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SB-61
(Identical with ASTM Specification B 61-93 for the alloy covered except for the deletion of Supplementary Requirements and
Appendix X1, and editorial differences. Certification has been made mandatory. Also, the entire specification revised to comply
with ASTM B 824, General Requirements for Copper Alloy Castings.)
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SB-61 1998 SECTION II
TABLE 1 TABLE 2
CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS, COPPER ALLOY UNS TENSILE PROPERTIES
NO. C92200
Tensile strength, mm ksiA 34
Major Elements Composition, % Max (Except as Indicated) Yield strength,C min., ksiA 16
Elongation in 2 in., min. % 24
Copper 86.090.0 A ksi p 1000 psi.
Tin 5.56.5 B See Appendix.
Lead 1.02.0 C Yield strength shall be determined as the stress producing an
Zinc 3.05.0
elongation under load of 0.5% that is 0.01 in. in a gage length of
Nickel (incl Cobalt) 1.0A
2 in.
Residual Elements Composition, % Max (Except as Indicated)
Iron 0.25
Antimony 0.25
Sulfur 0.05
Phosphorus 0.05
7. Workmanship and Finish
Aluminum 0.005 7.1 The castings shall not have injurious blowholes,
Silicon 0.005
porosity, shrinkage defects, cracks, or other injurious
A In determining copper minimum, copper may be calculated as copper defects. They shall be well cleaned.
plus nickel.
7.2 Pressure castings shall not be plugged, welded,
burned-in, or impregnated.
7.3 Wall thicknesses and sections shall meet or
exceed the minimum requirements of applicable codes.
4.1.10 Product marking, if specified in the purchase
order (Specification SB-824 and Section 10).
8. Sampling
5. Chemical Composition 8.1 Copper Alloy UNS No. C92200 test bar castings
shall be cast to the form and dimensions shown in
5.1 The alloy shall conform to the chemical require- Figs. 2, 3, or 4 of Practice B 208.
ments for major elements specified in Table 1.
5.2 These specification limits do not preclude the
presence of other elements. Limits may be established 9. Certification
for unnamed elements by agreement between manufac- 9.1 The certification requirements of Specification B
turer or supplier and purchaser. Copper or zinc may 824 are mandatory.
be given as remainder and may be taken as the difference
between the sum of all elements analyzed and 100%.
When all major elements in Table 1 are analyzed, their 10. Product Marking
sum shall be as follows:
Copper plus named elements, 99.3% minimum 10.1 Valves, flanges, and fittings shall be marked in
accordance with the latest revision of the Standard
5.3 It is recognized that residual elements may be Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges, and
present in cast copper base alloys. Analysis shall be Unions (No. SP-25) of the Manufacturers Standardiza-
made for residual elements only when specified in the tion Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, and
purchase order (Specification SB-824). in such position as not to injure the usefulness of the
casting.
6. Mechanical Properties
11. Keywords
6.1 Mechanical properties shall be determined from
separately cast test bars and shall meet the requirements 11.1 Navy M castings; steam bronze castings; valve
shown in Table 2. castings
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