=es* in
strai"ht len"ths* shall not be o!t-of-ro!nd by more than one half the total permissible variations
in diameter shown in Table 4 and Table 5* e8cept for hot-worked rods 192 in '12$ mm( in
diameter and !nder* which may be o!t-of-ro!nd by the total permissible variations in diameter
shown in Table 5 >ire shall not be o!t-of-ro!nd by more than one-half the total permissible
variations shown in Table 2
Corner!7%old-worked bars will have practically e8act an"les and sharp corners
Mac&inin# Allo%ance! for *o-Worked Maerial!7 >hen the s!rfaces of hot-worked
prod!cts are to be machined* the allowances prescribed in Table $ are recommended for
normal machinin" operations
+en#&7The permissible variations in len"th of coldworked and hot-worked rod and bar shall
be as prescribed in Table ,
.ods and bars ordered to random or nominal len"ths will be f!rnished with either cropped or
saw-c!t ends? material ordered to c!t len"ths will be f!rnished with s5!are saw-c!t or machined
ends
Srai#&ne!!"
The permissible variations in strai"htness of cold worked rod and bar as determined by the
depart!re from strai"htness shall be as prescribed in Table 0
The permissible variations in strai"htness of precision strai"htened cold-worked rod as
determined by the depart!re from strai"htness shall be as prescribed in Table 10
3n determinin" strai"htness in the standard 42-in '10$-m( distance between s!pports or* when
specified* in determinin" strai"htness in len"ths not in e8cess of those shown in Table 10* the
rod shall be placed on a precision table e5!ipped with ball-bearin" rollers and a micrometer or
dial indicator The rod shall then be rotated slowly a"ainst the indicator* and the deviation from
strai"htness in any portion of the rod between the s!pports shall not e8ceed the permissible
variations prescribed in Table 10 The deviation from strai"htness 'throw in one revol!tion( is
defined as the difference between the ma8im!m and minim!m readin"s of the dial indicator in
one complete revol!tion of the rod
The permissible variations in strai"htness of hot worked rod and bar as determined by the
depart!re from strai"htness shall be as specified in Table 11
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