1. Scope

1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for copper-nickel-tin alloy, copper-nickel-zinc alloy (nickel silver), and copper-nickel alloy plate, sheet, strip, and rolled bar. The following alloys are covered:

Note 1Plates of copper-nickel alloy Copper Alloy UNS Nos. C70600, C70620, C71500, C71520, and C72200 for use as tube plates in surface condensers and heat exchangers are covered by Specification B 171/B 171M .

1.2 The values stated in either inch-pound units of SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.

1.2.1 When the product is ordered in inch-pound units, the inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard except grain size is always specified in millimetres.

1.2.2 When the product is ordered in SI units, the SI units are to be regarded as the standard.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

B171/B171M Specification for Copper-Alloy Plate and Sheet for Pressure Vessels, Condensers, and Heat Exchangers

B248 Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar

B248M Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar (Metric)

B601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys--Wrought and Cast

B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys

E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials [Metric]

E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size

E255 Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for the Determination of Chemical Composition

E478 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper Alloys

E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)

Keywords

copper-nickel plate; copper-nickel rolled bar; copper-nickel sheet; copper-nickel strip; copper-nickel-tin plate; copper-nickel-tin rolled bar; copper-nickel-tin sheet; copper-nickel-tin strip; copper-nickel-zinc plate; copper-nickel-zinc rolled bar; copper-nickel-zinc sheet; copper-nickel-zinc strip: Copper alloy plate/sheet/strip/rolled bar--specifications; Copper-nickel alloys--specifications; Copper-nickel-tin; Copper-nickel-zinc alloys; Nickel silver alloy--specifications; UNS C70600 (Cu-Ni, 10%); UNS C70620 (90/10 Cu-Ni welding rod); UNS C71000; UNS C71500; UNS C71520 (70/30 copper-nickel (welding rod composition)); UNS C72200 (copper nickel); UNS C72500 (copper nickel); UNS C73500 (nickel silver); UNS C74000 (nickel silver); UNS C74500 (nickel silver); UNS C75200 (nickel silver); UNS C76200 (nickel silver); UNS C77000 (nickel silver);

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 77.150.30 (Copper products)

DOI: 10.1520/B0122_B0122M-08

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