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  • BS 1400(1985) : 1985

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    SPECIFICATION FOR COPPER ALLOY INGOTS AND COPPER ALLOY HIGH CONDUCTIVITY COPPER CASTINGS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  15-03-1999

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1985

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Definitions
    3 Information to be supplied by the purchaser
    4 General requirements
    5 Specific requirements for ingots
    6 Specific requirements for castings
    7 Inspection procedures
    8 Test samples
    9 Test methods
    Appendix A - Optional supplementary inspection and test
                 procedures for castings
    Appendix B - The rounding of numbers rule
    Appendix C - Colour codes for ingots
    Appendix D - Information to be included in the
                 purchaser's test schedule
    Appendix E - Shapes of standard test bars
    Appendix F - Guide to inspection grading
    Appendix G - A guide to alloy selection
    Appendix H - Comparisons of the materials specified
                 in BS 1400 with those specified in
                 ISO 1338:1977

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    Gives requirements for the chemical compositions, mechanical properties and other characteristics for two types of product, copper alloy ingots intended to be remelted for the production of castings and copper alloy and high conductivity copper castings. Methods of verifying that ingots and castings comply with the requirements are specified.

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