ASTM B591-04
Standard Specification for Copper-Zinc-Tin and Copper-Zinc-Tin-Iron-Nickel Alloys Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar

Standard No.

ASTM B591-04

Release Date

2004

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM B591-08

Latest

ASTM B591-20a

Scope

1.1 This specification covers the requirements for specified copper-zinc-tin alloys and copper-zinc-tin-iron-nickel alloys in the form of plate, sheet, strip, and rolled bar. The alloys and nominal compositions are as follows:

Copper Alloy UNS No.	Copper, %	Tin, %	Zinc, %	Phos., %%	Iron, %	Nickel, %
C40500	95	1	4
C40810	95.5	2.0	2.22	0.03	0.1	0.15
C40850	95.5	3.0	1.27	0.1	0.1	0.1
C40860	94.8	2.0	3.04	0.03	0.03	0.1
C41100	91	0.5	8.5
C41300	91	1	8
C41500	91	2	7
C42200	87	1	12
C42500	88	2	10
C42520	89.8	2.07.97	0.1	0.1	0.1
C43000	85	2	13
C43400	85	0.7	14.3

1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

ASTM B591-04 Referenced Document

• ASTM B248 Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
• ASTM B601 Standard Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys-Wrought and Cast
• ASTM B846 Standard Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
• ASTM E112 Standard Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
• ASTM E18 Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials
• ASTM E255 Standard Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for the Determination of Chemical Composition
• ASTM E478 Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper Alloys
• ASTM E527 Standard Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
• ASTM E62 Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
• ASTM E76 Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel-Copper Alloys (Withdrawn 2003)
• ASTM E8 Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

ASTM B591-04 history

• 2020 ASTM B591-20a Standard Specification for Copper-Zinc-Tin and Copper-Zinc-Tin-Iron-Nickel Alloys Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
• 2020 ASTM B591-20 Standard Specification for Copper-Zinc-Tin and Copper-Zinc-Tin-Iron-Nickel Alloys Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
• 2015 ASTM B591-15 Standard Specification for Copper-Zinc-Tin and Copper-Zinc-Tin-Iron-Nickel Alloys Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
• 2009 ASTM B591-09 Standard Specification for Copper-Zinc-Tin and Copper-Zinc-Tin-Iron-Nickel Alloys Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
• 2008 ASTM B591-08 Standard Specification for Copper-Zinc-Tin and Copper-Zinc-Tin-Iron-Nickel Alloys Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
• 2004 ASTM B591-04 Standard Specification for Copper-Zinc-Tin and Copper-Zinc-Tin-Iron-Nickel Alloys Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
• 1998 ASTM B591-98a Standard Specification for Copper-Zinc-Tin and Copper-Zinc-Tin-Iron-Nickel Alloys Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar