DRAFT

NORM

EN 12165
Edition: 2009-07-01

Copper and copper alloys Wrought and unwrought

forging stock

Kupfer und Kupferlegierungen Vormaterial fr Schmiedestcke

Cuivre et alliages de cuivre Barres corroyes et brutes pour matricage

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ICS
Identical (IDT) with

77.150.30
prEN 12165:2009-04

Supersedes

NORM EN 12165:1998-04

responsible

ON-Committee ON-K 086

Non-ferrous metals

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPENNE

DRAFT
prEN 12165

EUROPISCHE NORM
April 2009
ICS 77.150.30

Will supersede EN 12165:1998

English Version

Copper and copper alloys - Wrought and unwrought forging

stock

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 133.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language
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France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
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Contents

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Page

Foreword ..............................................................................................................................................................4
1

Scope.......................................................................................................................................................5

Normative references ............................................................................................................................5

3
Terms and definitions ...........................................................................................................................5
deviation from circular form ..............................................................................................................................6
4
4.1
4.2
4.3

Designations ..........................................................................................................................................6
Material ...................................................................................................................................................6
Material condition ..................................................................................................................................6
Product ...................................................................................................................................................6

Ordering information .............................................................................................................................7

6
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4

Requirements .........................................................................................................................................8
Composition ...........................................................................................................................................8
Mechanical properties ...........................................................................................................................8
Resistance to dezincification ...............................................................................................................8
Dimensions and tolerances ..................................................................................................................8

7
7.1
7.2
7.3

Sampling .................................................................................................................................................9
General ....................................................................................................................................................9
Analysis ..................................................................................................................................................9
Hardness and dezincification resistance tests ...................................................................................9

8
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5

Test methods..........................................................................................................................................9
Analysis ..................................................................................................................................................9
Hardness test ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Dezincification resistance test .......................................................................................................... 10
Retests for analysis, hardness and dezincification resistance ..................................................... 10
Rounding of results ............................................................................................................................ 10

9
9.1
9.2

Declaration of conformity and inspection documentation ............................................................. 11

Declaration of conformity .................................................................................................................. 11
Inspection documentation ................................................................................................................. 11

10

Marking, packaging, labelling............................................................................................................ 11

Annex
A.1
A.2
A.3

A (normative) Determination of mean depth of dezincification ..................................................... 22

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 22
Procedure ............................................................................................................................................ 22
Expression of results ......................................................................................................................... 22

Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 97/23/EC ........................................................................................... 24
Bibliography ..................................................................................................................................................... 25
Figures

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Figure A.1 Example of contiguous fields ................................................................................................. 23

Tables
Table 1 Composition of copper ................................................................................................................. 12
Table 2 Composition of low alloyed copper alloys.................................................................................. 13
Table 3 Composition of copper-aluminium alloys ................................................................................... 14
Table 4 Composition of copper-nickel alloys ........................................................................................... 14
Table 5 Composition of copper-nickel-zinc alloys .................................................................................. 15

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Table 6 Composition of copper-zinc alloys............................................................................................... 15

Table 7 Composition of copper-zinc-lead alloys ...................................................................................... 16
Table 8 Composition of complex copper-zinc alloys ............................................................................... 17
Table 9 Mechanical properties of round forging stock of copper .......................................................... 18
Table 10 Mechanical properties of round forging stock of low alloyed copper alloys ........................ 18
Table 11 Mechanical properties of round forging stock of copper-aluminium alloys .......................... 18
Table 12 Mechanical properties of round forging stock of copper-nickel alloys.................................. 19
Table 13 Mechanical properties of round forging stock of copper-nickel-zinc alloys ......................... 19
Table 14 Mechanical properties of round forging stock of copper-zinc alloys ..................................... 19
Table 15 Mechanical properties of round forging stock of copper-zinc-lead alloys ............................ 19
Table 16 Mechanical properties of round forging stock of complex copper-zinc alloys ..................... 20
Table 17 Tolerances on diameter of round forging stock ....................................................................... 20
Table 18 Tolerances on straightness of round forging stock ................................................................. 20
Table 19 Sampling rate ................................................................................................................................ 21
Table ZA.1 Correspondence between this European Standard and Directive 97/23/EC ...................... 24

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Foreword
This document (prEN 12165:2009) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 133 Copper and
copper alloys, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 12165:1998.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Pressure Equipment Directive
(PED) 97/23/EC.
For relationship with EU Directive 97/23/EC, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
Within its programme of work, Technical Committee CEN/TC 133 requested CEN/TC 133/WG 4 "Extruded and drawn

products, forging and scrap" to revise the following standard:

EN 12165, Copper and copper alloys Forging stock
This is one of a series of European Standards for the copper and copper alloy products rod, wire, profile and
forgings. Other products are specified as follows:
EN 12163, Copper and copper alloys Rod for general purposes
EN 12164, Copper and copper alloys Rod for free machining purposes
EN 12166, Copper and copper alloys Wire for general purposes
EN 12167, Copper and copper alloys Profiles and rectangular bars for general purposes
EN 12168, Copper and copper alloys Hollow rod for free machining purposes
EN 12420, Copper and copper alloys Forgings
In comparison with the first edition of EN 12165:1998, the following significant technical changes were made:
some materials have been removed because they are no longer of economic importance;

b)

the tables 8_to 16 of mechanical properties were rationalised to reflect current requirements of economic
importance.

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Scope

This European Standard specifies the composition, property requirements and dimensional tolerances for
forging stock of copper and copper alloys. The sampling procedures and the methods of test for verification of
conformity to the requirements of this European Standard are also specified.

Normative references

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
CEN/TS 13388, Copper and copper alloys Compendium of compositions and products
EN 1173, Copper and copper alloys Material condition designation
EN 1412, Copper and copper alloys European numbering system
EN 1655, Copper and copper alloys Declarations of conformity
EN 1976, Copper and copper alloys Cast unwrought copper products
EN 10204, Metallic products Types of inspection documents
EN ISO 6506-1, Metallic materials Brinell hardness test Part 1: Test method
EN ISO 6509:1995, Corrosion of metals and alloys Determination of dezincification resistance of brass
EN ISO 9001, Quality management systems Requirements
ISO 31-0, Quantities and units Part 0: General principles
ISO 1190-1, Copper and copper alloys Code of designation Part 1: Designation of materials
ISO 1811-2, Copper and copper alloys Selection and preparation of samples for chemical analysis
Part 2: Sampling of wrought products and castings

Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this standard, the following definitions apply:

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3.1
forging
lumpy product produced by forging processes, hammering or pressing between open or closed dies, including
hammering between flat surfaces, normally when hot
NOTE
The term forging includes the processes of forging, drop forging, hot stamping and hot pressing; the term
forgings includes the products resulting from any of these processes of manufacture.

3.2
forging stock
extruded, rolled, drawn or cast product such as rod, hollow rod, bar or profile, intended for the production of
forgings