ASTM B698-97

Standard Classification for Seamless Copper and Copper Alloy Plumbing Pipe and Tube

SCOPE
1.1 This is a classification of various types of seamless copper and copper alloy  pipe and tube used for water service, distribution and drainage. It is not a specification for the various types and alloys.
1.2 This classification uses the standard copper designations developed and used by the copper industry.
1.3 This classification makes no attempt to differentiate between all compositions that could be termed coppers or copper alloys but in conformance with general practice in the trade includes those coppers and copper alloys commonly used in the manufacture of water service, distribution and drainage tube.
1.4 This classification makes no attempt to differentiate between all applications of seamless copper and copper alloy tubing, and is intended for use with tubing produced for water service distribution and drainage.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-1996
• ICS: 23.040.15 - Non-ferrous metal pipes
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.04 - Pipe and Tube

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM B698-02 - Standard Classification for Seamless Copper and Copper Alloy Plumbing Pipe and Tube
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: B 698 – 97
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Standard Classification for
Seamless Copper and Copper Alloy Plumbing Pipe and
Tube
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 698; 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 3.1.1 The following definitions are used for purposes of
classification:
1.1 This is a classification of various types of seamless
3.1.1.1 pipe, seamless—seamless tube conforming to the
copper and copper alloy pipe and tube used for water service,
particular dimensions commercially known as Standard Pipe
distribution, and drainage. It is not a specification for the
Sizes.
various types and alloys.
3.1.1.2 threadless pipe—seamless tube conforming to par-
1.2 This classification uses the standard copper designations
ticular dimensions commercially known as Threadless Pipe
developed and used by the copper industry.
(TP).
1.3 This classification makes no attempt to differentiate
3.1.1.3 tube, seamless—a tube produced with a continuous
between all compositions that could be termed coppers or
periphery in all stages of the operation.
copper alloys but in conformance with general practice in the
3.1.1.4 tube, seamless water—a tube conforming to the
trade includes those coppers and copper alloys commonly used
particular dimensions of tube commercially known as copper
in the manufacture of water service, distribution, and drainage
water tube and designated as Types K, L, and M in inch units
tube.
and Types A, B, and C in metric units.
1.4 This classification makes no attempt to differentiate
between all applications of seamless copper and copper alloy
4. Significance and Use
tubing, and is intended for use with tubing produced for water
4.1 This classification is provided to serve the needs of
service distribution and drainage.
designers, specifiers, installers, and user of seamless copper
2. Referenced Documents and copper alloy plumbing tube and pipe systems. It familiar-
izes them with the products available for such systems, giving
2.1 ASTM Standards:
size ranges and available materials for products herein listed.
B 42 Specification for Seamless Copper Pipe, Standard
Also refer to Section 1.
Sizes
B 43 Specification for Seamless Red Brass Pipe, Standard
5. Basis of Classification
Sizes
5.1 Table 1 lists ASTM specifications, types, designations,
B 88 Specification for Seamless Copper Water Tube
general applications, range of sizes of water tubes currently
B 88M Specification for Seamless Copper Water Tube
3 produced, and the copper or copper alloy UNS number. The
[Metric]
3 listed products are not necessarily available in the complete
B 302 Specification for Threadless Copper Pipe
3 range of coppers and alloys or sizes, nor from any one supplier
B 306 Specification for Copper Drainage Tube (DWV)
4 in all forms.
E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
5.2 Existing ASTM specifications for seamless copper and
3. Terminology copper alloys may cover more than one of the products listed
in Table 1.
3.1 Definitions:
5.3 Table 2 contains the UNS numbers, previous designa-
tions, and chemical composition of the coppers and copper
This classification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B-5 on Copper
alloys listed in Table 1.
and Copper Alloys and is the di
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