Designation:B196/B196M−07(Reapproved2013)´1StandardSpecificationforCopper-BerylliumAlloyRodandBar1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB196/B196M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.ε1NOTE—CorrectionsweremadeinTable3and10.2.1editoriallyinSeptember2015.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationestablishestherequirementsforcopper-berylliumalloyrodandbarinstraightlengths.Thefollowingthreealloysareincluded:CopperAlloyUNSNo.PreviouslyUsedDesignationsNominalBerylliumContent,%C17000Alloy1651.7C17200Alloy251.9C173001.9+0.4lead1.2Unlessotherwiserequired,CopperAlloyUNSNo.C17200shallbethealloyfurnishedwheneverSpecificationB196/B196Misspecifiedwithoutanyalloydesignation.1.3Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundsorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasthestandard.Withinthetext,theSIunitsareshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththespecifi-cation.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ThefollowingdocumentsinthecurrentissueoftheBookofStandardsformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentreferencedherein:2.2ASTMStandards:2B194SpecificationforCopper-BerylliumAlloyPlate,Sheet,Strip,andRolledBarB249/B249MSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforWroughtCopperandCopper-AlloyRod,Bar,ShapesandForgingsB601ClassificationforTemperDesignationsforCopperandCopperAlloys—WroughtandCastB846TerminologyforCopperandCopperAlloysE8TestMethodsforTensionTestingofMetall...
