Designation:B432−14StandardSpecificationforCopperandCopperAlloyCladSteelPlate1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB432;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationestablishestherequirementsforplateofacarbonsteelorlow-alloysteelbasetowhichisintegrallyandcontinuouslybondedononeorbothsidesalayerofcopperorcopper-basealloy.Thematerialisgenerallyintendedforpressurevesselusebutmaybeusedinotherstructuralapplicationswherecorrosionresistanceorconductivityofthealloyisofprimeimportance.1.2Units—Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A6/A6MSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforRolledStructuralSteelBars,Plates,Shapes,andSheetPilingA20/A20MSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforSteelPlatesforPressureVesselsA578/A578MSpecificationforStraight-BeamUltrasonicExaminationofRolledSteelPlatesforSpecialApplica-tionsB96/B96MSpecificationforCopper-SiliconAlloyPlate,Sheet,Strip,andRolledBarforGeneralPurposesandPressureVesselsB152/B152MSpecificationforCopperSheet,Strip,Plate,andRolledBarB171/B171MSpecificationforCopper-AlloyPlateandSheetforPressureVessels,Condensers,andHeatEx-changersB846TerminologyforCopperandCopperAlloysE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecifications2.2ASMECode:3BoilerandPressureVesselCode,SectionVIIIBoilerandPressureVesselCode,SectionIX3.Terminology3.1Fordefinitionsoftermsrelatedtocopperandcopperalloys,refertoTerminologyB846.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.2.1basemetal(backingsteel),n—componenttowhichthecladdingmetalisapplied,usuallythegreaterpercentageofthecompositeplateandusuallyconsistingofca...
