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  • BS 1400:1985

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    Specification for copper alloy ingots and copper alloy and high conductivity copper castings

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  15-03-1999

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  28-02-1985

    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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    Specifies requirements for the chemical compositions, mechanical properties and other characteristics for (a) Copper alloy ingots intended to be remelted for the production of castings. (b) Copper alloy and high conductivity copper castings.

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    Committee NFE/34
    Development Note Supersedes BS 1400(1973) and 82/72826 DC. (03/2009)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 381C:1996 Specification for colours for identification, coding and special purposes
    BS 240:1986 Method for Brinell hardness test and for verification of Brinell hardness testing machines
    ISO 1338:1977 Cast copper alloys Composition and mechanical properties
    ISO 1190-1:1982 Copper and copper alloys Code of designation Part 1: Designation of materials
    BS 6017:1981 Specification for copper refinery shapes
    BS 5714:1979 Method of measurement of resistivity of metallic materials
    BS 721-1:1963 Specification for worm gearing Imperial units
    BS 721-2:1983 Specification for worm gearing Metric units
    BS 18-1:1970 Methods for tensile testing of metals Non-ferrous metals
    BS 1610-2:1985 Materials testing machines and force verification equipment Specification for the grading of equipment used for the verification of the forces applied by materials testing machines
    BS 1957:1953 Presentation of numerical values (fineness of expression; rounding of numbers)
    BS 1610-3:1990 Materials testing machines and force verification equipment Specification for the grading of the forces applied by deadweight and lever creep testing machines
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