Standard Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys Wrought and Cast 1

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1 This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because it may not be technically possible to adequetely depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document. Designation: B Standard Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys Wrought and Cast This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 60; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval. This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense. This classification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 on Copper and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.9 on Editorial and Publications. Current edition approved April Oct. 0, Published August 200. November Originally published as B Last previous edition B 60 99a0.. Scope *. This is a classification of temper designations for copper and copper alloys wrought and cast. The temper designations are classified by the process or processes used in manufacturing the product involved and its resulting qualities. It is not a specification of copper and copper alloy products..2 The property requirements for the tempers are given in the applicable product specification. 2. Referenced Documents 2. ASTM Standards: B 846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys 2. Terminology. For terminology related to copper and copper alloys, refer to Terminology B Significance and Use 4. Significance This classification establishes an alphanumeric code of the tempers of copper and copper alloy products. 4.2 Use The alphanumeric code is used to designate product tempers in specifications and published data The letters in the code identify the type of process used to produce the product temper. For example, H indicates a temper resulting from cold working. NOTE These letters are frequently the same as those used in temper systems of other metal products. 5. Classification of Tempers 5. Annealed Tempers, O Tempers produced by annealing to meet mechanical property requirements. 5.2 Annealed Tempers, OS Tempers produced by annealing to meet standard or special grain size requirements. 5. Manufactured Tempers, M Tempers produced in the product by the primary manufacturing operations of casting and hot working and controlled by the methods employed in the operations. 5.4 Cold-Worked Tempers, H Tempers produced by controlled amounts of cold work. 5.5 Cold-Worked (Drawn), Stress-Relieved Tempers, HR Tempers produced by controlled amounts of cold work followed by stress relief Order-Strengthening Tempers, HT Tempers produced by controlled amounts of cold work followed by a thermal treatment to produce order strengthening Treated Tempers, T Tempers that are based on heat treatments followed by rapid cooling Quench-Hardened Tempers, TQ Tempers produced by quench-hardening treatments Solution -Treated Temper, TB Tempers produced by solution heat-treating precipitation hardenable or spinodal hardenable alloys Solution - Cold-Worked Tempers, TD Tempers produced by controlled amounts of cold work of solution heat-treated precipitation hardenable or spinodal hardenable alloys. 2 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol *A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard. Copyright ASTM International, 00 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA , United States.

2 Treated Temper, TF Tempers produced by precipitation heat treatment of precipitation-hardenable alloys Spinodal Treated Temper, TX Tempers produced by spinodal heat treatment of spinodal hardenable alloys Cold-Worked and -Treated Tempers, TH Tempers produced in alloys that have been solution heat treated, cold worked, and precipitation heat treated Cold-Worked and Spinodal -Treated Tempers, TS Tempers produced in alloys that have been solution heat treated, cold worked, and spinodal heat treated Mill-Hardened Tempers, TM Tempers of heat-treated materials as supplied by the mill resulting from combinations of cold work and precipitation heat treatment or spinodal heat treatment Treated - Cold-Worked Tempers, TL Tempers produced by cold working the precipitation heat-treated or spinodal heat-treated alloys Treated -Treated, Cold-Worked, and Thermal Stress-Relieved Tempers, TR Tempers produced in the cold-worked precipitation heat-treated or spinodal heat-treated alloys by thermal stress relief. 5.7 Tempers of Welded Tubes, W (Welded tubes are produced from strip of various tempers and essentially have the temper of the strip except in the heat-affected zone.) 5.7. Tube, As-Welded Tempers, WM Tempers that result from forming and welding when producing tube Tube, Welded and Annealed Temper, WO Temper that results from forming, welding, and annealing when producing tube Tube, Welded and Cold-Worked Tempers, WH Tempers that result from forming, welding, and cold working when producing tube Tube, Welded, Cold-Worked and Stress-Relieved Tempers, WR Tempers that result from forming, welding, cold working, and stress relieving when producing tube Tube, Welded, and Fully Finished Tempers, O, OS, H Tempers that result from both annealing a welded and cold-worked tube, or cold working, a welded cold-worked and annealed tube. With these treatments, the weld area has been transformed into a wrought structure, and the usual temper designations apply. 6. Temper Designation Codes 6. Annealed Tempers, O: 6.. Annealed to Meet Mechanical Properties, O: B Annealed Tempers O O0 O O20 O25 O0 O O2 O2 O40 O50 O60 O6 O65 O68 O70 O80 O8 O82 Cast and Annealed (Homogenized) As Cast and Treated Hot Forged and Annealed Hot Rolled and Annealed Hot Extruded and Annealed Extruded and Treated Hot Extruded and Temper Annealed Hot Pierced and Annealed Light Anneal Soft Anneal Annealed Drawing Anneal Deep Drawing Anneal Dead Soft Anneal Annealed to Temper 8 Hard Annealed to Temper 4 Hard Annealed to Temper 2 Hard 6..2 Annealed to Meet Nominal Average Grain Size, OS: Annealed Tempers, with Grain Size Prescribed OS Temper Designations Nominal Avg Grain Size, mm OS OS OS OS OS OS OS OS OS

