1、Designation: B601 09Standard Classification forTemper Designations for Copper and Copper AlloysWrought and Cast1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B601; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of l
2、ast revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1. Scope*1.1 This classification establishes tempe
3、r designations forcopper and copper alloyswrought and cast. The temperdesignations are classified by the process or processes used inmanufacturing the product involved and its resulting proper-ties. It is not a specification of copper and copper alloys.1.2 The property requirements for the tempers a
4、re given inthe applicable product specification.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys3. Terminology3.1 For terminology related to copper and copper alloys,refer to Terminology B846.4. Significance and Use4.1 SignificanceThis classification establish
5、es an alpha-numeric code of the tempers of copper and copper alloyproducts.4.2 UseAn alphanumeric code establishes a system bywhich product tempers in specifications and published data aredesignated.4.2.1 The letters in the code identify the type of processused to produce the product temper. For exa
6、mple, “H” indi-cates a temper resulting from cold working.NOTE 1These letters are frequently the same as those used in tempersystems of other metal products.NOTE 2Undefined letters, used in prior temper systems and includedin this system for reference, are defined in Appendix X1.5. Classification of
7、 Tempers5.1 Annealed Tempers, OTempers produced by annealingto meet mechanical property requirements.5.2 Annealed Tempers, with Grain Size Prescribed, OSTempers produced by annealing to meet standard or specialgrain size requirements.5.3 As-Manufactured Tempers, MTempers produced inthe product by th
8、e primary manufacturing operations of cast-ing, or casting and hot working, and controlled by the methodsemployed in the operations.5.4 Cold-Worked Tempers, HTempers produced by con-trolled amounts of cold work, by manufacturing process, or byuse.5.5 Cold-Worked (Drawn), and Stress-Relieved Tempers,
9、HRTempers produced by controlled amounts of cold workfollowed by stress relief.5.5.1 Order-Strengthening Tempers, HTTempers pro-duced by controlled amounts of cold work followed by athermal treatment to produce order strengthening.5.5.2 End Annealed Temper, HETemper produced by coldwork followed by
10、anneal of the ends of the product.5.6 Heat-Treated Tempers, TTempers that are based onsolution heat treatments followed by rapid cooling, with orwithout subsequent cold working or thermal treatments.5.6.1 Quench-Hardened Tempers, TQTempers producedby quench-hardening treatments.5.6.2 Solution Heat-T
11、reated Temper, TBTempers pro-duced by solution heat-treating precipitation hardenable orspinodal hardenable alloys.5.6.3 Solution Heat-Treated and Cold-Worked Tempers,TDTempers produced by controlled amounts of cold work ofsolution heat-treated precipitation hardenable or spinodal hard-enable alloys
12、.5.6.4 Precipitation Heat-Treated Temper, TFTempersproduced by Solution Heat-Treatment and precipitation heattreatment of precipitation-hardenable alloys.1This classification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 onCopper and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B
13、05.91on Editorial and Publications.Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2009. Published November 2009. Originallyapproved in 1974. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as B601 07. DOI:10.1520/B0601-09.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service
14、 at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.1*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2
15、959, United States.5.6.5 Spinodal Heat Treated Temper, TXTempers pro-duced by Solution Heat-Treatment and spinodal heat treatmentof spinodal hardenable alloys.5.6.6 Cold-Worked and Precipitation Heat-Treated Tem-pers, THTempers produced in alloys that have been solutionheat treated, cold worked, and
16、 precipitation heat treated.5.6.7 Cold-Worked and Spinodal Heat-Treated Tempers,TSTempers produced in alloys that have been solution heattreated, cold worked, and spinodal heat treated.5.6.8 Mill-Hardened Tempers, TMTempers of heat-treated materials as supplied by the mill resulting fromcombinations
17、 of cold work and precipitation heat treatment orspinodal heat treatment.5.6.9 Precipitation Heat-Treated or Spinodal Heat-Treatedand Cold-Worked Tempers, TLTempers produced by coldworking the precipitation heat-treated or spinodal heat-treatedalloys.5.6.10 Precipitation Heat-Treated or Spinodal Hea
18、t-Treated, Cold-Worked, and Thermal Stress-Relieved Tempers,TRTempers 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 pro-duced from strip of various tempers and essentially have thetemper
19、 of the strip except in the heat-affected zone.)5.7.1 Tube, As-Welded Tempers, WMTempers that resultfrom forming and welding when producing tube.5.7.2 Tube, Welded and Annealed Temper, WOTemperthat results from forming, welding, and annealing when pro-ducing tube.5.7.3 Tube, Welded and Cold-Worked T
20、empers, WHTempers that result from forming, welding, and cold workingwhen producing tube.5.7.4 Tube, Welded, Cold-Worked and Stress-Relieved Tem-pers, WRTempers that result from forming, welding, coldworking, and stress relieving when producing tube.5.7.5 Tube, Welded, and Fully Finished Tempers, O,
21、 OS,HTempers that result from both annealing a welded andcold-worked tube, or cold working, a welded cold-worked andannealed tube. With these treatments, the weld area has beentransformed into a wrought structure, and the usual temperdesignations apply.6. Temper Designation Codes and Names6.1 Anneal
22、ed Tempers, O:6.1.1 Annealed to Meet Mechanical Properties, O:Temper Codes Temper NamesO10 Cast and Annealed (Homogenized)O11 As Cast and Precipitation Heat TreatedO20 Hot Forged and AnnealedO25 Hot Rolled and AnnealedO30 Hot Extruded and AnnealedO31 Hot Extruded and Precipitation Heat TreatedO32 Ho
23、t Extruded and Temper AnnealedO40 Hot Pierced and AnnealedO50 Light AnnealO60 Soft AnnealO61 AnnealedO65 Drawing AnnealO68 Deep Drawing AnnealO70 Dead Soft AnnealO80 Annealed to Temper18 HardO81 Annealed to Temper14 HardO82 Annealed to Temper12 Hard6.1.2 Annealed Tempers, with Grain Size PrescribedO
24、STemper Codes Temper Designations NominalAvg Grain Size, mmOS005 0.005OS010 0.010OS015 0.015OS025 0.025OS035 0.035OS045 0.045OS050 0.050OS060 0.060OS065 0.065OS070 0.070OS100 0.100OS120 0.120OS150 0.150OS200 0.2006.2 Cold-Worked Tempers, H:6.2.1 Cold-Worked Tempers to Meet Standard RequirementsBased
25、 on Cold Rolling or Cold Drawing, H:Temper Codes Temper NamesH0018 HardH0114 HardH0212 HardH0334 HardH04 HardH06 Extra HardH08 SpringH10 Extra SpringH12 Special SpringH13 Ultra SpringH14 Super Spring6.2.2 Cold-Worked Tempers to Meet Standard RequirementsBased on Temper Names Applicable to Particular
26、 Products, H:Temper Codes Temper NamesH50 Hot Extruded and DrawnH52 Hot Pierced and DrawnH55 Light Drawn, Light Cold-WorkedH58 Drawn General PurposeH60 Cold Heading, FormingH63 RivetH64 ScrewH66 BoltH70 BendingH80 Hard DrawnH85 Medium Hard-Drawn ElectricalWireH86 Hard-Drawn Electrical WireH90 As-fin
27、ned6.3 Cold-Worked Tempers with Added Treatments:6.3.1 Cold Worked and Stress Relieved, HR:B601 092Temper Codes Temper NamesHR0114 Hard and Stress RelievedHR0212 Hard and Stress RelievedHR04 Hard and Stress RelievedHR06 Extra Hard and Stress RelievedHR08 Spring and Stress RelievedHR10 Extra Spring a
28、nd Stress RelievedHR12 Special Spring and Stress RelievedHR20 As-finned and Stress RelievedHR50 Drawn and Stress Relieved6.3.2 Cold Rolled and Order Strengthened, HT:Temper Codes Temper NamesHT04 Hard Temper and TreatedHT08 Spring Temper and Treated6.3.3 Hard Drawn End Annealed, HE:Temper Codes Temp
29、er NameHE80 Hard Drawn and End Annealed6.4 As-Manufactured Tempers, M:Temper Codes Temper NamesM01 As Sand CastM02 As Centrifugal CastM03 As Plaster CastM04 As Pressure Die CastM05 As Permanent Mold CastM06 As Investment CastM07 As Continuous CastM10 As Hot ForgedAir CooledM11 As Hot ForgedQuenchedM
30、20 As Hot RolledM25 As Hot Rolled and RerolledM30 As Hot ExtrudedM40 As Hot PiercedM45 As Hot Pierced and Rerolled6.5 Heat-Treated Tempers, T:6.5.1 Quench Hardened, TQ:Temper Codes Temper NamesTQ00 Quench HardenedTQ30 Quench Hardened and TemperedTQ50 Quenched Hardened and Temper AnnealedTQ55 Quench
31、Hardened and Temper Annealed, ColdDrawn and Stress RelievedTQ75 Interrupted Quench6.5.2 Solution Heat Treated, TB:Temper Codes Temper NameTB00 Solution Heat Treated (A)6.5.3 Solution Heat Treated and Cold Worked, TD:Temper Codes Temper NamesTD00 SolutionHeat Treatedand ColdWorked:18HardTD01 Solution
32、Heat Treatedand ColdWorked:14Hard (14 H)TD02 SolutionHeat Treatedand ColdWorked:12Hard (12 H)TD03 SolutionHeat Treatedand ColdWorked:34Hard (34 H)TD04 SolutionHeat Treatedand ColdWorked: Hard(H)6.5.4 Solution Heat Treated and Precipitation Heat Treated,TF:Temper Codes Temper NameTF00 Precipitation H
33、ardened (AT)TF01 Precipitation Heat-Treated PlateLowHardness (ATLH)TF02 Precipitation Heat-Treated PlateHighHardness (ATHH)6.5.5 Solution Heat Treated and Spinodal Heat Treated, TX:Temper Codes Temper NameTX00 Spinodal Hardened (AT)6.5.6 Solution Heat Treated, Cold Worked, and Precipita-tion Heat Tr
34、eated, TH:Temper Codes Temper NamesTH0114 Hard and Precipitation Heat Treated (14 HT)TH0212 Hard and Precipitation Heat Treated (12 HT)TH0334 Hard and Precipitation Heat Treated (34 HT)TH04 Hard and Precipitation Heat Treated (HT)6.5.7 Cold-Worked Tempers and Spinodal Heat Treated toMeet Standard Re
35、quirements Based on Cold Rolling or ColdDrawing, TS:Temper Codes Temper NamesTS0018 Hard and Spinodal Hardened (18 TS)TS0114 Hard and Spinodal Hardened (14 TS)TS0212 Hard and Spinodal Hardened (12 TS)TS0334 Hard and Spinodal Hardened (34 TS)TS04 Hard and Spinodal HardenedTS06 Extra Hard and Spinodal
36、 HardenedTS08 Spring and Spinodal HardenedTS10 Extra Spring and Spinodal HardenedB601 093TS12 Special Spring and Spinodal HardenedTS13 Ultra Spring and Spinodal HardenedTS14 Super Spring and Spinodal Hardened6.5.8 Mill Hardened, TM:Temper Codes Manufacturing DesignationsTM00 AMTM0114 HMTM0212 HMTM03
37、34 HMTM04 HMTM05 SHMTM06 XHMTM08 XHMS6.5.9 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal Heat Treatedand Cold Worked, TL:Temper Codes Temper NamesTL00 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal HeatTreated and18 HardTL01 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal HeatTreated and14 HardTL02 Precipitation Heat Treat
