1、Designation: B601 09 B601 12Standard 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 y
2、ear of last 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 establish
3、es temper designations for copper and copper alloyswrought and cast. The temperdesignations are classified by the process or processes used in manufacturing the product involved and its resulting properties. Itis not a specification of copper and copper alloys.1.2 The property requirements for the t
4、empers are given in the 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
5、 establishes an alphanumeric code of the tempers of copper and copper alloy products.4.2 UseAn alphanumeric code establishes a system by which product tempers in specifications and published data aredesignated.4.2.1 The letters in the code identify the type of process used to produce the product tem
6、per. For example, “H” indicates atemper resulting from cold working.NOTE 1These letters are frequently the same as those used in temper systems of other metal products.NOTE 2Undefined letters, used in prior temper systems and included in this system for reference, are defined in Appendix X1.5. Class
7、ification of Tempers5.1 Annealed Tempers, OTempers produced by annealing to meet mechanical property requirements.5.2 Annealed Tempers, with Grain Size Prescribed, OSTempers produced by annealing to meet standard or special grain sizerequirements.5.3 As-Manufactured Tempers, MTempers produced in the
8、 product by the primary manufacturing operations of casting, orcasting and hot working, and controlled by the methods employed in the operations.5.4 Cold-Worked Tempers, HTempers produced by controlled amounts of cold work, by manufacturing process, or by use.5.5 Cold-Worked (Drawn), and Stress-Reli
9、eved Tempers, HRTempers produced by controlled amounts of cold work followedby stress relief.5.5.1 Order-Strengthening Tempers, HTTempers produced by controlled amounts of cold work followed by a thermaltreatment to produce order strengthening.5.5.2 End Annealed Temper, HETemper produced by cold wor
10、k followed by anneal of the ends of the product.5.6 Heat-Treated Tempers, TTempers that are based on solution heat treatments followed by rapid cooling, with or withoutsubsequent cold working or thermal treatments.5.6.1 Quench-Hardened Tempers, TQTempers produced by quench-hardening treatments.5.6.2
11、 Solution Heat-Treated Temper, TBTempers produced by solution heat-treating precipitation hardenable or spinodalhardenable alloys.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. Unite
12、d States15.6.3 Solution Heat-Treated and Cold-Worked Tempers, TDTempers produced by controlled amounts of cold work of solutionheat-treated precipitation hardenable or spinodal hardenable alloys.5.6.4 Precipitation Heat-Treated Temper, TFTempers produced by Solution Heat-Treatment and precipitation
13、heat treatmentof precipitation-hardenable alloys.5.6.5 Spinodal Heat Treated Temper, TXTempers produced by Solution Heat-Treatment and spinodal heat treatment ofspinodal hardenable alloys.5.6.6 Cold-Worked and Precipitation Heat-Treated Tempers, THTempers produced in alloys that have been solution h
14、eattreated, cold worked, and precipitation heat treated.5.6.7 Cold-Worked and Spinodal Heat-Treated Tempers, TSTempers produced in alloys that have been solution heat treated,cold worked, and spinodal heat treated.5.6.8 Mill-Hardened Tempers, TMTempers of heat-treated materials as supplied by the mi
15、ll resulting from combinations ofcold work and precipitation heat treatment or spinodal heat treatment.5.6.9 Precipitation Heat-Treated or Spinodal Heat-Treated and Cold-Worked Tempers, TLTempers produced by cold workingthe precipitation heat-treated or spinodal heat-treated alloys.5.6.10 Precipitat
16、ion Heat-Treated or Spinodal Heat-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 produced from strip of various temper
17、s and essentially have the temperof the strip except in the heat-affected zone.)5.7.1 Tube, As-Welded Tempers, WMTempers that result from forming and welding when producing tube.5.7.2 Tube, Welded and Annealed Temper, WOTemper that results from forming, welding, and annealing when producingtube.5.7.
