ip Designation: 8 550/B 550M - 97 Standard Specification for 100 Bay tr Or Wen Caetano Pte apeetod tr the oman Bik ASM Sane Copy ASTM Zirconium and Zirconium Alloy Bar and Wire* “Thin standad i sued under he fe deviation 9 550/B SSOM; the sumer immediately folowing he designation ida te {ar of orginal adoption of in the eae of revisoa, the yar of last vevion, A sumer a pease icons the year of Ist ‘approval: A supencrpt eon (9 indicate a editorial change soc tc lt revision or appro. 1. Scope LI This specification? covers three grades of zirconium and zirconium alloy bar and wire. 1.2 Unless a single unit is used, for example corrosion ‘mass gain in mg/dm?, the values stated in either inch-pound or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents, ‘therefore cach system must be used independently of the other. SI values cannot be mixed with inch-pound values. 1.3 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test methods portions of this specification. This standard does not purport to address all ofthe safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limi- tations prior to use. 2. Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards: E 8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Mate- rials? E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to ‘Determine Conformance with Specifications* 3. Terminology 3.1 Descriptions of Terms Specific to This Standard: 3.1.1 annealed—denotes material that exhibits a re- crystallized grain structure. 3.1.2 lor—A lot shall consist of all material produced from the same ingot at one time, with the same cross section, and with the same nominal metallurgical parameters. 4, Classification 4.1 The bar or wire is to be furnished in three grades as follows: 4.1.1 Grade R60702—Unalloyed zirconium. 4.12 Grade R60704—Zirconium-tin 4.13 Grade R60705—Zirconium-niobium. 5. Ordering Information 5.1 Orders for material under this specification should "This specication is under the jurstction of ASTM Comite B.10 02 Reactive and Refaciry Metals and Aboys and isthe direct esponsbity of ‘Sebcommite B10O2 on Ziooum and Haas. CCureateiton approved Ape. 10, 1997. Published Febraary 198. Originally pubis as B30 ~ 71. Last previous edition B 550 92, 2 For ASME Boier and Presure Vase Cade appication, sr elated Spe ‘xtion 58550 i Sota taf hat Cae 3 dual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 391 ‘dana! Book of ASTM Standards, VOL W402 include the following information: 5.1.1 Quantity (weight or number of pieces), 5.1.2 Name of material (zirconium bar or wire) (Table 14), 5.13 Grade number (see 4.1), 5.14 ASTM designation and year of issue, and 5.1.5 Additions to the specification and supplementary requirements, if required. [Nore—A typical ontering description is as follows: 1000 Ib (500 ke) “ireonium cold drawn bar, 0.35 in. (10 mam) in diameter by 10 8 (3 m) in leng, ASTM B 550 dated — Grade R60702. 6. Materials and Manufacture 6.1 Bar and wire covered by this specification shall be formed with conventional fabrication methods and equip- ‘ment found in primary ferrous and nonferrous metal plants. 6.2 Bar and wire will be supplied in the conditions prescribed in Table 13. 6.3 The products covered include the sections and sizes shown in Table 14. 7. Chemical Composition 7.1 ‘The material shall conform to the requirements as to chemical composition prescribed in Table 1. 7.2 The manufacturer's ingot analysis shall be considered the chemical analysis for bar and wire, except for hydrogen ‘and nitrogen, which shall be determined on the finished product. 7.3 When requested by the purchaser and stated in the [purchase order, a product analysis for any elements listed in ‘Table 1 shall be made on the finished product. 7.3.4 ‘The manufacturer's analysis shall be considered as verified if the check analysis confirms the manufacturer's reported values within the tolerances prescribed in Table 2. 