SPECIFICATION FOR COPPER-BASE CENTRIFUGAL 98

CASTINGS
SB-271

(Identical with ASTM Specification B 271-93a for the alloys covered. Certification has been made mandatory.)

1. Scope 3. General Requirements

1.1 This specification establishes requirements for
centrifugally cast copper-base alloys having the nominal
compositions shown in Table 1.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be
regarded as the standard. Metric values in parentheses
are given for information only.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect
on date of material purchase form a part of this
specification to the extent referenced herein:
3.1 Material furnished under this specification shall
conform to the applicable requirements of Specification
SB-824.
4. Ordering Information
4.1 Orders for centrifugal castings under this specifi-
cation shall include the following information:
4.1.1 Quantity and dimensions or drawing number,
4.1.2 Copper Alloy UNS No. (Table 1) and temper
(as-cast, heat-treated, etc.),

2.1.1 ASTM Standards: 4.1.3 Specification title, number, and year of issue,
B 208 Practice for Preparing Tension Test Specimens 4.1.4 Chemical analysis of residual elements, if
for Copper-Base Alloys for Sand, Permanent Mold, specified in the purchase order (Specification SB-824),
Centrifugal, and Continuous Castings
4.1.5 Pressure test requirements, if specified in the
2.1.2 ASME Standards: purchase order (Specification SB-824),
SB-824 General Requirements for Copper Alloy Castings
4.1.6 Soundness requirements, if specified in the
purchase order (Specification SB-824),
4.1.7 Repair of castings (Section 9),
TABLE 1 4.1.8 Certification (Specification SB-824),
ASME DESIGNATIONS AND ALLOY NUMBERS
Copper
4.1.9 Foundry test report, if specified in the pur-
ASME Alloy Previous chase order (Specification SB-824),
Classification Designation UNS No. DesignationA
4.1.10 Witness inspection, if specified in the pur-
Aluminum bronze SB-148 C95200, 9A, 9C chase order (Specification SB-824), and
C95400
A Designations used in Specification B 271-54, which appeared in the 4.1.11 Product marking, if specified in the purchase
1969 Book of ASTM Standards, Part 5. order (Specification SB-824 and Section 10).

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5. Materials and Manufacture 7. Mechanical Requirements

5.1 Copper Alloy UNS No. C95400 may be supplied
in the heat treated condition to obtain the higher
mechanical properties shown in Table 3. Suggested
heat treatments for this alloy are given in Table 5.
Actual practice may vary by manufacturer.
7.1 Mechanical properties shall meet the requirements
shown in Table 3.
8. Sampling
8.1 Separate centrifugally cast test bars shall be made
in accordance with Practice B 208.
8.2 At the manufacturer’s option test bars may be
removed from the casting instead of from a separately
cast coupon.

6. Chemical Composition 8.3 Separately cast test bars representing castings in

Copper Alloy UNS No. C95400 HT temper shall be
6.1 The centrifugal castings shall conform to the heat treated with the casting.
chemical requirements shown in Table 2.

9. Weld Repair
6.2 These specification limits do not preclude the
presence of other elements. Limits may be established 9.1 The castings shall not be weld repaired without
for unnamed elements by agreement between the manu- customer approval.
facturer and purchaser. Copper or zinc may be given
as remainder and may be taken as the difference between
the sum of all elements analyzed and 100%. When all 10. Product Marking
named elements in Table 3 are analyzed, their sum 10.1 When specified in the purchase order, the cast-
shall be as specified in Table 4. ings shall be marked with the alloy number.

6.3 It is recognized that residual elements may be

11. Keywords
present in cast copper-base alloys. Analysis shall be
made for residual elements only when specified in the 11.1 centrifugal castings; copper alloy castings; cop-
purchase order (Specification SB-824). per-base alloy castings

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 TABLE 2
CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS
Composition, % max Except as Indicated

Copper Major Elements Residual Elements

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Alloy
UNS Nickel incl Nickel incl
No. Copper Tin Lead Zinc Iron Cobalt Aluminum Manganese Silicon Iron Antimony Cobalt Sulfur Phosphorus Aluminum Other Silicon

C95200 86.0 min ... ... ... 2.5–4.0 ... 8.5–9.5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
C95400 83.0 min ... ... ... 3.0–5.0 1.5 10.0–11.5 0.50 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
PART B — NONFERROUS MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS
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TABLE 3
MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS
Tensile Strength, min Yield Strength,C min
Copper Alloy Elongation in 2 in. Brinell Hardness No.D
UNS No. ksiA MPaB ksiA MPaB Or 50 mm, min, % (3000-kG Load), min

C95200 65 450 25 170 20 110

C95400 75 515 30 205 12 150
C95400(HT) 90 620 45 310 6 190
A ksi–1000 psi.
B See Appendix.
C Yield strength shall be determined as the stress producing an elongation under load of 0.5%, that is 0.01 in. (0.254 mm) in a gage length of

2 in. (50.8 mm).

D For information only.

TABLE 4
SUM OF ALL NAMED ELEMENTS ANALYZED
Copper Plus
Copper Alloy Named Elements
UNS No. % min

C95200 99.0
C95400 99.5

TABLE 5
SUGGESTED HEAT TREATMENTS
Solution
Treatment (not
less than 1 h Annealing Treatment
Copper Alloy followed by water (not less than 2 h
UNS No. quench) followed by air cool)

C95400 1600–1675°F 1150–1225°F

(870–915°C) (620–665°C)

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