ASTM B465-20

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Designation: B465 − 16 B465 − 20
Standard Specification for
Copper-Iron Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B465; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope*
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for copper-iron alloy plate, sheet, strip, and rolled bar for Copper [Alloy] UNS
Nos. C19200, C19210, C19400, C19500, C19700, and C19720.
1.2 Units—The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units, whichunits that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.3 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
2.1 ASTM Standards:
B193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials
B248 Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
B601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
E8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
E54 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Special Brasses and Bronzes (Withdrawn 2002)
E62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods) (Withdrawn 2010)
E75 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-Nickel and Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloys (Withdrawn 2010)
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
E478 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper Alloys
3. General Requirements
3.1 The following sections of Specification B248 constitute a part of this specification:
3.1.1 Terminology
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 on Copper and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.01 on Plate,
Sheet, and Strip.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2016Oct. 1, 2020. Published October 2016October 2020. Originally approved in 1968. Last previous edition approved in 20112016 as
B465–11.–16. DOI: 10.1520/B0465-16.10.1520/B0465-20.
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3.1.2 Materials and Manufacture
3.1.3 Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance
3.1.4 Sampling
3.1.5 Number of Tests and Retests
3.1.6 Specimen Preparation
3.1.7 Test Methods (except chemical analysis)
3.1.8 Significance of Numerical Limits
3.1.9 Inspection
3.1.10 Rejection and Rehearing
3.1.11 Certification
3.1.12 Test Reports
3.1.13 Packaging and Package Marking
3.1.14 Supplementary Requirements.
3.2 In addition, when a section with a title identical to that referenced in 3.1, above, appears in this specification, it contains
additional requirements which supplement those appearing in Specification B248.
4. Terminology
4.1 For definitions of terms related to copper and copper alloys, refer to Terminology B846.
5. Ordering Information
5.1 Include the following specified choices when placing orders for product under this specification, as applicable:
5.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue,issue;
5.1.2 Copper [Alloy] UNS No. designation,designation;
5.1.3 Temper (Section 8),);
5.1.4 Dimensions—Thickness, width, length, and edges (Section 12),);
5.1.5 How Furnished—Straight lengths or coils,coils;
5.1.6 Quantity—total weight or total length or number of pieces of each size,size; and
5.1.7 Intended application.
5.2 The following options are available but may not be included unless specified at the time of placing of the order when required:
5.2.1 Heat identification or traceability details,
5.2.2 Certification,
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5.2.3 Test Report,
5.2.4 Type of edge (slit, sheared, sawed, square corners, round corners, rounded edges, or full-rounded edges),
5.2.5 Width and straightness tolerances (appropriate tables in Specification B248), and
5.2.6 If product is purchased for agencies of the U.S. Government (see the Supplemental section of Specification B248 for
additional requirements, if specified).
6. Materials and Manufacture
6.1 Materials:
6.1.1 The material of manufacture shall be a form (cast bar, cake, slab, et cetera), of Copper Alloy UNS No. C19200, C19210,
C19400, C19500, C19700, or C19720 of such purity and soundness as to be suitable for processing into the products prescribed
herein.
6.1.2 When specified in the contract or purchase order that heat identification or traceability is required, the purchaser shall specify
the details desired.
NOTE 1—Due to the discontinuous nature of the processing of castings into wrought products, it is not practical to identify a specific casting analysis with
a specific quantity of finished material.
6.2 Manufacture:
6.2.1 The product shall be manufactured by such hot-working, cold-working, hot working, cold working, and annealing processes
as to produce a uniform wrought structure in the finished product.
6.2.2 The product shall be hot-hot or cold-worked cold worked to the finished size,size and subsequently annealed, when required,
to meet the temper properties specified.
6.3 Edges:
6.3.1 Slit edges shall be furnished unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order.
7. Chemical Composition
7.1 The material shall conform to the chemical composition requirements in Table 1 for the Copper [alloy] UNS No. designation
specified in the ordering information.
TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
Composition, %
Element Copper Alloy UNS No.
C19200 C19210 C19400 C19500 C19700 C19720
Copper 98.5 min remainder 97.0 min 96.0 min remainder remainder
Iron 0.8–1.2 0.05–0.15 2.1–2.6 1.0–2.0 0.30–1.2 0.05–0.50
Phosphorus 0.01–0.04 0.025–0.04 0.015–0.15 0.01–0.35 0.10–0.40 0.05–0.15
Zinc 0.20 max . . . 0.05–0.20 0.20 max 0.20 max 0.20 max
Lead, max 0.03 . . . 0.03 0.02 0.05 0.05
Tin . . . . . . . . . 0.10–1.0 0.20 max 0.20 max
Cobalt . . . . . . . . . 0.30–1.3 0.05 max . . .
Aluminum . . . . . . . . . 0.02 max . . . . . .
Magnesium . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.01–0.20 0.06–0.20
A
Nickel, max . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.05 0.10
Manganese, max . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.05 0.05
A
Includes cobalt.
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7.2 These composition limits do not preclude the presence of other elements. By agreement between the manufacturer and
purchaser, limits may be established and analysis required for unnamed elements.
7.3 For alloys in which copper is listed as “remainder,” copper is the difference between the sum of results of all elements
determined and 100 %.
7.3 For alloys in which copper is listed as “remainder,” copper is the difference between the sum of results of all elements
determined and 100 %. When all elements in Table 1 are determined, the sum of results shall be 99.8 % min, except for C19720
which shall be 99.5 % min.
8. Temper
8.1 The standard tempers for products described in this specification are given in Tables 2 and 3.
8.1.1 Cold-rolled tempers H01 to H14.
8.1.2 Annealed tempers O50, O60, O61, or O82.
8.1.3 Cold-worked and stress-relieved tempers HR02 to HR06.
NOTE 2—The purchaser should confer with the manufacturer or supplier for the availability of product in a specific alloy, temper, and form, since all
tempers are subject to manufacturing limitations.
NOTE 3—Properties of special tempers not listed in this specification are subject to agreement between the manufacturer and purchaser.
9. Grain Size for Annealed Tempers
9.1 Grain Size—No grain size requirements have been established for tempers O50, O60, and O61; however, the product material
shall be fully recrystallized when examined in accordance with Test Methods E112.
10. Physical Property Requirements
10.1 Electrical Resistivity Requirement:
10.1.1 The product furnished shall conform to the electrical mass resistivity requirement prescribed in Table 2 when tested in
accordance with Test Method B193.
10.1.2 Products produced in temper O60 from Copper Alloy UNS No. C19400 are not required to conform to the electrical mass
resistivity requirements of Table 2.
TABLE 2 Electrical Resistivity Requirements and Equivalent Conductivity
Resistivity at 20°C (68°F) Equivalent Conductivity at 20°C (68°F),
Tempers Copper Alloy UNS No.
g/m % IACS
Resistivity at 20 °C (68 °F) Equivalent Conductivity at 20 °C (68 °F),
Tempers Copper Alloy UNS No.
g/m % IACS
C19200 0.235 81 max 65 min
C19210 0.170 31 max 90 min
A
O50, O60 ,
C19400 0.383 26 – 0.204 37 40 – 75
O61, and O82
C19500 0.305 65 max
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