8. Mechanical Properties 8.1 The annealed material shall conform to the require- ‘ments for mechanical properties, at room temperature, as, prescribed in Table 3. Wire supplied for welding applications shall be furnished with a temper suitable for uniform feeding, in semiautomatic or automatic welding equipment. 9. Permissible Variations in Dimensions 9.1 Unless otherwise specified, all bar or wire shall con- form to the permissible variations in dimensions prescribed in the applicable Tables 4 to 12, inclusive, 10, Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance 10.1 Bars in the hot-finished condition, which will con form to the tolerances prescribed in Tables 4 and 5, shall be‘qb 6550/6 550M TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements ‘mnt Comeestn rd ‘Gros REOTON (des ROTO “a pan in 2 m5 55 atm max a8 a5 “43 fen + eben 02 max 204 22mm tn Sow20 Hoon, ax ‘ios nas ons ‘roger ae Sees es es aten, max as 008 a5 Nata i 20.030 xen, max ais ais aie [3By eroorent bewoon the purchaser and he manufachrr, anaes maybe roqured and ini extaiced for anes and compounds ol Spec wha ae of cremealconpasten, ‘TABLE 2. Permissible Vasiaion in Check Analysis Between Ditlorent Laboratories TABLE 5 Dimensional Tolerances in Hot Rolled Flat Bare Varicne Vanaton n Wah Pemisabis Vareion h Tchr, fom) Treanoes fn) re enn Product Anaya wai) 0020-0408) % 08) Hage ‘3.002 Qwr 0150-02505 40000-04075) He 00) Nivooee oor Ove 0250-035063-89) 4000 O1s10) Hn DES) Caen 201 Owe 0950-045009-114 40050-04413)" DES) Hater on One O450-0550(114-14 40070-0418) * iron corn Bites. ew 0550-1 500 14-88) 4.080042) “ Tr 08 ner 1.500 39) x a Noam 005 * Depends on sie ac quart red nygen 08 "For bars sheared Yom late, wt hres sol be 2 lows: ‘Spected Teaness Wh Taranoos, re) TABLE 3. Tensile Requirements co ‘One Ureer co ore 9700-5358 wo) we aarae ‘Rear0s 150-0250, seo, 2m e704 Over 0250-0350 seen eed Tenate Seong min, tsi Pa) 55 (380 60416) 00 650) ver 0.950-0480 “hu 28) men Yok Seongh, min, ksi (MPa) 90 (205) 35,240) 880) Over 0450-0550 * 62 a ‘Bongaten tn 60mm 16 va 6 Over 0580-0850 Yao) eo) For bar oy nen Subaize specimen i ued, to gage lng sal be as pected in “eet Methods EB forthe specnen, ‘TABLE 4 Dimensional Tolerances for HotFinished Rounds, ‘Squares, Octagons, and Hexagons Vaisioos Ot Round, Sreoted Size(mm) sigan. fre) Outof Sauron) ‘p-0300 73), 70090-0075) 0425 0.66) rer 0500-1 000 (13-28) 40.050 04973) 0.001). ver 1.000-2.00 (25-80) 40070-0278) 0.080 (1.8) ver 2000-4.000 50-100, +0.150-04e38) 0.000 2) Over 4.000-6.000,100-180) 40250-04366) 0.1005) furnished with one of the following finishes as designated on the purchase order: 10.1.1 Not descaled, 10.1.2 Mechanically descaled, 10.1.3 Mechanically descaled and pickled, and 10.1.4 Turned (round bars only). 10.2 Bars and wire in cold-finished condition, that will conform to the tolerances prescribed in Tables 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, shall be furnished with one of the following finishes as designated on the purchase order. 10.2.1 Cold drawn or cold rolled, or swaged, 10.2.2 Turned (round bars only), 10.2.3 Centerless ground (round bars only), and 10.24 Polished (round bars only), 10.3 Bars or wire shall be free of cracks, seams, slivers, blisters, burrs, and other injurious imperfections in accor- dance with standards of acceptability agreed upon between the manufacturer and the purchaser. 11, Significance of Numerical Limits 11.1 For the purpose of determining compliance with the specified limits for requirements of the properties listed in the following table, an observed value or a calculated value shall be rounded’ as indicated in accordance with the rounding methods of Practice E 29, Rounded Unit for Observed or Property (Caulted Value (Chemical composition and tolerances seat unt inthe lst ghd place (ben expend a acne) ‘of gue ofthe specied eit ‘Tene meagih and yi wrcagih cart 1000 pl (10 MPS) Eloogtioa varet 5 12, Namber of Tests and Retests 12.1 One longitudinal tension test shall be made from ‘each lot of bar and rod, see 13.1. 