BRITISH STANDARD AEROSPACE SERIES BS 2B 29:2001

Incorp orating

Co rrigendum No . 1

Copper-beryllium alloy
strip, foil and parts
(solution treated, cold
rolled: quarter hard and
precipitation treated)

IC S 49 . 0 2 5 . 1 5 ; 4 9. 0 3 5

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Committees responsible for this

British Standard
The p rep aration of this Britis h S tandard was entrusted to Technical

C ommittee AC E /1 6 , Wrought and cast cop p er alloys and mis cellaneous

me tallic materials for aeros p ace, up on which the following b odies were

repres ented:

Britis h Non- Ferro us Metals Fede ration

C op per D evelop ment As sociation

Minis try of D efence

So ciety of British Aerosp ace C omp anies Ltd.

This Britis h S tandard, having

b ee n p rep ared under the

direc tion o f the E ngineering

S ector P olicy and S trategy

C o mmittee, was p ub lis he d

under the authority of the

S tandards P olic y and S trategy

C o mmittee

on 1 9 D ec em b er 2 001

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Amendments issued since publication

Firs t Pub lished June 1 99 1

S ec ond editio n D ecemb er 2 00 1 Amd. No. D ate C omment

1 3 9 02 1 O ctob er 2 002 C hange to “Us e condition” in Tab le 1 ,

The fo llowing BS I references
C orrigendum No. 1 line 1 3
relate to the work on this

Britis h S tandard

C o mmittee reference AC E /1 6

D raft for co mment 0 0/7 05 5 1 2 D C

ISBN 0 580 33323 X

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Contents
Page

Committees responsible Inside front cover

Foreword ii

1 Scope 1

2 Normative references 1

3 Technical requirements 1

Table 1 — Technical requirements for Cu- Be alloy strip, foil and parts
(solution treated, cold rolled: quarter hard and precipitation treated) 2

Bibliography 3

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Fore wo rd

This Britis h S tandard has b een p rep ared b y Technical C omm ittee AC E /1 6.

It s upers edes B S B 2 9: 1 991 , which is withdrawn.

This new edition incorp orate s technical changes only. It does not rep res ent a full

review or revis ion of the s tandard, which will b e undertaken in due co urse.

The following change s have b een included in this e dition of the s tandard. A new

sub clause 3 . 4 has b een added, s p ecifying the requirements for p arts; in Tab le 1 ,

line 6. 1 , the quenching details have b een modified, in Tab le 1 , line 1 5 , an omitted

elongation value has b een added under “Us e condition” , and in Tab le 1 , line 1 9,

“ k ” has b een sp ecified.

WARNING. This British S tandard calls for the use of s ub s tances and/or

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Summary o f p age s

This document comp ris es a front cover, an ins ide front cover, p ages i to ii,

p ages 1 to 3 and a b ack cover.

The BS I cop yright notice dis p layed in this document indicates when the

document was last iss ue d.

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1 S co pe

This British S tandard s p ecifies the ins pection and testing procedures , chemical comp osition, heat

treatme nt and mechanical p rop erties for a p recipitation hardening cop p er- b eryllium alloy s up plied in the

form of s trip and foil. The material is s up plied in the solution treated and cold rolled condition for

p recip itation treatment after conve rsion into p arts .

2 Normative re ference s

The following normative documents contain p rovisions which, through reference in this text, cons titute

p rovisions of this Britis h S tandard. For dated references , any s ub s equent amendments to, or revis ions of,

any of these p ub lications do not ap ply. For undated references , the latest edition of the pub lication referred

to ap plies .

BS 5 5 5 5 , Specificatio n fo r SI unit s and recom m endations for the use of their m ultip les and o f certain other

units .

BS 5 7 75 - 0 , Sp ecification fo r q uantities , units and s ym b o ls — Part 0: General p rincip les.

BS B 1 00 , Pro cedure fo r inspectio n, testing and accep tance o f w ro ught cop p er allo ys .

BS E N 1 6 5 4 , Cop p er and co pp er alloys — Strip for springs and connectors.

3 Te chnical requirements

3 . 1 Material to this s tandard s hall conform to the technical requirem ents sp ecified in Tab le 1 . All material

s upp lied s hall conform to the re quirements ap p ropriate to its dimens ions and condition as sp ecifie d in the

s tandards given in lines 5 and 96 of Tab le 1 .

3 . 2 S ymb ols and units us ed in Tab le 1 s hall b e interp reted in accordance with BS 5 55 5 and BS 5 7 75- 0.

NO TE The format o f Tab le 1 and the s ymb o ls use d in this tab le are de rived from p rE N 45 00- 1 : 1 9 96.

3 . 3 For the p urp os es of this s tandard, a b atch is defined as material of the same nominal cross - s ectional

dimensions , from the same cast, manufactured b y the s ame route and heat treated together.

3 . 4 Parts shall b e s up plied in the solution treated, cold rolled and p recip itation treated condition.

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Table 1 — Technical requirements for Cu-Be alloy strip, foil and parts (solution
treated, cold rolled: quarter hard and precipitation treated)

1 Material designation CuBe1.9

2 Chemical Element Be Co + Ni Ni + Co Al Si Others Cu
+ Fe
composition min. 1.80 0.20 — — — — Base
% max. 2.00 — 0.6 0.20 0.20 0.50
3 Methods of melting —
4.1 Form Strip, foil and parts
4.2 Method of production Rolling
4.3 Limit dimensions mm 0.10 u a u 3.0
5 Technical specification BS B 100
6.1 Delivery condition Solution treated and cold rolled (! H)
Heat treatment 760 °C u Ú u 835 °C/Quench + cold rolled (1)
6.2 Delivery condition code —
7 Use condition Solution treated, cold rolled and precipitation treated
Heat treatment Delivery condition
+ 315 °C u Ú u 330 °C/t = 2h/AC
Characteristics

8.1 Test sample(s) See BS B 100

8.2 Test piece(s) See BS B 100
8.3 Heat treatment Delivery condition Use condition
9 Dimensions concerned mm —
10 Thickness of cladding on each face % —
11 Direction of test piece L T L
12 Temperature Ú C° Ambient temperature
13 Proof stress Rp0.2 MPa — — W 1030
14 Tensile Strength Rm MPa 520 u Rm u 620 — 1210 u Rm u 1410
15 Elongation A % W 10 — W3
16 Reduction of area Z % —
17 Hardness 120 u HV u 180 350 u HV u 410
18 Shear strength Rc MPa —
19 Bending k — 0 (a = 90°) (2 )2 0 (a = 90 °) (222 )2 —
20 Impact strength —
21 Temperature Ú °C —
22 Time h —
23 Stress Öa MPa —
24 Creep Elongation a % —
25 Rupture stress ÖR
RrR MPa —
26 Elongation at A % —
rupture

96 Dimensional standard BS EN 1654, class A

98 Notes (1) Quenching shall be effected by forced air, sprayed water or
immersion in oil or water.
(2) “k” is calculated from:
k = ar where r = bending radius and a = thickness.
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A “k” value of 0 indicates a bending radius less than or equal

to 0.1 mm

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Bibliography
Standards publications

p rE N 45 00- 1 : 1 99 6, Rules for drafting and presentation of material standards — Part 1: General rules .

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