Designation: B 160 – 99Standard Specification forNickel Rod and Bar1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 160; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon (e ) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This specification 2 covers nickel (UNS N02200)* andlow carbon nickel (UNS N02201)* in the form of hot-workedand cold-worked rod and bar in the conditions shown in Table1.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas the standard. The values given in parentheses are forinformation only.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:B 162 Specification for Nickel Plate, Sheet, and Strip3B 880 General Requirements for Chemical Check Analysisof Nickel, Nickel Alloys, and Cobalt Alloys3E 8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials4E 18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and RockwellSuperficial Hardness of Metallic Materials 4E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with Specifications 5E 39 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel 6E 140 Hardness Conversion Tables for Metals43. Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 bar—material of rectangular (flats), hexagonal, orsquare solid section up to and including 10 in. (254 mm) inwidth and 1⁄8 in. (3.2 mm) and over in thickness in straightlengths.NOTE 1—Hot-worked rectangular bar in widths 10 in. (254 mm) andunder may be furnished as hot-rolled plate with sheared or cut edges inaccordance with Specification B 162, provided the mechanical proper...