12.2 One chemistry test for hydrogen and nitrogen con- tent shall be made from each lot of finished product, see 132, 12.3 Retests: 12.3.1 any sample or specimen exhibits obvious surface contamination or improper preparation disqualifying it as a truly representative sample, it shall be discarded and a new sample or specimen substituted. 12.3.2 If the results of any tests of any lot do not conform@b 8 550/B 550M TABLE 6 Permissible Variations In Sectional Dimensions for ‘TABLE 8 Permissible Variations in Sectional Dimensions Cole Finished Gar in Rounds, Hexagons, Ociagons, and Squares tor Wie ‘a, —— ane ae Perris Vaaon (and ‘Spa Ss. rm) ‘prod Se, = rm, erro Grand Coron Gnd a Poh ‘Ove vet, 19-25 00800) ound Wire, and Sere Wee = Pied sae) ‘ones 0 HT) ‘O02 (60 o0ke G05 wedtibae G00 8005" (00) Un tie, et 9-19) Sonrst00) oot) eee Oaageae ed Sees Unde ee Sor (ot G00. —____ tease. Orns, gene mroswomanad.-on — dome(acan) ome aay Oar iets (9-25) © TOOT) aroRaonn na pss «Boom come as Om a aca 5-50 ° 5008015) oceania rdeso) © © ODOM OOT, aU OLN Ore “oa 60-79) ° Go0st02) raw aara-onm. masta Gone ane) Gone am0m, ows o8 ° 2010029) _awome-ooor mt@2-ta) ooonatoms) Soeeetomns| —Taaniniociny Dimitar bel Veu'wGpawmarcosmnng Une OOOr-DONTE RaGIeO32 ONION) mm o0s) rn raconteur haat ost nde co Ca, ur ODA76-0008 hel (242-0.8) 000 000) 001 (0.009) Gasrostonntewe: Yr Deze Wee Heng ae Cars % ° a6" (30 Ud Yi 3 ‘ce (00s, Ure sie ed 8 ‘ce (008) ‘Wee fr Whig be Fad Operon a Sirtaco Tresirent © Thane Sean o Drug Later. = G08 @19 0am Oi a Yt ea 09 Gae9 (Oy Under Se Oba et ope (009 Sone (009) douse Gooist009 eons oa Uae ce eat ek ‘i 0.0% Baws 0.2) to the requirements specified, retests shall be made on additional samples from the same lot, each of which shall conform to the requirements specified. 13, Test Methods 13.1 Tension Tesis—Conduct the tension test in accor- dance with Test Methods E 8. Determine the yield strength by the offset (0.2 %) method. Determine the tensile proper- ties using a strain rate of 0.003 to 0.007 inin. (mm/ mm)/min through the yield strength. After the yield strength hhas been exceeded, the cross-head speed may be increased to approximately 0.05 in /in. (mm/mm)/min to failure. 13.2 Chemical Tests—Conduct the chemical analysis by the standard techniques normally used by the manufacturer, 14, Inspection 14.1 The manufacturer shall inspect the material covered by this specification prior to shipment and, on request, shall furnish the purchaser with certificates of test. Ifo specified in the purchase order, the purchaser or his representative may witness the testing and inspection of the material at the 7 orafoctrers shox bo crete! al aerosol ve rd av we Tho macum outof-ound tnrancs for round wie one Rl of tho toa sien torarcn shown fw ove tae. ‘Cmenetne ae oes hate place of manufacture. In such cases the purchaser shall state in his purchase order which tests he desires to witness. The manufacturer shall give ample notice to the purchaser as to the time and place of the designated tests. If the purchaser's representative does not present himself at the time agreed upon for the testing, the manufacturer shall consider the requirement for purchaser's inspection at the place of ‘manufacture to be waived. 14.2 The manufacturer shall afford the inspector repre- senting the purchaser, without charge, all reasonable facilities to satisfy him that’ the material is being furnished in accordance with this specification. This inspection shall be 30 conducted as not to interfere unnecessarily with the opera tion of the works, 15. Rejection 15.1 Rejection for failure of the material to meet the requirements of this specification shall be reported to the ‘manufacturer within 60 calendar days from the receipt of the ‘material by the purchaser. Unless otherwise specified, re- Jected material may be returned to the manufacturer at the ‘manufacturer's expense, unless the purchaser receives, ‘within three weeks of the notice of rejection, other instruc- tions for disposition. 16. Certification 16.1 When specified in the purchase order or contract, a producer's or supplier's certification shall be furnished to the purchaser that the material was manufactured, sampled, tested, and inspected in accordance with this specification and fas been found to meet the requirements. When@) 8550/8 SsoM TABLE 9 Permian Varinions in Thickness and With for Cok nied Fat Wie Perris Voraton i Takes tr Gren Porritt Vareion ‘Spected Wat n "Tckreae, Over or Unc wn wn) ‘roer 0029 074) 0.009°074-0005 (089) exch 0005 089-9 6B A Owe we Vidor OS (hed 0001 wR 001s (00H 0.008 0.05) 0006.25) 0005 0125) TABLE 10 Permissible Variations in Length for Hot-Finlahed or Cold-Finished Bars Spectieg Suse of Rounds, Square, Hox, Tov@R GSM ho Permit Varsion Lang fe Or HGS MOI RTH. nd ‘Gctagons, and habe Ot Ft, One wee ‘Ove ‘weer Ton nao % Om © ™ ° Over 2-44 (50-100) % oo ° re ° vr 48, (100-150) 1 eS ° ™ ° Ovo 69, bet (150-229) tm a ° i ° ‘Ore 8-12, 0 (25 300) Mm G8, ° 2" e Mechine-Git Nr Macine Srachaanng Yoana 82 ° Ye a) ° Ove 3, Me 48) ° % 4) ° Over 8-8, a we ea ° Me ao) ° Ove 912, 130) ° 430) ° TABLE 11 Permissible Variations in Length for Round and Shape, Straightoned and Cut Wire, end Exact Length Reaheared Wire Parmisate Vaan, “ i aati) eng em) oar (0328 (2) an wor wee ps.ed ve 08) ° 0.25 622 nd ur Owe 12683) w oa ° ‘Gro 0125 (3:2) 10 0 500 (120), met rer 3 0) en ° (rer 0.125 (32) 6 0500 (1308 nt St012, nd (10-35) we 18, ° Ore 0.125 (82) 0 9500 (13.0) et Owe 285) wea ° TABLE 12 Permissible Variations in Sraightness for Hot- or Cold-Finished Bars Bas Parmeatie Varion et taste ‘We (i any 5 RGIS mh DA may ok exceed Ye 0.8 x (nara fot (rat) HGS) Cold eich in (1.6) any $1 (1.5 bel ray nok exceed Ya (2) fur a ok Oates) erg) 7 Tre measure iken on he concave se ofthe bar wt a srg exe. Unies oterwsn spect, Re-rshrd orckb ried art or mectrng papas {we fumed macrinestraigened to re taoranes spoated ithe Take TABLE 13 Condition specified in the purchase order or contract, a report of the test results shall be furnished. 17, Referee 17.4 In the event of disagreement between the manufac- turer and the purchaser on the conformance of the material {o the requirements of this specification or any special test specified by the purchaser, a mutually acceptable referee shall perform the tests in question. The results of the referee's testing shall be used in determining conformance of the material to this specification. 18, Product Marking 18.1 Each bundle, box, or coil shall be marked or tagged legibly and conspicuously with the purchase order or con- fact number, manufacturer's private identification mark, the ASTM designation, the grade, size, ingot number, and s70ss, net, and tare weights, 19. Packaging and Package Marking 19.1 All material shall be boxed, crated, banded on skids, or bundled in such a manner as to assure safe delivery to its ‘destination when properly transported by common carrier. 20. Keywords 20.1 bar; wire; zirconi Zirconium alloyhb 8 ss0/e ssom TABLE 14. Product Sections and Size Proae ‘Section ae ‘Bane et trish round, causes, otagons, and hexagons Wein (64 ne) and ovr arate Fao Hetished sat ‘(4 to 10 200), wR, ae {2.2 men) ander m earns Cora trished rounds, square, ociagons, hexagons, and Over Yi. (13 un) nome Se ‘Shapes ces ras tas ‘5 mm) and oven wetn# on a (32 et) ‘ed oven teen? We: (Cod frished rounds, squares, ocagers hexagons, and Ya (13a) and unr ame rem ‘supes cad ras fats Wal. (1.8 ey to under, (95m with, ad ‘200 (25 mento unr he. 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