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Designation: B506 − 16

Standard Specification for

Copper-Clad Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip for Building
Construction1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B506; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

1. Scope* E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Ma-

1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for rolled terials
copper-clad stainless steel, sheet and strip in flat lengths, coils, E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
or in rolls in thicknesses for roofing, siding, flashing, rain Determine Conformance with Specifications
drainage, windows, doors, curtain wall components, and for E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
other architectural sheet metal work and fabricated products in
building and construction. 3. Terminology
1.2 Units—The values stated in inch-pound units are to be 3.1 For definitions of terms related to copper and copper
regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are alloys, refer to Terminology B846.
mathematical conversions to SI units which are provided for
information only and are not considered standard. 4. Ordering Information
1.2.1 Exception—Grain size units are stated in SI units. 4.1 Include the following specified choices when placing
1.3 The following safety hazard caveat pertains only to the orders for product under this specification, as applicable:
test method(s) described in this specification. 4.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue,
1.3.1 This standard does not purport to address all of the 4.1.2 UNS No. designations of both the copper and stainless
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the steel specified,
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 4.1.3 Temper (see 7.1),
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- 4.1.4 Dimensions: thickness, width, and length (see 10.2,
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. 10.3, and 10.4),
1.4 4.1.5 How Furnished: flat lengths or rolls,
4.1.6 Quantity: total weight or total length or number of
2. Referenced Documents pieces of each size, and
2.1 ASTM Standards:2 4.1.7 Cladding ratio (see 6.3).
A240/A240M Specification for Chromium and Chromium- 4.2 The following options are available but may not be
Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure included unless specified at the time of placing of the order
Vessels and for General Applications when required:
B152/B152M Specification for Copper Sheet, Strip, Plate, 4.2.1 Heat identification or traceability details,
and Rolled Bar 4.2.2 Certification, and
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
4.2.3 Test Report.
E3 Guide for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens
E8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Ma-
5. Materials and Manufacture
terials
5.1 Material:
1
5.1.1 The material of manufacture shall be a form of sheet
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 on Copper
and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.01 on Plate, or strip of such purity and soundness as to be suitable for
Sheet, and Strip. processing into the products prescribed herein.
Current edition approved July 1, 2016. Published July 2016. Originally approved
in 1970. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as B506-09. DOI: 10.1520/B0506- 5.2 Manufacture:
16.
2
5.2.1 The product shall be produced by roll bonding the
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
cladding metals to the specified base metal (core), and subse-
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on quently annealed, when required, to meet the temper properties
the ASTM website. specified.

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6. Chemical Composition 10.3 Width Tolerances—Table 3 for slit metal and Table 4
6.1 The cladding shall be, unless otherwise specified, a for square-sheared metal.
copper conforming in chemical composition to any of those 10.4 Length Tolerances—Table 5 for stock lengths of flat
established in Specification B152/B152M. sheet and strip. Table 6 for square-sheared metal.
6.2 The core shall be a stainless steel conforming in 10.5 Straightness Tolerances—Table 7 for slit metal. Table 8
chemical composition to any of those established by Specifi- for square-sheared metal.
cation A240/A240M. Unless otherwise specified, stainless 10.6 Cladding Ratio—Cladding ratios shall be within 610
steel UNS Alloy No. S43000 shall be supplied. % of nominal; method of test shall be metallurgical microsec-
6.3 The cladding ratio shall be 10/80/10, copper/stainless tion of at least three samples per lot.
steel/copper, unless otherwise specified.
11. Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance
7. Temper
11.1 The material shall be free of defects, but blemishes of
7.1 The standard temper for the product described in this a nature that do not interfere with the intended application are
specification is given in Table 1, unless otherwise specified. acceptable.
7.1.1 Annealed temper O61.
12. Sampling
8. Grain Size
12.1 Sampling—The lot size, portion size, and selection of
8.1 Although no minimum grain size is prescribed for sample pieces shall be as follows:
annealed material, it shall be fully recrystallized in both 12.1.1 Lot Size—An inspection lot shall be 10 000 lb
cladding and core. (4550 kg), or less material of the same mill form, alloy, temper,
and thickness, subject to inspection at one time.
9. Mechanical Property Requirements
12.1.2 Portion Size—A portion shall be four or more pieces
9.1 Tensile Strength Requirements: selected as to be representative of each lot. If the lot consists of
9.1.1 Product furnished under this specification shall con- less than four pieces, a sample shall be taken from each piece.
form to the tensile requirements prescribed in Table 1 when 12.1.2.1 Chemical Analysis—A sample for chemical analy-
tested in accordance with Test Methods E8/E8M. sis shall not be taken. The copper sheet or strip that is used as
9.1.2 Acceptance or rejection based upon mechanical prop- the cladding for this product was sampled and tested as
erties shall depend only on tensile properties. prescribed in Specification B152/B152M. The stainless steel
9.1.3 The mechanical properties of material in tempers strip that is used as the core in this product was sampled and
other than annealed and with cladding ratios other than tested as prescribed in Specification A240/A240M.
10/80/10 shall be as agreed upon between purchaser and 12.1.2.2 Samples for All Other Tests—Samples for all other
supplier. tests shall be taken from the sample portion in 12.1.2 and be of
9.2 Rockwell Hardness Requirement: a convenient size to accommodate the test and comply with the
9.2.1 The approximate Rockwell hardness values given in requirements of the appropriate ASTM Product Standards and
Table 1 are for general information and assistance in testing, Test Methods.
and shall not be used as a basis for product rejection.
9.2.2 Copper should be etched off with a suitable reagent 13. Number of Tests and Retests
prior to test. 13.1 Test:
NOTE 1—The Rockwell Hardness test offers a quick and convenient 13.1.1 Grain Size and Tensile Strength—Results shall be
method of checking for general conformity to the specification require- reported as the average obtained from at least two test
ments for temper and tensile strength. specimens, each taken from a separate test piece where
possible.
10. Dimensions and Permissible Variations
13.2 Retest:
10.1 Unless closer tolerances are specified in the contract or 13.2.1 When requested by the manufacturer or supplier, a
purchase order, the product furnished shall conform to the retest shall be permitted when results of tests obtained by the
following appropriate tables: purchaser fail to conform to the requirements of the product
10.2 Thickness Tolerances—Table 2. specification.