3 B OS OS OS OS OS Cold-Worked Tempers, H: 6.2. Cold-Worked Tempers to Meet Standard Requirements Based on Cold Rolling or Cold Drawing, H: Cold-Worked Tempers H H00 8 Hard H0 4 Hard H02 2 Hard H0 4 Hard H04 Hard H06 Extra Hard H08 Spring H0 Extra Spring H2 Special Spring H Ultra Spring H4 Super Spring Cold-Worked Tempers to Meet Standard Requirements Based on Applicable to Particular Products, H: Cold-Worked Tempers H Cold-Worked Tempers H H50 H52 H55 H58 H60 H6 H64 H66 H70 H80 H85 H86 H90 Extruded and Drawn Pierced and Drawn Light Drawn, Light Cold-Worked Drawn General Purpose Cold Heading, Forming Rivet Screw Bolt Bending Hard Drawn Medium Hard-Drawn Electrical Wire Hard-Drawn Electrical Wire As-finned 6. Cold-Worked Tempers with Added Treatments: 6.. Cold Worked and Stress Relieved, HR: HR0 HR02 HR04 HR06 HR08 HR0 HR2 HR20 4 Hard and Stress Relieved 2 Hard and Stress Relieved Hard and Stress Relieved Extra Hard and Stress Relieved Spring and Stress Relieved Extra Spring and Stress Relieved Special Spring and Stress Relieved As-finned 6..2 Drawn and Stress Relieved, HR: HR50 Drawn and Stress Relieved

4 B Cold Rolled and Order Strengthened, HT: HT04 Hard Temper and Treated HT08 Spring Temper and Treated 6..4 Hard Drawn End Annealed, HE: HE80 Hard Drawn and End Annealed 6.4 As-Manufactured Tempers, M: M0 M02 M0 M04 M05 M06 M07 M0 M M20 M25 M0 M40 M45 As Sand Cast As Centrifugal Cast As Plaster Cast As Pressure Die Cast As Permanent Mold Cast As Investment Cast As Continuous Cast As Hot Forged Air Cooled As Forged Quenched As Hot Rolled As Hot Rolled and Rerolled As Hot Extruded As Hot Pierced As Hot Pierced and Rerolled 6.5 -Treated Tempers, T: 6.5. Quench Hardened, TQ: TQ00 TQ0 TQ50 TQ55 TQ75 Quench Hardened Quench Hardened and Tempered Quenched Hardened and Temper Annealed Quench Hardened and Temper Annealed, Cold Drawn and Stress Relieved Interrupted Quench Solution Treated, TB: TB00 Solution Treated (A) 6.5. Solution Cold Worked, TD: TD00 Solution Cold Worked: 8 Hard TD0 Solution Cold Worked: 4 Hard ( 4 H) TD02 Solution Cold Worked: 2 Hard ( 2 H) TD0 Solution Cold Worked: 4 Hard ( 4 H) TD04 Solution Cold Worked: Hard (H) Solution Treated, TF: 4

5 B TF00 TF0 TF02 Hardened (AT) -Treated Plate Low Hardness (ATLH) -Treated Plate High Hardness (ATHH) Solution Spinodal Treated, TX: TX00 Spinodal Hardened (AT) Solution Treated, Cold Worked, and Treated, TH: TH0 TH02 TH0 TH04 4 Hard and Treated ( 4 HT) 2 Hard and Treated ( 2 HT) 4 Hard and Treated ( 4 HT) Hard and Treated (HT) Cold-Worked Tempers and Spinodal Treated to Meet Standard Requirements Based on Cold Rolling or Cold Drawing, TS: TS00 8 Hard and Spinodal Hardened ( 8 TS) TS0 4 Hard and Spinodal Hardened ( 4 TS) TS02 2 Hard and Spinodal Hardened ( 2 TS) TS0 4 Hard and Spinodal Hardened ( 4 TS) TS04 Hard and Spinodal Hardened TS06 Extra Hard and Spinodal Hardened TS08 Spring and Spinodal Hardened TS0 Extra Spring and Spinodal Hardened TS2 Special Spring and Spinodal Hardened TS Ultra Spring and Spinodal Hardened TS4 Super Spring and Spinodal Hardened Mill Hardened, TM: Manufacturing Designations TM00 TM0 TM02 TM0 TM04 TM05 TM06 TM08 AM 4 HM 2 HM 4 HM HM SHM XHM XHMS Treated Cold Worked, TL: 5

