Designation:B508−16StandardSpecificationforCopperAlloyStripforFlexibleMetalHose1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB508;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationestablishestherequirementsforan-nealedcopper-alloystripforthemanufactureofflexiblemetalhoseproducedfromCopperAlloyUNSNos.C41100andC50500.1.1.1Thenominalcompositionsareasfollows:CopperAlloyUNSNo.CopperZincTinC4110091.08.50.5C5050098.7...1.31.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.GrainsizeisgiveninSIunits.1.3Thefollowingprecautionarystatementpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section13,ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimita-tionspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2B601ClassificationforTemperDesignationsforCopperandCopperAlloys—WroughtandCastB846TerminologyforCopperandCopperAlloysE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecificationsE62TestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofCopperandCopperAlloys(PhotometricMethods)(Withdrawn2010)3E112TestMethodsforDeterminingAverageGrainSizeE255PracticeforSamplingCopperandCopperAlloysfortheDeterminationofChemicalCompositionE478TestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofCopperAlloys3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1Fordefinitionsoftermsrelatedtocopperandcopperalloys,refertoTerminologyB846.4.OrderingInformation4.1Includethefollowingchoiceswhenplacingordersforproductunderthisspecification,a...