TABLE 1 Mechanical Properties for 10/80/10 Ratio Composite Strip Material with Type 430 Stainless Steel Core

Temper Designation Yield Strength at 0.5 % Extension Approximate

Tensile Strength
Under Load Rockwell Hardness
ksiA (MPaB )
ksiA (MPaB ) (for Information Only)
Code Name
Min Max Min Max 15T
O61 annealed 58 (400) 70 (485) 30 (205) 51 (350) 89 max
A
ksi = 1000 psi
B
See Appendix X1.

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TABLE 2 Thickness Tolerances
Thickness, in. (mm) Thickness Tolerances, Plus and Minus
For Widths For Widths For Widths
For Widths
8 in. and Under Over 8 to 14 in. Over 14 to 20 in.
Over 20 in. (508 mm)
(203 mm and Under) (203 to 356 mm), incl (356 to 508 mm), incl
in. (mm) in. (mm) in. (mm) in. (mm)
0.012 in. (0.305 mm) to
0.018 in. (0.457 mm), 0.0010 (0.025) 0.0015 (0.038) 0.0020 (0.051) 0.0025 (0.064)
incl
Over 0.018 in. (0.457 mm) to
0.022 in. (0.559 mm), 0.0013 (0.033) 0.0018 (0.046) 0.0020 (0.051) 0.0030 (0.076)
incl
Over 0.022 in. (0.559 mm) to
0.030 in. (0.762 mm), 0.0015 (0.038) 0.0020 (0.051) 0.0025 (0.064) 0.0030 (0.076)
incl
Over 0.030 in. (0.762 mm) to
0.065 in. (1.65 mm), 0.0020 (0.051) 0.0025 (0.064) 0.0030 (0.076) 0.0035 (0.089)
incl

TABLE 3 Width Tolerances for Slit Metal TABLE 7 Straightness Tolerances for Slit Metal
Width Tolerance, NOTE 1—Maximum edgewise curvature (depth of arc) in any 72-in.
Width
Plus and Minus
in. (mm) (1.83-m) portion of the total length.
in. (mm)
Straightness Tolerance
Up to 20 (508 incl) ⁄
1 64 (0.40) Width
in. (mm)
Over 20 to 48 (508 to 1219 incl) ⁄
1 32 (0.79)
Over 4 in. (102 mm) to 48 in. (1219 mm) incl 12 ⁄ (13)

TABLE 4 Width Tolerances for Square-Sheared Metal

TABLE 8 Straightness Tolerances for Square Sheared Metal
Width Tolerance,
Width
Plus and Minus NOTE 1—Maximum edgewise curvature (depth of arc) in any 72-in.
in. (mm)
in. (mm) (1.83-m) portion of the total length (not applicable to metal over 120 in.
Up to 20 (508) 1 32⁄ (0.79) (3.05 m) in length).
Over 20 to 36 (508 to 814, incl) ⁄ (1.2)
3 64

Over 36 (914) 1⁄16 (1.6) Straightness Tolerance

Up to 10 in. (254 mm), incl, Over 10 in. (254 mm)
in Width in Width
in. (mm) in (mm)
TABLE 5 Length Tolerance for Specific and Stock Lengths All Thicknesses ⁄
1 16 (1.6) ⁄
1 32 (0.79)
Length Tolerance
Length (Applicable Only to Full-Length Pieces)
in. (mm)
14.2 Tensile Strength—The test specimen shall be taken so
Specific lengths ⁄ (6.4)
14

