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Designation:B95016Standard Guide forEditorial Procedures and Form of Product Specifications forCopper and Copper Alloys1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B950;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.1.Scope*1.1 This guide covers the editorial procedures and form andstyle for product specifications under the jurisdiction ofASTMCommittee B05 on Copper and Copper Alloys.NOTE1For standards other than product specifications,such as testmethods,practices,and guides,see the appropriate sections of Form andStyle for ASTM Standards(Blue Book).21.2 This guide has been prepared as a supplement to thecurrent edition of the Form and Style Manual,and is appro-priate for use by the subcommittees within ASTM CommitteeB05 on Copper and Copper Alloys.This guide is to be appliedin conjunction with the Form and Style Manual.The Appendixcontains a copy of the B05 electronic template which includesadopted language for various sections and provides a templatefor drafting B05 product specifications.NOTE2The contents of this guide were previously maintained as awhite paper under the title,“ASTM Committee B05 Outline of Form ofSpecifications.”1.3 Subcommittees preparing new product specifications orrevising existing ones should follow the practices and proce-dures outlined herein,and be guided by the latest specificationscovering similar commodities.1.4 If a conflict exists between this guide and the mandatorysections of the current edition of the Form and Style Manual,the Form and Style Manual requirements have precedence.If aconflict exists between this guide and the nonmandatorysections of the current edition of the Form and Style Manual,this guide has precedence.1.5 When patents are involved,the specifications writershould refer to the Form and Style Manual section on patentsand trademarks.Also,refer to part F of the Form and StyleManual for trademark information and the safety hazardscaveat.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3B153 Test Method for Expansion(Pin Test)of Copper andCopper-Alloy Pipe and TubingB154 Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for CopperAlloysB170 Specification for Oxygen-Free Electrolytic CopperRefinery ShapesB193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical ConductorMaterialsB194 Specification for Copper-BerylliumAlloy Plate,Sheet,Strip,and Rolled BarB216 Specification for Tough-Pitch Fire-Refined CopperRefinery ShapesB224 Classification of CoppersB248 Specification for General Requirements for WroughtCopper and Copper-Alloy Plate,Sheet,Strip,and RolledBarB248M Specification for General Requirements for WroughtCopper and Copper-Alloy Plate,Sheet,Strip,and RolledBar(Metric)B249/B249M Specification for General Requirements forWrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod,Bar,Shapes andForgingsB250/B250M Specification for General Requirements forWrought Copper Alloy WireB251 Specification for General Requirements for WroughtSeamless Copper and Copper-Alloy TubeB251M Specification for General Requirements for WroughtSeamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube(Metric)B577 Test Methods for Detection of Cuprous Oxide(Hydro-gen Embrittlement Susceptibility)in CopperB601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper andCopper AlloysWrought and CastB824 Specification for General Requirements for CopperAlloy CastingsB846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 on Copper andCopper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.91 on Editorialand Publications.Current edition approved April 1,2016.Published May 2016.Originallyapproved in 2006.Last previous edition approved in 2015 as B950 15.DOI:10.1520/B0950-16.2Available from ASTM website at:http:/www.astm.org/COMMIT/Blue_Book.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 B858 Test Method forAmmonia Vapor Test for DeterminingSusceptibility to Stress Corrosion Cracking in CopperAlloysB900 Practice for Packaging of Copper and Copper AlloyMill Products for U.S.Government AgenciesB968/B968M Test Method for Flattening of Copper andCopper-Alloy Pipe and TubeE6 Terminology Relating to Methods of Mechanical TestingE8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Ma-terialsE18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Ma-terialsE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE44 Definitions for Terms Relating to Heat Treatment ofMeta