ASTM B188-00 - 10.4.2002
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for seamless copper bus pipe and tube intended for use as electrical conductors.

1.1.1 The product shall normally be made from one of the following coppers, as denoted in the ordering information:
Previously
CopperUsed Desig-
UNS No.nation Type of Copper
C10100 OFE Oxygen-free, electronic
C10200 OFOxygen-free without residual deoxidants
C10300 -Oxygen-free, extra low phosphorus
C10400, C10500,C10700OFS Oxygen-free, silver bearing
C11000 ETPElectrolytic tough pitch
C11300, C11400,C11600STP Silver-bearing tough pitch
C12000 DLPPhosphorized, low residual phosphorus

1.2 Other coppers may be agreed upon between purchaser and supplier. Unless otherwise specified, any one of the above coppers may be furnished.

1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

 
2. Referenced Documents

E527-23

Standard Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)

E255-23

Standard Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for the Determination of Chemical Composition

E243-24

Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Examination of Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes

E62-89(1996)

Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)

E53-07

Standard Test Method for Determination of Copper in Unalloyed Copper by Gravimetry

E18-25

Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials

E8/E8M-25

Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

B846-24

Standard Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys

B601-24

Standard Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast

B577-24

Standard Test Methods for Detection of Cuprous Oxide (Hydrogen Embrittlement Susceptibility) in Copper

B428-24

Standard Test Method for Angle of Twist in Rectangular and Square Copper and Copper Alloy Tube

B193-25

Standard Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials

E29-22

Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications