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BS EN 12420:2014

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Copper and copper alloys. Forgings

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BSI 2014 64
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This European Standard specifies the composition, the property requirements and tolerances on dimensions and form for copper and copper alloy die and hand forgings.

The sampling procedures, the methods of test for verification of conformity to the requirements of this standard, and the delivery conditions are also specified.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
6 Foreword
8 Introduction
9 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
10 4 Designations
4.1 Material
4.1.1 General
4.1.2 Symbol
4.1.3 Number
4.2 Material condition
4.3 Product
12 5 Ordering information
6 Requirements
6.1 Composition
13 6.2 Mechanical properties
6.2.1 Hardness properties
6.2.2 Tensile properties
6.3 Electrical properties
6.4 Resistance to dezincification
6.5 Residual stress level
6.6 Tolerances for die forgings
6.6.1 General
14 Figure 3 — Die forging
6.6.2 Tolerances for dimensions within the die cavity and for dimensions across the die parting line
15 Figure 4 — Area A (in mm2) = nmax × n
6.6.3 Mismatch
16 6.6.4 Flash projection
17 Figure 10 — Flash projection
6.6.5 Ejector marks
Figure 11 — Ejector marks
6.6.6 Flatness tolerances
18 Figure 12 — Dimension nmax used as reference dimension of flatness tolerance
6.6.7 Angular tolerances
Figure 13 — Definition of shorter leg
6.7 Tolerances for cored forgings
19 Figure 14 — Cored forgings (products cored in the forging direction)
Figure 15 — Cored forgings (products cored normally to the forging direction)
6.8 Tolerances for hand forgings
6.8.1 General
20 6.8.2 Tolerances on dimensions
Figure 16 — Dimensions t and n
Figure 17 — Dimensions + a and – a
6.8.3 Flatness tolerance
21 6.9 Surface quality
6.10 Drawings
7 Sampling
7.1 General
7.2 Analysis
22 7.3 Hardness, stress corrosion resistance, dezincification resistance and electrical property tests
8 Test methods
8.1 Analysis
8.2 Hardness test
8.3 Electrical conductivity test
8.4 Dezincification resistance test
8.5 Stress corrosion resistance test
23 8.6 Retests
8.6.1 Analysis, hardness, electrical conductivity and dezincification resistance tests
8.6.2 Stress corrosion resistance test
8.7 Rounding of results
9 Declaration of conformity and inspection documentation
9.1 Declaration of conformity
9.2 Inspection documentation
24 10 Marking, labelling, packaging
25 Table 1 — Composition of copper
26 Table 2 — Composition of copper alloys, low alloyed
27 Table 3 — Composition of copper-aluminium alloys
28 Table 4 — Composition of copper-nickel alloys
Table 5 — Composition of copper-nickel-zinc alloys
29 Table 6 — Composition of copper-zinc alloys, binary
30 Table 7 — Composition of copper-zinc-lead alloys
31 Table 8 — Composition of copper-zinc alloys, complex
32 Table 9 — Hardness properties for forgings of material group I
33 Table 10 — Hardness properties for forgings of material group II
Table 11 — Electrical properties at 20 C
34 Table 12 — Tolerances for die forgings of material group I
35 Table 13 — Tolerances for die forgings of material group II
36 Table 14 — Tolerances for die forgings of material group III
37 Table 15 — Tolerances for die forgings of material group I
Table 16 — Angular tolerances
38 Table 17 — Tolerances of cored forgings
39 Table 18 — Tolerances a and b for dimensions n and t
Table 19 — Flatness tolerance
40 Table 20 — Sampling rate
41 Annex A (informative) Recommended guidelines for design
A.1 Introduction
A.2 General information
42 Figure A.3 — Casting: No fibre flow
A.3 Guidelines for die forgings
A.3.1 Drafts
A.3.2 Web thicknesses
43 Table A.1 — Web thicknesses
A.3.3 Side wall thicknesses
Table A.2 — Side wall thicknesses
44 A.3.4 Rib design
45 Figure A.13
A.3.5 Cores
46 A.3.6 Flash
47 Figure A.18
A.3.7 Transition radii
48 Table A.4 — Minimum transition radii
49 A.3.8 Clamping lengths and clamping areas for finish machining
Table A.5 — Clamping lengths for finish machining
A.3.9 Design for cross-sectional shapes
50 A.3.10 Recommended machining allowances and total allowances
Figure A.34
51 Table A.6 — Machining allowances for drop or die forgings
Figure A.35 — Total allowance taking into account the deviations of flatness
52 Figure A.36 — Total allowance in case of mismatch
A.4 Guidelines for hand forgings
A.4.1 General
A.4.2 General information
53 A.4.3 Section changes and transitions
A.4.4 Recommended machining allowances
54 Table A.7 — Machining allowance for hand forgings
A.4.5 Total allowances per side of forging
A.5 Guidelines for marking
56 Annex B (informative) Tensile properties
57 Table B.1 — Tensile properties for forgings of material group I (for information only)
58 Table B.2 — Tensile properties for forgings of material group II (for information only)
59 Table B.3 — Tensile properties for forgings of material group III (for information only)
60 Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 97/23/EC, Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)
Table ZA.1 — Correspondence between this European Standard and Directive 97/23/EC, Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)
61 Bibliography
BS EN 12420:2014
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