ASTM B135M-00(2006)

Standard Specification for Seamless Brass Tube [Metric]

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 PreviouslyUNS UsedNo. DesignationA CopperZincLeadTinC22000790.010.0 ......C23000185.015.0 ......C26000270.030.0 ......C27000965.035.0 ......C27200863.037.0 ......C27400...62.537.5 ......C28000560.040.0 ......C33000366.033.5 0.5...C33200466.032.4 1.6...C37000660.039.0 1.0...C44300...7127.5 ...1.00AAlloy Designations of ASTM Specification B 135 - 63 which was published in the 1966 Book of ASTM Standards, Part 5.
Note 1--This specification is the metric companion of Specification B135.
1.2 Warning--Mercury is a definite health hazard in use and disposal. (See 10.1.)

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 14-Mar-2006
• 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-00e1 - Standard Specification for Seamless Brass Tube [Metric]
• Effective Date: 15-Mar-2006
• Replaced By: ASTM B135M-08 - Standard Specification for Seamless Brass Tube [Metric]
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-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: 15-Mar-2006

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: B 135M – 00 (Reapproved 2006)
METRIC
Standard Specification for
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 154 Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper
Alloys
1.1 This specification covers seamless round and rectangu-
B 251M Specification for General Requirements for
lar including square copper alloy tube in straight lengths. Ten
Wrought Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube [Met-
alloys are specified having the following nominal composi-
ric]
tions:
B 601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper
Copper Nominal Composition, %
and Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast
Alloy Previously
UNS Used
E 243 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Exami-
A
No. Designation Copper Zinc Lead Tin
nation of Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes
E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the
C22000 7 90.0 10.0 . .
C23000 1 85.0 15.0 . .
Unified Numbering System (UNS)
C26000 2 70.0 30.0 . .
C27000 9 65.0 35.0 . .
3. Terminology
C27200 8 63.0 37.0 . .
C27400 . 62.5 37.5 . .
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
C28000 5 60.0 40.0 . .
3.1.1 capable of—as used in this specification, the test need
C33000 3 66.0 33.5 0.5 .
not be performed by the producer of the material. However,
C33200 4 66.0 32.4 1.6 .
C37000 6 60.0 39.0 1.0 .
should subsequent testing by the purchaser establish that the
C44300 . 71 27.5 . 1.00
material does not meet these requirements the material shall be
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subject to rejection.
A
Alloy Designations of ASTM Specification B 135 – 63 which was published in
the 1966 Book of ASTM Standards, Part 5.
4. Ordering Information
NOTE 1—This specification is the metric companion of Specification
4.1 Orders for material under this specification shall include
B 135.
the following information:
1.2 Warning—Mercury is a definite health hazard in use
4.1.1 Alloy (Section 1),
and disposal. (See 10.1.)
4.1.2 Temper (Section 7),
4.1.3 Whether tension tests are required (for drawn tempers
2. Referenced Documents
only (see 8.1)),
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.1.4 Dimensions, the diameter or distance between parallel
B 153 Test Method for Expansion (Pin Test) of Copper and
surfaces and wall thickness (see 11.2 and 11.3),
Copper-Alloy Pipe and Tubing
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,
ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB05onCopper
4.1.8 Hydrostatic pressure test, when specified, and
and CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.04 on Pipe
4.1.9 Pneumatic test, when specified.
and Tube.
Current edition approved March 15, 2006. Published April 2006. Originally
e1
5. General Requirements
approved in 1984. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as B 135M – 00 .
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
5.1 Material furnished under this specification shall con-
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
form to the applicable requirements of the current edition of
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. Specification B 251M.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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B 135M – 00 (2006)
NOTE 2—Tube of Copper Alloy UNS No. C23000, when specified to
6. Chemical Composition
meettherequirementsoftheASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCode,shall
6.1 Thematerialshallconformtothechemicalrequirements
have in the annealed condition a minimum tensile strength of 275 MPa
specified in Table 1.
and a minimum yield strength of 80 MPa at 0.5 % extension under load,
6.2 These specification limits do not preclude the presence
in which case the provisions for grain size and Rockwell hardness in 8.2
