ASTM_B_194_-_15.pdf

Designation:B19415Standard Specification forCopper-Beryllium Alloy Plate,Sheet,Strip,and Rolled Bar1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B194;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript 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 forcopper-beryllium alloy plate,sheet,strip,and rolled bar.Thefollowing alloys are specified:2Copper AlloyPreviously Used CommercialNominal BerylliumUNS No.2DesignationsContent,%C17000Alloy 1651.7C17200Alloy251.91.2 Unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchaseorder,Copper Alloy UNS No.C17200 shall be the alloyfurnished.1.3 UnitsValues stated in inch-pound units are to beregarded as standard.The values given in parentheses aremathematical conversions to SI units that are provided forinformation only and are not considered standard.1.4 The following safety hazard caveat pertains only to thetest method(s)described in the annex of this specification:1.4.1 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and to determine theapplicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3B248 Specification for General Requirements for WroughtCopper and Copper-Alloy Plate,Sheet,Strip,and RolledBarB601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper andCopper AlloysWrought and CastB846 Terminology for Copper and Copper AlloysE8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Ma-terialsE18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Ma-terialsE112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain SizeE527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in theUnified Numbering System(UNS)3.General Requirements3.1 The following sections of Specification B248 constitutea part of this specification:3.1.1 Terminology3.1.2 Materials and Manufacture3.1.3 Dimensions,Weights,and Permissible Variations3.1.4 Workmanship,Finish,and Appearance3.1.5 Sampling3.1.6 Number of Tests and Retests3.1.7 Specimen Preparation3.1.8 Test Methods3.1.9 Significance of Numerical Limits3.1.10 Inspection3.1.11 Rejection and Rehearing3.1.12 Certification3.1.13 Test Report3.1.14 Packaging and Package Marking.3.2 In addition,when a section with a title identical to thatreferenced in 3.1 above appears in this specification,it containsadditional requirements that supplement those appearing inSpecification B248.4.Terminology4.1 For definitions of terms relating to copper and copperalloys,refer to Terminology B846.5.Ordering Information5.1 Include the following specified choices when placingorders for product under this specification as applicable.5.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue,5.1.2 Copper Alloy UNS No.designation(1.1),5.1.3 Form of material:plate,sheet,strip,or rolled bar,1This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee B05 on Copperand CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.01 on Plate,Sheet,and Strip.Current edition approved July 1,2015.Published August 2015.Originallyapproved in 1945.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as B194 08.DOI:10.1520/B0194-15.2The UNS system for copper and copper alloys(see Practice E527)is a simpleexpansion of the former standard designation system accomplished by the additionof a prefix“C”and a suffix“00.”The suffix can be used to accommodatecomposition variations of the base alloy.3For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 5.1.4 Temper(7.1),5.1.5 Dimensions:thickness and width,and length if appli-cable.5.1.6 How furnished:rolls,stock lengths with or withoutends,specific lengths with or without ends,5.1.7 Quantity:total weight or total length or number ofpieces of each size,5.1.8 Type of edge,if required:slit,sheared,sawed,squarecorners,rounded corners,rounded edges,or full-rounded edges(Specification B248,Section 5.6),5.1.9 Type of width and straightness tolerances,if required:slit-metal tolerances,square-sheared-metal tolerances,sawed-metal tolerances,straightened or edge-rolled-metal tolerances(Specification B248,Section 5.3),5.1.10 Special thickness tolerances,if required(Specifica-tion B248,Table 3),5.1.11 Tension test or hardness as applicable(Section 8),5.2 The following options are available but may not beincluded unless specified a