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BS 2870:1980

Superseded
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Specification for rolled copper and copper alloys: sheet, strip and foil
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-04-1998

Language(s)

English

Published date

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]
Standards publications referred to

Thicknesses up to 10.0 mm in 5 grades of copper and 30 copper alloys. Dimensions and tolerances; composition, condition and mechanical properties for general applications. Further requirements or particular applications for specific materials for clocks, watches, instruments, telecommunications, roofing, building, decorative and other purposes.

Committee
NFE/34
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
32
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
UNE 37106:1984 Identical

ISO 426-1:1983 Wrought copper-zinc alloys — Chemical composition and forms of wrought products — Part 1: Non-leaded and special copper-zinc alloys
BS 2875:1969 Specification for copper and copper alloys. Plate
BS 2871-1:1971 Specification for copper and copper alloys. Tubes Copper tubes for water, gas and sanitation
ISO 426-2:1983 Wrought copper-zinc alloys — Chemical composition and forms of wrought products — Part 2: Leaded copper-zinc alloys
ISO 428:1983 Wrought copper-aluminium alloys — Chemical composition and forms of wrought products
BS 3855:1965 Method for modified Erichsen cupping test for sheet and strip metal
ISO 429:1983 Wrought copper-nickel alloys Chemical composition and forms of wrought products
ISO 1187:1983 Special wrought copper alloys — Chemical composition and forms of wrought products
BS 2873:1969 Specification for copper and copper alloys. Wire
BS 18-1:1970 Methods for tensile testing of metals Non-ferrous metals
BS 5899:1980 Method for hydrogen embrittlement test for copper
ISO 1190-2:1982 Copper and copper alloys — Code of designation — Part 2: Designation of tempers
BS 2871-2:1972 Specification for copper and copper alloys. Tubes Tubes for general purposes
BS DD44(1974) : LATEST METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF GRAIN SIZE OF NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
ISO 427:1983 Wrought copper-tin alloys Chemical composition and forms of wrought products
ISO 430:1983 Wrought copper-nickel-zinc alloys — Chemical composition and forms of wrought products
ISO 1337:1980 Wrought coppers (having minimum copper contents of 99,85 %) Chemical composition and forms of wrought products
BS 427-1:1961 Method for Vickers hardness test Testing of metals
BS 4608:1970 Specification for copper for electrical purposes. Rolled sheet, strip and foil
ISO 1336:1980 Wrought coppers (having minimum copper contents of 97,5 %) Chemical composition and forms of wrought products
BS 2871-3:1972 Specification for copper and copper alloys. Tubes Tubes for heat exchangers
BS 3839:1978 Specification for oxygen-free high-conductivity copper for electronic tubes and semiconductor devices
BS 1957:1953 Presentation of numerical values (fineness of expression; rounding of numbers)
BS 1977:1976 Specification for high conductivity copper tubes for electrical purposes

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