ASTM B543-96e1

Standard Specification for Welded Copper and Copper-Alloy Heat Exchanger Tube

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers welded tube of copper and various copper alloys up to 31/8 in., inclusive, in diameter, for use in surface condensers, evaporators, heat exchangers, and general engineering applications. Tubes for this application are normally made of the following coppers or copper alloys:Copper or Copper Alloy UNS No. 2Previously UsedDesignationType of MetalC10800...oxygen-free, low phosphorusC12200DHP phosphorized, high residual phos phorusC19400...copper-iron alloyC23000...red brassC44300...arsenical admiraltyC44400...antimonial admiraltyC44500...phosphorized admiraltyC68700...arsenical aluminum brassC70400...95-5 copper-nickelC70600...90-10 copper-nickelC71000...80-20 copper-nickelC71500...70-30 copper-nickelC71640...copper-nickel-iron-manganeseC72200...... Designation listed in Classification B 224.
1.2 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. (Warning—Mercury is a definite health hazard in use and disposal. (See 14.1.))
Note 1—A complete metric companion to Specification B 543 has been developed—B 543M; therefore, no metric equivalents are presented in this specification.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Apr-1996
• ICS: 77.150.30 - Copper products
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.04 - Pipe and Tube

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM B543-96 - Standard Specification for Welded Copper and Copper-Alloy Heat Exchanger Tube
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-1996
• Replaced By: ASTM B543-96(2003) - Standard Specification for Welded Copper and Copper-Alloy Heat Exchanger Tube
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2003
• Referred By: ASTM E243-18 - Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Examination of Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-1996

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Designation: B 543 – 96
Standard Specification for
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Welded Copper and Copper-Alloy Heat Exchanger Tube
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 543; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
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e NOTE—Language was added editorially to 1.2 in January 2003.
been developed—B 543M; therefore, no metric equivalents are presented
1. Scope
in this specification.
1.1 This specification covers welded tube of copper and
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various copper alloys up to 3 ⁄8in., inclusive, in diameter, for
2. Referenced Documents
use in surface condensers, evaporators, heat exchangers, and
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date
general engineering applications. Tubes for this application are
of material purchase form a part of this specification to the
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normally made of the following coppers or copper alloys:
extent referenced herein:
Copper or
2.2 ASTM Standards:
Previously Used
Copper Alloy UNS Type of Metal
Designation
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B 153 Test Method for Expansion (Pin Test) of Copper and
No.
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C10800 . oxygen-free, low phosphorus
Copper-Alloy Pipe and Tubing
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C12200 DHP phosphorized, high residual phos pho-
B 154 Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper
rus
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and Copper Alloys
C19400 . copper-iron alloy
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C23000 . red brass
B 224 Classification of Coppers
C44300 . arsenical admiralty
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E 8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
C44400 . antimonial admiralty
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
C44500 . phosphorized admiralty
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C68700 . arsenical aluminum brass
Determine Conformance with Specifications
C70400 . 95-5 copper-nickel
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E 53 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper
C70600 . 90-10 copper-nickel
E 54 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Special
C71000 . 80-20 copper-nickel
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C71500 . 70-30 copper-nickel
Brasses and Bronzes
C71640 . copper-nickel-iron-manganese
E 55 Practice for Sampling Wrought Nonferrous Metals and
C72200 . .
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____________ Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition
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E 62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and
Designation listed in Classification B 224.
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1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the E 75 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-Nickel
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responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- and Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloys
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priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- E 112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. (Warning— E 243 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Exami-
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Mercury is a definite health hazard in use and disposal. (See nation of Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes
14.1.)) E 478 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper
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Alloys
NOTE 1—A complete metric companion to Specification B 543 has
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E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 on Copper
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and Copper Alloysand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.04on Pipe Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.01.
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and Tube. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01.
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Current edition approved April 10, 1996. Published June 1996. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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published as B 543 – 70 T. Last previous edition B 543 – 91. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05.
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New designation established in accordance with Practice E 527. In the new Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.03.
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UNS system, the designations for copper alloys are simply expansions of the present Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.06.
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standard designations by a prefix “C” and a suffix “00.” Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.01.
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B543–96
3. Terminology 4.3 Fully Finished Tube—Welded tube with internal and
external flash removed, if present, and subsequently cold-
3.1 Description of Term Specific to This Standard:
drawn over a plug or mandrel and annealed, and redrawn when
3.1.1 capable of—as used in this specification, the test need
necessary to conform to the specified temper.
not be performed by the producer o
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