ASTM B135M-08

Standard Specification for Seamless Brass Tube [Metric]

ABSTRACT
This specification covers seamless round and rectangular including square copper alloy tube in straight lengths. The following copper alloys are specified and classified according to their nominal compositions: UNS No. C22000, UNS No. C23000, UNS No. C26000, UNS No. C27000, UNS No. C27200, UNS No. C27400, UNS No. C28000, UNS No. C33000, UNS No. C33200, UNS No. C37000, and UNS No. C44300. The tempers of drawn tube shall be designated as light-drawn (H55), drawn (H58), and hard-drawn (H80). Light-drawn (bending) temper is used only when a tube of some stiffness but yet capable of being bent is needed. Drawn temper is for general purposes and is most commonly used where there is no specific requirement for high strength on the one hand or for bending qualities on the other. Hard-drawn temper is used only where there is need for a tube as strong as is commercially feasible for the sizes indicated. For any combination of diameter and wall thickness not covered under hard-drawn temper, the values given for drawn temper shall be used. The tempers of annealed tube shall be designated as light anneal (O50) and soft anneal (O60). The tubes shall undergo mechanical tests such as tension test, Rockwell hardness test, and expansion test in order to determine certain properties such as tensile strength and hardness. A mercury nitrate test shall be done to detect and remove mercury vapor. Nondestructive tests such as eddy-current test, hydrostatic test, and pneumatic test shall be done as well.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers seamless round and rectangular including square copper alloy tube in straight lengths. Ten alloys are specified having the following nominal compositions:
CopperNominal Composition, % AlloyPreviously UNSUsed No.DesignationACopperZincLeadTin       C22000790.010.0...... C23000185.015.0...... C26000270.030.0...... C27000965.035.0...... C27200863.037.0...... C27400...62.537.5...... C28000560.040.0...... C33000366.033.50.5... C33200466.032.41.6... C37000660.039.01.0... C44300...7127.5...1.00 _______    
A Alloy Designations of ASTM Specification B 135 – 63 which was published in the 1966 Book of ASTM Standards, Part 5.  
1.2 This specification is the SI companion to Specification B 135.
1.3 Warning—Mercury has been designated by EPA and many state agencies as a hazardous material that can cause central nervous system, kidney, and liver damage. Mercury, or its vapor, may be hazardous to health and corrosive to materials. Caution should be taken when handling mercury and mercury-containing products. See the applicable product Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for details and EPA’s website (http://www.epa.gov/mercury/faq.htm) for additional information. Users should be aware that selling mercury or mercury-containing products, or both, in your state may be prohibited by state law. (See 10.1.)

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2008
• ICS: 23.040.15 - Non-ferrous metal pipes
• ICS: 77.120.30 - Copper and copper alloys
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.04 - Pipe and Tube

