BS 2870:1980
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
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15-04-1998
English
30-09-1980
Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
Section one - Introduction
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
Section two - General requirements
4 General
5 Information to be supplied by the purchaser
6 Freedom from defects
7 Chemical composition
8 Manufacture
9 Condition
10 Dimensions and tolerances
11 Selection of test samples
12 Mechanical tests (including preparation of test pieces)
13 Hydrogen embrittlement test
14 Microscopic examination
15 Retests
16 Supplier's certificate
17 Inspection
18 Facilities for testing
19 Rounding of numbers rule
Section three - Requirements for leaded brass strip
for clocks and watches and for other
instruments
20 General
21 Material
22 Grades
23 Tolerances
24 Tensile properties
25 Stress relieving
26 Microstructure
Section four - Requirements for nickel-silver strip and
foil for the telecommunication industries
27 General
28 Material
29 Tolerances
30 Temper grades
31 Bend test
32 Grain size
Section five - Requirements for brass sheet, strip and foil
for the telecommunication industries
33 General
34 Material
35 Tolerances on straightness (edgewise curvature)
36 Temper grades
37 Grain size
38 Finish
Section six - Requirements for copper-beryllium strip and
foil for telecommunication, instrument springs
and similar applications
39 General
40 Material
41 Tolerances
Section seven - Requirements for copper sheet and strip
for roofing, building and decorative purposes
42 General
43 Material
44 Tolerances
45 Temper grades
46 Double close bend test (for grade A roofing material only)
Section eight - Requirements for copper sheets and circles
for hot water storage units (domestic cylinders)
47 General
48 Material
49 Tolerances
50 Hardness test
51 Bend test
Appendices
Appendix A - Alloys not included in this British Standard
but available in other product forms
Appendix B - Conversion of stress in N/mm[2] to kgf/mm[2],
tonf/in[2] and lbf/in[2]
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