ASTM B234-00 - 10.5.2000
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers aluminum-alloy (Note 1) drawn seamless round tube in straight lengths designated as shown in Table 2, for use in surface condensers, evaporators, and heat exchangers.

Note 1-Throughout this specification use of the term alloy in the general sense includes aluminum as well as aluminum alloy. Note 2-For drawn seamless tubes used in general applications, see Specification B210; for extruded tubes see Specification B221; for seamless pipe see Specification B241/B241M; and for structural pipe and tube see Specification B429.

1.2 Alloy and temper designations are in accordance with ANSI H35.1. The equivalent Unified Numbering System alloy designations are those of Table 1 preceded by A9, for example, A91060 for aluminum 1060, in accordance with Practice E527.

1.3 A complete metric companion to Specification B234 has been developed-B234M; therefore, no metric equivalents are presented in this specification.

1.4 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminum and aluminum alloys in this specification, see Annex A2.

 
2. Referenced Documents

E29-22

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

B918-01

Standard Practice for Heat Treatment of Wrought Aluminum Alloys

E607-02

Standard Test Method for Atomic Emission Spectrometric Analysis Aluminum Alloys by the Point to Plane Technique Nitrogen Atmosphere

E527-23

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

E215-22

Standard Practice for Standardizing Equipment and Electromagnetic Examination of Seamless Aluminum-Alloy Tube

E1251-25

Standard Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry

E716-16(2021)e2

Standard Practices for Sampling and Sample Preparation of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry (Includes all amendments and changes 9/7/2022).

B881-25a

Standard Terminology Relating to Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products (Includes all amendments and changes 1/8/2026).

B666/B666M-20

Standard Practice for Identification Marking of Aluminum and Magnesium Products

B660-23

Standard Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and Magnesium Products

B557-15(2023)

Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products

B429/B429M-20

Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Structural Pipe and Tube

B241/B241M-22

Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Seamless Pipe and Seamless Extruded Tube

B221M-21

Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes (Metric)

B221-21

Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes

E34-11

Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum-Base Alloys

B210-12

Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Seamless Tubes

B210M-12

Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Seamless Tubes (Metric) (Withdrawn 2019)