ASTM B251-02e1 - 10.10.2002
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers a group of general requirements common to several wrought product specifications. Unless otherwise specified in the purchase order, or in an individual specification, these general requirements shall apply to copper and copper-alloy tube supplied under Specifications B 68, B 75, B 135, B 466/B 466M, and B 743.

Note 1—A complete metric companion to Specification B 251 has been developed—B 251M; therefore, no metric equivalents are presented in this specification.

 
2. Referenced Documents

E255-23

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

B154-16(2022)

Standard Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper Alloys

E53-07

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

E62-89(1996)

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

E478-24

Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper Alloys

E29-22

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

E18-25

Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials

E8-04

Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

E3-26

Standard Guide for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens

B643-25

Standard Specification for Copper-Beryllium Alloy Seamless Tube

B743-23

Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube in Coils

B153-22

Standard Test Method for Expansion (Pin Test) of Copper and Copper-Alloy Pipe and Tubing

B135-10

Standard Specification for Seamless Brass Tube

B75-02

Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube

B68-02

Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube, Bright Annealed

B466/B466M-18

Standard Specification for Seamless Copper-Nickel Pipe and Tube

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

B170-24

Standard Specification for Oxygen-Free Electrolytic Copper—Refinery Shapes

E112-25e1

Standard Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size (Includes all amendments and changes 9/9/2026).