120 in. (3.05 m) and under (all plus)

that the longitudinal axis is parallel to the direction of rolling
and shall conform to the requirements prescribed for the
specific product described in the Test Specimen section of Test
TABLE 6 Length Tolerances for Square-Sheared Metal Methods E8/E8M.
Length Tolerance, Plus and Minus
Length
in. (mm)
15. Test Methods
Over 36 in. (914 mm) to
⁄
1 16 (1.6)
15.1 The product furnished shall conform to specified re-
120 in. (3.05 m), incl quirements when subjected to test in accordance with the
following:
Test ASTM Designation
13.2.2 The retest shall be as directed in the product speci- Grain Size E112
Tension E8/E8M
fication for the initial test, except the number of test specimens Rockwell Hardness E18
shall be twice that normally required for the specified test.
13.2.3 All test specimens shall conform to the product 16. Significance of Numerical Limits
specification requirement(s) in the retest. Failure to conform 16.1 For purpose of determining compliance with the speci-
shall be cause for rejection. fied limits for requirements of the properties listed in the
following table and for dimensional tolerances, an observed
14. Specimen Preparation value or a calculated value shall be rounded as indicated in
14.1 Grain Size—The test specimens shall be prepared in accordance with the rounding method of recommended Prac-
accordance with Guide E3. tice E29.

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Rounded Unit for Observed 18.2 Rehearing:

Property
or Calculated Value 18.2.1 As a result of product rejection, the manufacturer, or
Grain Size Nearest multiple
supplier, shall have the option to make claim for a retest to be
Under 0.060 mm of 0.005 mm conducted by the manufacturer, or supplier, and the purchaser.
Samples of the rejected product shall be taken in accordance
Grain Size Nearest 0.01 mm
0.060 mm and over with the product specification and subjected to test by both
parties using the test method(s) specified in the product
Hardness Nearest unit specification, or alternately, upon agreement of both parties, an
in the last right-hand place
of figures of the specified limit independent laboratory may be selected for the test(s) using the
test method(s) specified in the product specification.
Tensile strength Nearest ksi
and yield strength (nearest 5 MPa) 19. Certification
17. Inspection 19.1 When specified in the purchase order or contract, the
17.1 The manufacturer, or supplier, shall inspect and make purchaser shall be furnished certification that samples repre-
the tests necessary to verify the furnished product conforms to senting each lot have been tested and inspected as directed in
specification requirements. this specification and requirements have been met.
17.2 Source inspection of the product by the purchaser may 20. Test Report
be agreed upon by the manufacturer, or supplier, and the
purchaser as part of the purchase order. In such case, the nature 20.1 When specified in the purchase order or contract, a
of the facilities needed to satisfy the inspector, representing the report of test results shall be furnished.
purchaser, that the product is being furnished in accordance 21. Packaging and Package Marking
with the specification shall be included in the agreement. All
testing and inspection shall be conducted so as not to interfere 21.1 Packaging:
unnecessarily with the operation of the works. 21.1.1 The product shall be separated by size, composition,
temper, and cladding ratio, and prepared for shipment by
17.3 When mutually agreed upon by the manufacturer, or common carrier, in such a manner to afford protection from the
supplier, and purchaser shall conduct the final inspection normal hazards of transportation.
simultaneously.
21.2 Package Marking:
18. Rejection and Rehearing 21.2.1 Each shipping unit shall be legibly marked with the
18.1 Rejection: purchase order number, metal or alloy designation, temper,
18.1.1 Product that fails to conform to the specification size, shape, gross and net weight, and name of supplier.
requirements when tested by the purchaser or purchaser’s agent 21.2.2 When specified in the contract or purchase order, the
shall be subject to rejection. product specification number shall be shown.
18.1.2 Rejection shall be reported to the manufacturer or
supplier promptly. In addition, a written notification of rejec- 22. Keywords
tion shall follow. 22.1 architectural sheet metal work; building construction;
18.1.3 In case of dissatisfaction with the results of the test copper-clad stainless steel sheet; copper-clad stainless steel
upon which rejection is based, the manufacturer, or supplier, strip; curtain wall components; doors; flashing; gutters; roof-
shall have the option to make claim for a rehearing. ing; siding; windows

APPENDIX

(Nonmandatory Information)

X1. METRIC EQUIVALENTS

X1.1 The SI unit for strength properties now shown is in stress is the newton per square metre (N/m2), which has been
accordance with the International System of Units (SI). The named the pascal (Pa) by the General Conference on Weights
derived SI unit for force is the newton (N), which is defined as and Measures. Since 1 ksi = 6 894 757 Pa, the SI equivalents
that force which when applied to a body having a mass of one are expressed as megapascal (MPa), which is the same as
kilogram gives it an acceleration of one metre per second MN/m2 and N/mm2.
squared (N = k•mg/s2). The derived SI unit for pressure or

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Committee B05 has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue (B506-09)
that may impact the use of this standard.

(1) The specification was revised throughout to comply with (2) Table 1 conversions to MPa were rounded to nearest
Guide B950. 5 MPa.

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