6 B TL00 TL0 TL02 TL04 TL08 TL0 Treated 8 Hard Treated 4 Hard Treated 2 Hard Treated Hard Treated Spring Treated Extra Spring Treated Treated, Cold Worked, and Thermal Stress Relieved, TR: TR0 TR02 TR04 Treated Treated, 4 Hard and Stress Relieved Treated Treated, 2 Hard and Stress Relieved Treated Treated, Hard and Stress Relieved 6.6 Tempers of Welded Tube, W: 6.6. As-Welded, WM: WM50 WM00 WM0 WM02 WM0 WM04 WM06 WM08 WM0 WM5 WM20 WM2 WM22 As-Welded from Annealed Strip As-Welded from 8 Hard Strip As-Welded from 4 Hard Strip As-Welded from 2 Hard Strip As-Welded from 4 Hard Strip As-Welded from Hard Strip As-Welded from Extra Hard Strip As-Welded from Spring Strip As-Welded from Extra Spring Strip As-Welded from Annealed Strip, Thermal Stress Relieved As-Welded from 8 Hard Strip, Thermal Stress Relieved As-Welded from 4 Hard Strip, Thermal Stress Relieved As-Welded from 2 Hard Strip, Thermal Stress Relieved Welded Tube and Annealed, WO: WO50 WO60 Welded and Light Annealed Welded and Soft Annealed 6

7 B WO6 Welded and Annealed 6.6. Welded Tube and Light Cold-Worked, WC: WC55 Welded and Light Cold-Worked Welded Tube and Cold Drawn, WH: WH00 WH0 WH02 WH0 WH04 WH06 WH55 WH58 WH80 Welded and Drawn: Eighth Hard Welded and Drawn: Quarter Hard Welded and Drawn: Half Hard Welded and Drawn: Three Quarter Hard Welded and Drawn: Hard Welded and Drawn: Extra Hard Welded and Cold Reduced or Light Drawn Welded and Cold Reduced or Drawn, General Purpose Welded and Reduced or Hard Drawn Welded Tube, Cold Drawn, and Stress Relieved, WR: WR00 WR0 WR02 WR0 WR04 WR06 Welded, Drawn, and Stress Relieved from: Eighth Hard Welded, Drawn, and Stress Relieved from: Quarter Hard Welded, Drawn, and Stress Relieved from: Half Hard Welded, Drawn, and Stress Relieved from: Three Quarter Hard Welded, Drawn, and Stress Relieved from: Hard Welded, Drawn, and Stress Relieved from: Extra Hard Welded Tube, Fully Finished, O, OS, H: Fully Finished Tube, Annealed to Meet Property Requirements: O & OS Use appropriate designation for property or grain size requirements. See 6.. or Fully Finished Tube, Drawn to Meet Property Requirements: H Use appropriate designation for property requirement. See Keywords 7. copper and copper alloys; temper designation 7

8 B SUMMARY OF CHANGES Committee B05 has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the B 60-99a last issue (B 60-0) that may impact the use of this standard: () Document was changed from a Practice to a Classification. (2) Scope section was revised to clarify intent of the standard as a classification and not as a terminology document. () A Referenced Document section was added. (4) A Significance and Use section was added. (5) The Terminology section O2 temper designation was modified added to reference terms located in Terminology B 846, and these terms were removed ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentioned in this standard. Users of this standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights, and the risk of infringement of such rights, are entirely their own responsibility. This standard is subject to revision at any time by the responsible technical committee and must be reviewed every five years and if not revised, either reapproved or withdrawn. Your comments are invited either for revision of this standard or for additional standards and should be addressed to ASTM International Headquarters. Your comments will receive careful consideration at a meeting of the responsible technical committee, which you may attend. If you feel that your comments have not received a fair hearing you should make your views known to the ASTM Committee on Standards, at the address shown below. This standard is copyrighted by ASTM International, 00 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA , United States. Individual reprints (single or multiple copies) of this standard may be obtained by contacting ASTM at the above address or at (phone), (fax), or service@astm.org ( ); or through the ASTM website ( 8