38、ed or Spinodal HeatTreated and12 HardTL04 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal HeatTreated and HardTL08 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal HeatTreated and SpringTL10 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal HeatTreated and Extra Spring6.5.10 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal Heat Treated,Co
39、ld Worked, and Thermal Stress Relieved, TR:Temper Codes Temper NamesTR01 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal Heat Treated,14 Hard and Thermal Stress RelievedTR02 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal Heat Treated,12 Hard and Thermal Stress RelievedTR04 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal Heat
40、 Treated,Hard and Thermal Stress RelievedTR06 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal Heat Treated,Extra Hard and Thermal Stress RelievedTR08 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal Heat Treated,Spring and Thermal Stress Relieved6.6 Tempers of Welded Tube, W:6.6.1 As-Welded, WM:Temper Codes Temper Nam
41、esWM50 As-Welded from Annealed StripWM00 As-Welded from18 Hard StripWM01 As-Welded from14 Hard StripWM02 As-Welded from12 Hard StripWM03 As-Welded from34 Hard StripWM04 As-Welded from Hard StripWM06 As-Welded from Extra Hard StripWM08 As-Welded from Spring StripWM10 As-Welded from Extra Spring Strip
42、WM15 As-Welded from Annealed Strip, Thermal StressRelievedWM20 As-Welded from18 Hard Strip, Thermal Stress RelievedWM21 As-Welded from14 Hard Strip, Thermal Stress RelievedWM22 As-Welded from12 Hard Strip, Thermal Stress RelievedWM24 As-Welded from 3/4 Hard Strip, Thermal Stress Relieved6.6.2 Welded
43、 Tube and Annealed, WO:Temper Codes Temper NamesWO50 Welded and Light AnnealedWO60 Welded and Soft AnnealedWO61 Welded and Annealed6.6.3 Welded Tube and Light Cold-Worked, WC:Temper NameWC55 Welded and Light Cold-Worked6.6.4 Welded Tube and Cold Drawn, WH:Temper Codes Temper NamesWH00 Welded and Dra
44、wn: Eighth HardWH01 Welded and Drawn: Quarter HardWH02 Welded and Drawn: Half HardWH03 Welded and Drawn: Three Quarter HardWH04 Welded and Drawn: HardWH06 Welded and Drawn: Extra HardWH55 Welded and Cold Reduced or Light DrawnWH58 Welded and Cold Reduced or Drawn, GeneralPurposeWH80 Welded and Reduc
45、ed or Hard Drawn6.6.5 Welded Tube, Cold Drawn, and Stress Relieved, WR:Temper Codes Temper NamesWR00 Welded, Drawn, and Stress Relieved from: Eighth HardWR01 Welded, Drawn, and Stress Relieved from: Quarter HardWR02 Welded, Drawn, and Stress Relieved from: Half HardWR03 Welded, Drawn, and Stress Rel
46、ieved from: ThreeQuarter HardWR04 Welded, Drawn, and Stress Relieved from: HardWR06 Welded, Drawn, and Stress Relieved from: Extra Hard6.6.6 Welded Tube, Fully Finished, O, OS, H:6.6.6.1 Fully Finished Tube, Annealed to Meet PropertyRequirements:Temper Codes Temper NamesO temper designation; temperc
47、odes; temper namesB601 094APPENDIX(Nonmandatory Information)X1. DATA (See Section 4, Note 2.)X1.1 For information associated with B 601 tempers, seeTable X1.1.SUMMARY OF CHANGESCommittee B05 has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue (B601 - 07)that may imp
48、act the use of this standard:(1) Tempers TR06 and TR08 were added to 6.5.10. (2) Added descriptive term “Thermal” to all temper names in6.5.10.ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin this standard. Users of th
49、is standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights, and the riskof 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 andif not revised, either reapproved or withdrawn. Your comments are invited either for revision of this standard or for additional standardsand should be addressed to ASTM International Headquarte
