SPECIFICATION FOR COPPER-SILICON ALLOY 98

PLATE, SHEET, STRIP, AND ROLLED BAR FOR

GENERAL PURPOSES AND PRESSURE VESSELS

SB-96

(Identical with ASTM Specification B 96-93 for the alloy and temper covered, except for the deletion of supplementary require-
ments for government procurement. Certification has been made mandatory.)

1. Scope 3. Ordering Information

1.1 This specification covers copper-silicon alloy 3.1 Orders for material under this specification shall
plate, sheet, strip, and rolled bar commonly used for include the following information:
drawing, forming, stamping, and bending. The following
alloy is covered: 3.1.1 Alloy (Section 6),

Copper 3.1.2 Temper (Section 8),

Alloy Nominal
UNS No. Silicon, %
3.1.3 Dimensions: Thickness, Width and Length
C65500 3.3 (9.2, 9.3, and 9.4),
NOTE — A complete metric comparison to Specification B 96 has
been developed — B 96M; therefore, no metric equivalents are
3.1.4 Finish (Section 10),
presented in this specification.
3.1.5 Type of edge, if required: slit, sheared, sawed,
square corners, rounded corners, rounded edges, or full
rounded edges (7.7),
2. Reference Documents
3.1.6 How furnished (straight lengths or coils),
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect
on date of material purchase form a part of this 3.1.7 Weight (Section 7.6),
specification to the extent referenced herein:
3.1.8 Mill test, if required (Section 19),
2.1.1 ASTM Standards:
B 601 Recommended Practice for Temper Designations 3.1.9 Certification (Section 18),
for Copper and Copper Alloys — Wrought and Cast
E 527 — J1086 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys 3.1.10 Product identification (Section 21)
(UNS)
3.1.11 Specification number and date,
2.1.2 ASME Standard:
SB-248 Specification for General Requirements for 3.1.12 Special test or exceptions, if any, and
Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip,
and Rolled Bar 3.1.13 Whether 0.2% yield strength is required.

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TABLE 1 Tension test specimens shall be taken so the longitudinal

CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS axis of the specimen is parallel to the direction of
Copper Alloy rolling.
UNS No. C65500 —
Element Composition, % 7.2 Rockwell Hardness — Since Rockwell hardness
tests offer a quick and convenient method of checking
Copper (incl Silver) remainder copper-silicon alloy for general conformity to the re-
Silicon 2.8–3.8
quirements for tensile strength and grain size similarly
Manganese 0.50–1.3
Zinc, max 1.5 for annealed tempers, the approximate Rockwell hard-
Iron, max 0.8 ness value and the approximate grain size for annealed
Nickel, max 0.6 tempers are given in Table 2 for general information
Lead, max 0.05 and assistance in testing.
7.3 Grain Size — The grain sizes given in Table
2 for annealed tempers are approximate and for informa-
tion only.

4. General Requirements
4.1 Material furnished under this specification shall 8.
conform to the applicable requirements of the current
Temper shall be O61 as described in Pratice B 601.
edition of Specification SB-248.

9. Dimensions, Weights, and Permissible

5. Materials and Manufacture
5.1 Refer to the current edition of Specification
SB-248.
6. Chemical Composition
6.1 The materials shall conform to the compositions
prescribed in Table 1.
6.2 These specification limits do not preclude the
presence of other elements. Limits for unnamed elements
may be established by agreement between manufacturer
or supplier and purchaser.
6.3 Copper may be taken as the difference between
the sum of all the elements analyzed and 100%. When
all the elements in Table 1 are analyzed, their sum
shall be 99.5% min.
7. Mechanical Properties
7.1 Tensile Requirements — The tension test shall
be the standard test, and acceptance or rejection shall
depend only on the tensile properties, which shall
conform to the requirements prescribed in Table 2.
Variations
9.1 The dimensions and tolerances for material cov-
ered by this specification shall be as prescribed in the
current edition of SB-248, with particular reference to
Section 5 and the following tables of that specification.
9.2 Thickness — See 5.2; Table 2.
9.2.1 For Pressure Vessel Code Application —
The thickness of any plate or sheet shall not be more
than 0.01 in. under the thickness specified.
9.3 Width:
9.3.1 Slit Metal and Slit Metal with Rolled Edges —
See 5.3, Table 3.
9.3.2 Square-Sheared Metal — See 5.3, Table 4.
9.3.3 Sawed Metal — See 5.3, Table 5.
9.4 Length:
9.4.1 Specific and Stock Lengths with and without
Ends — See 5.4, Table 6.
9.4.2 Schedule of Lengths (Specific and Stock)
with Ends — See 5.4, Table 7.
9.4.3 Length Tolerances for Square-Sheared
Metal — See 5.4, Table 8.
9.4.4 Length Tolerances for Sawed Metal — See
5.4, Table 9.