18、3 Tube, Welded and Cold-Worked Tempers, WHTempers that result from forming, welding, and cold working whenproducing tube.5.7.4 Tube, Welded, Cold-Worked and Stress-Relieved Tempers, WRTempers that result from forming, welding, cold working,and stress relieving when producing tube.5.7.5 Tube, Welded,
19、 and Fully Finished Tempers, O, OS, HTempers that result from both annealing a welded and cold-workedtube, or cold working, a welded cold-worked and annealed tube. With these treatments, the weld area has been transformed intoa wrought structure, and the usual temper designations apply.6. Temper Des
20、ignation Codes and Names6.1 Annealed 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 AnnealedO26 Hot Rolled and Temper AnnealedO30 Hot Extrud
21、ed and AnnealedO31 Hot Extruded and Precipitation Heat TreatedO32 Hot 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
22、 to Temper12 Hard1 This classification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 on Copper and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.91 on Editorialand Publications.Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2009Oct. 1, 2012. Published November 2009November 2012. Originally
23、approved in 1974. Last previous edition approved in 20072009as B601 07.B601 09. DOI: 10.1520/B0601-09.10.1520/B0601-12.2 For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standardsvolume information, refe
24、r to the standards Document Summary page on the ASTM website.B601 1226.1.2 Annealed Tempers, with Grain Size PrescribedOSTemper 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 0.100
25、OS120 0.120OS150 0.150OS200 0.2006.2 Cold-Worked Tempers, H:6.2.1 Cold-Worked Tempers to Meet Standard Requirements Based on Cold Rolling or Cold Drawing, H:Temper Codes Temper NamesH00 18 HardH01 14 HardH02 12 HardH03 34 HardH04 HardH06 Extra HardH08 SpringH10 Extra SpringH12 Special SpringH13 Ultr
26、a SpringH14 Super Spring6.2.2 Cold-Worked Tempers to Meet Standard Requirements Based on Temper Names Applicable to Particular Products, H:Temper Codes Temper NamesH50 Hot Extruded and DrawnH52 Hot Pierced and DrawnH55 Light Drawn, Light Cold-WorkedH58 Drawn General PurposeH60 Cold Heading, FormingH
27、63 RivetH64 ScrewH66 BoltH70 BendingH80 Hard DrawnH85 Medium Hard-Drawn ElectricalWireH86 Hard-Drawn Electrical WireH90 As-finned6.3 Cold-Worked Tempers with Added Treatments:B601 1236.3.1 Cold Worked and Stress Relieved, HR:Temper Codes Temper NamesHR01 14 Hard and Stress RelievedHR02 12 Hard and S
28、tress RelievedHR04 Hard and Stress RelievedHR06 Extra Hard and Stress RelievedHR08 Spring and Stress RelievedHR10 Extra Spring and 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
29、 Codes Temper NamesHT04 Hard Temper and TreatedHT08 Spring Temper and Treated6.3.3 Hard Drawn End Annealed, HE:Temper Codes Temper 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
30、 CastM05 As Permanent Mold CastM06 As Investment CastM07 As Continuous CastM10 As Hot ForgedAir CooledM11 As Hot ForgedQuenchedM20 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:Temp
31、er Codes Temper NamesTQ00 Quench HardenedTQ30 Quench Hardened and TemperedTQ50 Quenched Hardened and Temper AnnealedTQ55 Quench Hardened and Temper Annealed, ColdDrawn and Stress RelievedTQ75 Interrupted QuenchB601 1246.5.2 Solution Heat Treated, TB:Temper Codes Temper NameTB00 Solution Heat Treated
32、 (A)6.5.3 Solution Heat Treated and Cold Worked, TD:Temper Codes Temper NamesTD00 Solution Heat Treated and ColdWorked: 18 HardTD01 Solution Heat Treated and ColdWorked: 14 Hard (14 H)TD02 Solution Heat Treated and ColdWorked: 12 Hard (12 H)TD03 Solution Heat Treated and ColdWorked: 34 Hard (34 H)TD
33、04 Solution Heat Treated and ColdWorked: Hard (H)6.5.4 Solution Heat Treated and Precipitation Heat Treated, TF:Temper Codes Temper NameTF00 Precipitation Hardened (AT)TF01 Precipitation Heat-Treated PlateLowHardness (ATLH)TF02 Precipitation Heat-Treated PlateHighHardness (ATHH)6.5.5 Solution Heat T
34、reated and Spinodal Heat Treated, TX:Temper Codes Temper NameTX00 Spinodal Hardened (AT)6.5.6 Solution Heat Treated, Cold Worked, and Precipitation Heat Treated, TH:Temper Codes Temper NamesTH01 14 Hard and Precipitation Heat Treated (14 HT)TH02 12 Hard and Precipitation Heat Treated (12 HT)TH03 34