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM B135M-00(2006) - Standard Specification for Seamless Brass Tube [Metric]
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2008
• Replaced By: ASTM B135M-08a - Standard Specification for Seamless Brass Tube [Metric]
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2008
• Referred By: ASTM G186-05(2021) - Standard Test Method for Determining Whether Gas-Leak-Detector Fluid Solutions Can Cause Stress Corrosion Cracking of Brass Alloys
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: B 135M – 08
Standard Specification for
1
Seamless Brass Tube [Metric]
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 135M; 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.
1. Scope* B 153 Test Method for Expansion (Pin Test) of Copper and
Copper-Alloy Pipe and Tubing
1.1 This specification covers seamless round and rectangu-
B 154 Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper
lar including square copper alloy tube in straight lengths. Ten
Alloys
alloys are specified having the following nominal composi-
B 251M Specification for General Requirements for
tions:
Wrought Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube (Met-
Copper Nominal Composition, %
ric)
Alloy Previously
UNS Used
B 601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper
A
No. Designation Copper Zinc Lead Tin
and Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast
C22000 7 90.0 10.0 . . E 243 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Exami-
C23000 1 85.0 15.0 . .
nation of Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes
C26000 2 70.0 30.0 . .
E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the
C27000 9 65.0 35.0 . .
Unified Numbering System (UNS)
C27200 8 63.0 37.0 . .
C27400 . 62.5 37.5 . .
C28000 5 60.0 40.0 . .
3. Terminology
C33000 3 66.0 33.5 0.5 .
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
C33200 4 66.0 32.4 1.6 .
C37000 6 60.0 39.0 1.0 .
3.1.1 capable of—as used in this specification, the test need
C44300 . 71 27.5 . 1.00
not be performed by the producer of the material. However,
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should subsequent testing by the purchaser establish that the
A
Alloy Designations of ASTM Specification B 135 – 63 which was published in
material does not meet these requirements the material shall be
the 1966 Book of ASTM Standards, Part 5.
1.2 This specification is the SI companion to Specification subject to rejection.
B 135.
4. Ordering Information
1.3 Warning—Mercury has been designated by EPA and
4.1 Orders for material under this specification shall include
many state agencies as a hazardous material that can cause
central nervous system, kidney, and liver damage. Mercury, or the following information:
4.1.1 Alloy (Section 1),
its vapor, may be hazardous to health and corrosive to
materials. Caution should be taken when handling mercury and 4.1.2 Temper (Section 7),
4.1.3 Whether tension tests are required (for drawn tempers
mercury-containing products. See the applicable product Ma-
terial Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for details and EPA’s website only (see 8.1)),
4.1.4 Dimensions, the diameter or distance between parallel
(http://www.epa.gov/mercury/faq.htm) for additional informa-
surfaces and wall thickness (see 11.2 and 11.3),
tion. Users should be aware that selling mercury or mercury-
4.1.5 Length (see 12.4),
containingproducts,orboth,inyourstatemaybeprohibitedby
4.1.6 Mercurous nitrate test, if required (Section 10),
state law. (See 10.1.)
4.1.7 Total length of each size,
2. Referenced Documents
4.1.8 Hydrostatic pressure test, when specified, and
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2.1 ASTM Standards: 4.1.9 Pneumatic test, when specified.
5. General Requirements
1
ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB05onCopper
5.1 Material furnished under this specification shall con-
and CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.04 on Pipe
form to the applicable requirements of the current edition of
and Tube.
Current edition approved April 1, 2008. Published April 2008. Originally Specification B 251M.
approved in 1984. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as B 135M – 00 (2006).
2
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
6. Chemical Composition
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
6.1 Thematerialshallconformtothechemicalrequirements
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. specified in Table 1.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
Composition,%
Copper Alloy UNS No.
Copper Lead Arsenic Tin Iron, max Zinc
C22000 89.0–91.0 0.05 max . . 0.05 remainder
C23000 84.0–86.0 0.05 max . . 0.05 remainder
C26000 68.5–71.5 0.07 max . . 0.05 remainder
C27000 63.0–68.5 0.09 max . . 0.07 remainder
C27200 62.0–65.0 0.07 max . . 0.07 remainder
C27400 61.0–64.0 0.09 max . . 0.05 remainder
C28000 59.0–63.0 0.30 max . . 0.07 remainder
A
C33000 65.0–68.0 0.25
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Designation:B135M–00 (Reapproved 2006) Designation: B 135M – 08
Standard Specification for
1
Seamless Brass Tube [Metric]
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 135M; 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.
1. Scope*
1.1 This specification covers seamless round and rectangular including square copper alloy tube in straight lengths. Ten alloys
are specified having the following nominal compositions:
Copper Nominal Composition, %
Alloy Previously
UNS Used
A
No. Designation Copper Zinc Lead Tin
C22000 7 90.0 10.0 . .
C23000 1 85.0 15.0 . .
C26000 2 70.0 30.0 . .
C27000 9 65.0 35.0 . .
C27200 8 63.0 37.0 . .
C27400 . 62.5 37.5 . .
C28000 5 60.0 40.0 . .
C33000 3 66.0 33.5 0.5 .
C33200 4 66.0 32.4 1.6 .
C37000 6 60.0 39.0 1.0 .
C44300 . 71 27.5 . 1.00
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A
Alloy Designations of ASTM Specification B 135 – 63 which was published in the 1966 Book of ASTM Standards, Part 5. Note1—This specification is the metric
companion of Specification B135.
1.2Warning—Mercury is a definite health hazard in use and disposal. (See
1.2 This specification is the SI companion to Specification B 135.
1.3 Warning—Mercury has been designated by EPA and many state agencies as a hazardous material that can cause central
nervous system, kidney, and liver damage. Mercury, or its vapor, may be hazardous to health and corrosive to materials. Caution
should be taken when handling mercury and mercury-containing products. See the applicable product Material Safety Data Sheet
(MSDS) for details and EPA’s website (http://www.epa.gov/mercury/faq.htm) for additional information. Users should be aware
that selling mercury or mercury-containing products, or both, in your state may be prohibited by state law. (See 10.1.)
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
B 153 Test Method for Expansion (Pin Test) of Copper and Copper-Alloy Pipe and Tubing
B 154 Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper Alloys
B 251M Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube (Metric)
B 601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper AlloysWrought and Cast
E 243 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Examination of Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes
E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.1 capable of—as used in this specification, the test need not be performed by the producer of the material. However, should
subsequent testing by the purchaser establish that the material does not meet these requirements the material shall be subject to
rejection.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee B05 on Copper and CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.04 on Pipe and
Tube.
Current edition approved March 15, 2006.April 1, 2008. Published April 2006.2008. Originally approved in 1984. Last previous edition approved in 20002006 as
B135M–00e1. (2006).
2
For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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4. Ordering Information
4.1 Orders for material under this specification shall include the following information:
4.1.1 Alloy (Section 1),
4.1.2 Temper (Section 7),
4.1.3 Whether tension tests are required (for drawn tempers only (see 8.1)),
4.1.4 Dimensions, the diameter or distance between parallel surfaces and wall thickness (see 11.2 and 11.3),
4.1.5 Length (see 12.4),
4.1.6 Mercurous nitrate test, if required (Section 10),
4.1.7 Total length of each size,
4.1.8 Hydrostatic pressure test, when specified, and
4.1.9 Pneumatic test, when specified.
5. General Requirements
5.1 Material furnished under this specification shall conform to the applicable requirements of the current edition of
Specification B 251M.
6. Chemical Composition
6.1 The material shall conform to the chemical requirements
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