Abstract

This specification covers seamless copper bus pipe and tube intended for use as electrical conductors. The material shall be manufactured by such hot-working, cold-working, and annealing processing as to produce a uniform, seamless wrought structure in the finished product. The method of manufacture shall be such that the finished material conforms to the specified temper properties. The material shall conform to the requirements for the copper UNS no. as specified. The material shall be furnished in either the O60 (soft anneal) or H80 (hard drawn) temper. The material shall conform to the maximum electrical resistivity requirements prescribed. The product shall conform to the prescribed mechanical property requirements. The product shall conform to the prescribed bend testing requirements. The test specimens of material designated as Copper UNS Nos. C10100, C10200, C10300, C10400, C10500, C10700, and C12000 shall be free of cuprous oxide. When tested, material designated as Copper UNS nos. C10100, C10200, C10300, C10400, C10500, C10700, and C12000 shall pass the embrittlement test. The product shall be passed through an eddy-current testing unit adjusted to provide information on the suitability of the product for the intended application.

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Significance and Use

For purposes of determining compliance with the specified limits for requirements of the properties listed in the following table, an observed value or a calculated value shall be rounded as indicated in accordance with the rounding method of Practice E29 .

1. Scope

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

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

B193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials

B428 Test Method for Angle of Twist in Rectangular and Square Copper and Copper Alloy Tube

B577 Test Methods for Detection of Cuprous Oxide (Hydrogen Embrittlement Susceptibility) in Copper

B601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys--Wrought and Cast

B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys

E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials

E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

E53 Test Method for Determination of Copper in Unalloyed Copper by Gravimetry

E62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)

E243 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Examination of Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes

E255 Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for the Determination of Chemical Composition

E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)

Keywords

copper bus pipe; copper bus tube; electrical conductors; extra strong; regular; standard sizes; Copper UNS Nos. C10100; C10200; C10300; C10400; C10500; C10700; C11000; C11300; C11400; C11600; C12000; Copper pipe--specifications; Copper tube--specifications; Extra-strong copper bus pipe/tube; Seamless Cu/Cu alloy pipe--specifications; Seamless Cu/Cu alloy tube--specifications; UNS C10100 (oxygen-free copper)--pipe/tube; UNS C10200--pipe/tube (seamless/welded); UNS C10300--pipe/tube (seamless/welded); UNS C10400 (oxygen-free copper with silver, OFS); UNS C10500 (oxygen-free copper with silver, OFS); UNS C10700 (oxygen-free copper with silver, OFS); UNS C11000 (electrolytic tough pitch coper (ETP)); UNS C11300 (silver-bearing tough pitch, STP); UNS C11400 (silver-bearing tough pitch, STP); UNS C11600 (silver-bearing tough pitch, STP); UNS C12000--pipe/tube (seamless/welded);

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 77.150.30 (Copper products)

DOI: 10.1520/B0188-10

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