ASTM B75M-99(2005) - 1.3.2005
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for seamless round, rectangular, and square copper tube suitable for general engineering applications.

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.Type of CopperC10100Oxygen-free electronicC10200Oxygen-free without residual deoxidantsC10300Oxygen-free, extra low phosphorusC10800Oxygen-free, low phosphorusC12000Phosphorus deoxidized, low residual phosphorusC12200Phosphorus deoxidized, high residual phosphorus

1.2 The values stated in SI units are the standard.

1.3 This specification is the companion to inch-pound Specification B 75.

The following hazard statement pertains only to the test method described in Sections , , and of this specification: 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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

 
2. Referenced Documents

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).

B153-22

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

B170-24

Standard Specification for Oxygen-Free Electrolytic Copper—Refinery Shapes

B193-25

Standard Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials

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Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube [Metric] (Withdrawn 2017)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

E243-24

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

E255-23

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

E527-23

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

B75-02

Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube

E18-25

Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials

E8/E8M-25

Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

B601-24

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

E3-26

Standard Guide for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens