ASTM B68/B68M-19 - 1.4.2019
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for bright annealed seamless copper tube suitable for use in refrigeration, oil lines, gasoline lines, and so forth, where tube with an interior surface essentially free from scale and dirt is required.

1.1.1 Tubes made from any of the following Copper UNS No. designations shall be supplied, unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order:

Copper UNS No.2

Type of Copper

 

 

C10200

Oxygen-free

C10300

Oxygen-free, (OFXLP)

C10800

Oxygen-free, (OFLP)

C12000

Phosphorus deoxidized, low residual phosphorus

C12200

Phosphorus deoxidized, high residual phosphorus

1.2 Units—The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are not necessarily exact equivalents; therefore, to ensure conformance with the standard, each system shall be used independently of the other, and values from the two systems shall not be combined.

1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.4 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

 
2. Referenced Documents

B153-22

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

E2575-19

Standard Test Method for Determination of Oxygen in Copper and Copper Alloys by Inert Gas Fusion

E255-23

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

B251M-10

Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube [Metric] (Withdrawn 2017)

B577-24

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

B601-24

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

B846-24

Standard Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys

B968/B968M-16(2022)

Standard Test Method for Flattening of Copper and Copper-Alloy Pipe and Tube

E3-26

Standard Guide for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens

E8/E8M-25

Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

E29-22

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

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)

E112-25e1

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

E243-24

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

E527-23

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

B251-10

Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube