1、Designation:B171/B171M12Standard Specification forCopper-Alloy Plate and Sheet for Pressure Vessels,Condensers,and Heat Exchangers1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B171/B171M;the number immediately following the designation indicates the yearof original adoption or,in the case of
2、revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A superscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1.Scope*1.1 This specification2
3、establishes the requirements forcopper-alloy plate,sheet,and circles cut from plate and sheetfor pressure vessels,condensers,and heat exchangers.Thefollowing alloys are covered:Copper AlloyPreviously Used DesignationC36500Leaded Muntz MetalC44300Admirality,ArsenicalC44400Admirality,AntimonialC44500A
4、dmirality,PhosphorizedC46400Naval Brass,UninhibitedC46500Naval Brass,ArsenicalC61300Aluminum BronzeC61400Aluminum Bronze DC6300010%Aluminum-Nickel BronzeC632009%Aluminum-Nickel BronzeC7060090-10 Copper NickelC7062090-10 Copper Nickel-(modified for welding)C7150070-30 Copper NickelC7152070-30 Copper
5、Nickel-(modified for welding)C72200.1.2 UnitsThe values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard.Thevalues stated in each system may not be exact equivalents;therefore,each system shall be used independently of the other.Combining values from the two sy
6、stems may result in non-conformance with the standard.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3B248 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,St
7、rip,and RolledBar(Metric)B601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper andCopper AlloysWrought and CastB846 Terminology for Copper and Copper AlloysE8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Ma-terialsE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance wi
8、th SpecificationsE54 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Special Brassesand Bronzes(Withdrawn 2002)4E62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper andCopperAlloys(Photometric Methods)(Withdrawn 2010)4E255 Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys forthe Determination of Chemical Composition
9、E478 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper AlloysE527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in theUnified Numbering System(UNS)3.Terminology3.1 For definitions of terms related to copper and copperalloys,refer to Terminology B846.4.Ordering Information4.1 Include the following information
10、when placing ordersfor product under this specification,as applicable:4.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue,4.1.2 Whether inch-pound or SI units are applicable(see1.2),4.1.3 Copper Alloy UNS.No.(see Section 6,Table 1),4.1.4 Whether the alloy ordered will be used in applicationsrequiring it to be
11、welded(see Table 1,footnotes B and C forUNS Nos.C61300 and C72200,respectively,and UNS Nos.C70620 and C71520 in place of UNS Nos.C70600 andC71500),4.1.5 Whether plate is to be machined(see 9.1.3),4.1.6 How tolerance is specified(Table 2 Footnote A),1This specification is under the jurisdiction ofAST
12、M Committee B05 on Copperand CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.01 on Plate,Sheet,and Strip.Current edition approved Oct.15,2012.Published November 2012.Originallyapproved in 1942.Last previous edition approved in 2011 as B171/B171M 111.DOI:10.1520/B0171_B0171M-12.2For
13、 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications,see related Specifi-cation SB-171 in Section II of that Code.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 stand
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15、tes1 4.1.7 Certification,if required(Section 17),4.1.8 Weight(total for each size),4.1.9 Mill test report,if required(Section 18),4.1.10 Special marking,if required(Section 19),and4.1.11 Whether 0.2 yield offset strength is required.5.Materials and Manufacture5.1 MaterialThe material and manufacture
16、 shall be castcake of the Copper Alloy UNS No.specified in the purchaseorder and shall be of such shape and soundness so as to besuitable for processing into the final product.5.2 ManufactureThe product shall be manufactured byhot rolling or forging and finished by such cold working andannealing as may be necessary to achieve the required dimen-sions and properties.6.Chemical Composition6.1 The materials shall conform to the chemical composi-tional requirements specified in Table 1 for the coppe