35、Hard and Precipitation Heat Treated (34 HT)TH04 Hard and Precipitation Heat Treated (HT)6.5.7 Cold-Worked Tempers and Spinodal Heat Treated to Meet Standard Requirements Based on Cold Rolling or ColdDrawing, TS:Temper Codes Temper NamesB601 125TS00 18 Hard and Spinodal Hardened (18 TS)TS01 14 Hard a
36、nd Spinodal Hardened (14 TS)TS02 12 Hard and Spinodal Hardened (12 TS)TS03 34 Hard and Spinodal Hardened (34 TS)TS04 Hard and Spinodal HardenedTS06 Extra Hard and Spinodal HardenedTS08 Spring and Spinodal HardenedTS10 Extra Spring and Spinodal HardenedTS12 Special Spring and Spinodal HardenedTS13 Ul
37、tra Spring and Spinodal HardenedTS14 Super Spring and Spinodal Hardened6.5.8 Mill Hardened, TM:Temper Codes Manufacturing DesignationsTM00 AMTM01 14 HMTM02 12 HMTM03 34 HMTM04 HMTM05 SHMTM06 XHMTM08 XHMS6.5.9 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal Heat Treated and Cold Worked, TL:Temper Codes Temper
38、 NamesTL00 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal HeatTreated and 18 HardTL01 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal HeatTreated and 14 HardTL02 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal HeatTreated and 12 HardTL04 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal HeatTreated and HardTL08 Precipitation Heat Treat
39、ed or Spinodal HeatTreated and SpringTL10 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal HeatTreated and Extra Spring6.5.10 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal Heat Treated, Cold Worked, and Thermal Stress Relieved, TR:Temper Codes Temper NamesTR01 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal Heat Treated,14 H
40、ard and Thermal Stress RelievedTR02 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal Heat Treated,12 Hard and Thermal Stress RelievedTR04 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal Heat Treated,Hard and Thermal Stress RelievedTR06 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal Heat Treated,Extra Hard and Thermal Stress R
41、elievedTR08 Precipitation Heat Treated or Spinodal Heat Treated,Spring and Thermal Stress Relieved6.6 Tempers of Welded Tube, W:B601 1266.6.1 As-Welded, WM:Temper Codes Temper NamesWM50 As-Welded from Annealed StripWM00 As-Welded from 18 Hard StripWM01 As-Welded from 14 Hard StripWM02 As-Welded from
42、 12 Hard StripWM03 As-Welded from 34 Hard StripWM04 As-Welded from Hard StripWM06 As-Welded from Extra Hard StripWM08 As-Welded from Spring StripWM10 As-Welded from Extra Spring StripWM15 As-Welded from Annealed Strip, Thermal StressRelievedWM20 As-Welded from 18 Hard Strip, Thermal Stress RelievedW
43、M21 As-Welded from 14 Hard Strip, Thermal Stress RelievedWM22 As-Welded from 12 Hard Strip, Thermal Stress RelievedWM24 As-Welded from 3/4 Hard Strip, Thermal Stress Relieved6.6.2 Welded Tube and Annealed, WO:Temper Codes Temper NamesWO50 Welded and Light AnnealedWO60 Welded and Soft AnnealedWO61 We
44、lded and Annealed6.6.3 Welded Tube and Light Cold-Worked, WC:Temper NameWC55 Welded and LightCold-Worked6.6.4 Welded Tube and Cold Drawn, WH:Temper Codes Temper NamesWH00 Welded and Drawn: Eighth HardWH01 Welded and Drawn: Quarter HardWH02 Welded and Drawn: Half HardWH03 Welded and Drawn: Three Quar
45、ter 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 Reduced or Hard Drawn6.6.5 Welded Tube, Cold Drawn, and Stress Relieved, WR:B601 127Temper Codes Temper NamesWR00 Welded
46、, 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 Relieved from: ThreeQuarter HardWR04 Welded, Drawn, and Stress Relieved from: HardWR06 Welded, Drawn, and Stre
47、ss Relieved from: Extra Hard6.6.6 Welded Tube, Fully Finished, O, OS, H:6.6.6.1 Fully Finished Tube, Annealed to Meet Property Requirements:Temper Codes Temper NamesO temper designation ; temper codes; temper namesAPPENDIX(Nonmandatory Information)X1. DATA (See Section 4, Note 2.)X1.1 For informatio
48、n associated with B 601 tempers, see Table X1.1.SUMMARY OF CHANGESCommittee B05 has identified the location of selected principal changes to this standard classification that havebeen incorporated since the last2009 issue (asB601 - 07) that may impact the use of this standard: follows:(1) Tempers TR
49、06 and TR08 were added to 6.5.10.(1) Added Temper O26 in 6.1.1.B601 128(2) Added descriptive term “Thermal” to all temper names in 6.5.10.ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin this standard. Users of this 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