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TABLE 2
TENSILE STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS AND APPROXIMATE ROCKWELL HARDNESS AND GRAIN SIZE VALUES
FOR PRESSURE VESSEL APPLICATIONS
Temper Yield Strength
Designation at 0.5% Extension Yield StrengthE Approximate
Tensile Strength, Under Load, at 0.2% Offset, Elongation, Rockwell F Approximate
StandardB Former ksiA min, ksi min, ksi min, %C Hardness Grain Size

Copper Alloy UNS No. C65500

O61 Annealed 50–67 18 18 40 72–92 0.110D

NOTES:
A ksi p 1000 psi.
B Standard designations defined in Practice B 601.
C Elongation in 2 in.
D No minimum grain size requirement is specified, but all annealed material shall be fully recrystallized.
E See 3.1.11.

TABLE 3
LOT WEIGHT TOLERANCES IN PERCENTAGE OF THEORETICAL WEIGHT FOR PRESSURE VESSEL
APPLICATIONS — ALL PLUS
Permissible Excess in Average Weight of Lots, Expressed in Percentage of Normal Weight

48 in. and Under Over 48 to 60 in. Over 60 to 72 in. Over 72 to 96 in. Over 96 to 120 in. Over 120 to 132 in.
Thickness, in. in Width in Width in Width in Width in Width incl, in Width
1⁄ 3
8 to ⁄16, incl 6.5 8 9 11 ... ...
Over 3⁄16 to 1⁄4, incl 6.5 8 9 11 12 ...
Over 1⁄4 to 5⁄16, incl 6.5 7.75 8.75 11 12 13
Over 5⁄16 to 3⁄8, incl 6.25 7.5 8.5 11 12 13
Over 3⁄8 to 7⁄16, incl 6 7.25 8.25 11 12 13
Over 7⁄16 to 1⁄2, incl 6 7 8 10 11 12
Over 1⁄2 to 5⁄8, incl 5.75 6.5 7.5 9 10 11
Over 5⁄8 to 3⁄4, incl 5.5 6 7 8 9 10
Over 3⁄4 to 1, incl 5 5 6.25 7 8 9
Over 1 to 2, incl 3.5 4 5 6 7 8

9.5 Straightness: 9.7.3 Rounded Edges — See 5.6.3, Table 16.

9.5.1 Slit Metal or Slit Metal Either Straightened
9.7.4 Full-Rounded Edges — See 5.6.4, Table 17.
or Edge-Rolled — See 5.5, Table 10.
9.5.2 Square-Sheared Metal — See 5.5, Table 11.
9.5.3 Sawed Metal — See 5.5, Table 12.
9.6 Weight — Hot-rolled sheet and plate. See 5.7, 10. Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance
Table 13. 10.1 For workmanship and appearance refer to the
9.6.1 The lot weight tolerances are shown in Table current edition of Specification SB-248.
4 of SB-248.
10.2 Finish: The material is regularly supplied in
9.7 Edges — See 5.6. the following finishes:
9.7.1 Square Edges — See 5.6.1, Table 14.
10.2.1 Black — After hot rolling retains all of
9.7.2 Rounded Corners — See 5.6.2, Table 15. the oxides.

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10.2.2 Plain Pickled — Sulfuric acid pickle only, 15. Significance of Numerical Limits
brick red oxide. Has cuprous and silicon oxides still
15.1 Refer to the current edition of Specification
adherent.
SB-248.
10.2.3 Specially Cleaned — Commercially free
of all oxides. Has the golden color of the alloy.
16. Inspection
10.2.4 Sand Blasted — Commercially free of all 16.1 Refer to the current edition of Specification
oxides. Has a dull gray color. SB-248.

17. Rejection and Rehearing

11. Sampling 17.1 Refer to the current edition of Specification
11.1 Refer to the current edition of Specification SB-248.
SB-248.

18. Certification
18.1 Refer to the current edition of Specification
12. Number of Tests and Retests SB-248.
12.1 Refer to the current edition of Specification
SB-248.
19. Mill Test Report
19.1 Refer to the current edition of Specification
SB-248.
13. Specimen Preparation
13.1 Refer to the current edition of Specification 20. Packaging and Package Marking
SB-248 for the preparation of the appropriate test
20.1 Refer to the current edition of Specification
specimen.
SB-248.

21. Product Identification

14. Test Methods
21.1 The name or trademark of the manufacturer’s
14.1 The chemical composition shall, in case of identification number shall be legibly stamped or sten-
disagreement, be determined as follows: ciled on each finished plate and sheet in two places
not less than 12 in. from the edges. If the plate and
Element Test Method
sheet are too small to locate the marking as above,
Copper E 478 the marking may be placed near the center of the plate
Silicon E 54 (Perchloric acid) and sheet. In the case of butt straps, the marking may
Manganese E 75
be placed 12 in. from the end. The plate number and
Tin E 478
Chromium E 118
type shall be legibly stamped on each plate and on
Zinc E 478 each test specimen.
Iron E 478
Nickel E 478
Lead E 478 22. Keywords
22.1 copper-silicon alloy bar; copper-silicon alloy
14.2 Mechanical Properties (Tensile, Rockwell, and plate; copper-silicon alloy pressure vessels; copper-
Grain) — Refer to the appropriate test method in silicon alloy sheet; copper-silicon alloy strip; UNS
Specification SB-248. C65500

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