of other elements. Limits for unnamed elements are to be do not apply.
established by agreement between manufacturer or supplier
8. Mechanical Properties
and purchaser.
8.1 Drawn Temper—Tube shall conform to the mechanical
6.2.1 For copper alloys in which zinc is specified as the
properties prescribed in Table 2. Tension tests are required for
remainder, either copper or zinc shall be taken as the difference
tubes with a wall thickness under (0.508 mm) and for round
between the sum of all the elements analyzed and 100 %.
tubes having an inside diameter under 8.0 mm and for
6.2.1.1 When all the elements in Table 1 are analyzed, their
rectangular including square tubes having a major distance
sum shall be as shown in the following table.
betweeninsideparallelsurfacesunder5.0mm.Thetensiontest
Copper Plus Named
Copper Alloy UNS No. Elements, % min for other sizes of tubes need not be made except when
indicated by the purchaser at the time of placing the order. A
C22000 99.8
convenientmethodofindicatingthatthetensiontestisrequired
C23000 99.8
C26000 99.7 is to specify that “Test procedure ‘T’ is required” (see 4.1.3).
C27000 99.7
When agreement on the Rockwell hardness tests cannot be
C27200 99.7
reached, the tensile strength requirements of Table 2 shall be
C27400 99.7
C28000 99.7
the basis for acceptance or rejection.
C33000 99.6
8.2 Annealed Temper—Tube shall conform to the grain size
C33200 99.6
and Rockwell hardness limits prescribed in Table 3.
C37000 99.6
C44300 99.6
9. Expansion Test for Round Tube
7. Temper
9.1 Tube ordered in the annealed (O) condition, selected for
7.1 DrawnTempers,H—Thetempersofdrawntubeshallbe test, shall be capable of withstanding in accordance with Test
designatedaslight-drawn(H55),drawn(H58),andhard-drawn Method B 153 an expansion of the outside diameter by the
(H80)(seeTable2).Light-drawn(bending)temperisusedonly following amount:
when a tube of some stiffness but yet capable of being bent is
Expansion of Outside
Outside Diameter, mm Diameter, %
needed. Drawn temper is for general purposes and is most
commonly used where there is no specific requirement for high
19.0 and under 20
strength on the one hand or for bending qualities on the other.
Over 19.0 15
Hard-drawn temper is used only where there is need for a tube
The expanded tube shall show no cracking or rupture visible
as strong as is commercially feasible for the sizes indicated.
to the unaided eye. Tube ordered in the drawn (H) condition is
For any combination of diameter and wall thickness not
not subject to this test.
covered under hard-drawn temper, the values given for drawn
NOTE 3—The term “unaided eye,” as used herein, permits the use of
temper shall be used. Rectangular including square tubes shall
corrective spectacles necessary to obtain normal vision.
normally be supplied only in drawn (general purpose) temper.
When there is a need for light-drawn or hard-drawn tempers 9.2 As an alternative to the expansion test for tube over 102
these are to be supplied as agreed upon between the manufac- mm in diameter in the annealed condition, a section 102 mm in
turer and the purchaser. length shall be cut from the end of one of the lengths for a
7.2 Annealed Tempers, O—The tempers of annealed tube flattening test. This 102-mm test specimen shall be flattened so
shall be designated as light anneal (O50) and soft anneal (O60) that a gage set at three times the wall thickness will pass over
(Table 3). the tube freely throughout the flattened part. The tube so tested
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 0.10 max . . 0.07 remainder
C27200 62.0–65.0 0.07 max . . 0.07 remainder
C27400 61.0–64.0 0.10 max . . 0.05 remainder
C28000 59.0–63.0 0.30 max . . 0.07 remainder
A
C33000 65.0–68.0 0.25 –0.7 . . 0.07 remainder
C33200 65.0–68.0 1.5–2.5 . . 0.07 remainder
C37000 59.0–62.0 0.9–1.4 . . 0.15 remainder
C44300 70.0–73.0 0.07 max 0.02–0.06 0.9–1.2 0.06 remainder
A
In the case of CopperAlloy UNS No. C33000 or tube sizes greater than 127 mm in outside diameter, or distance between outside parallel surfaces, the lead content
shall be 0.7 % maximum, no minimum is specified.
B 135M – 00 (2006)
TABLE 2 Mechanical Property Requirements of Drawn Temper Tube
A Outside Diameter, in.
Temper Designation
Tensile Rockwell
or Major Distance
B
Copper Alloy UNS No. Wall Thickness, mm Strength, Hardness
Between Outside
MPa 30T
Standard Former
Parallel Surfaces, mm
C22000 H58 drawn (general purpose) all all 275 min 38 min
C
C22000 H80 hard drawn up to 25, incl 0.050 to 3.0, incl 360 min 55 min
C
C22000 H80 hard drawn over 25 to 40, incl 0.090 to 5.50, incl 360 min 55 min
C
C22000 H80 hard drawn over 50 to 100, incl 1.5 to 6.0, incl 360 min 55 min
C
C23000 H55 light drawn all all 305–400 43–75
C23000 H58 drawn (general purpose) all all 305 min 43 min
C
C23000 H80 hard drawn up to 25, incl 0.050 to 3.0, incl 395 min 65 min
C
C23000 H80 hard drawn over 25 to 50, incl 0.090 to 5.0, incl 395 min 65 min
C
C23000 H80 hard drawn over 50 to 100, incl 1.5 to 6.0, incl 395 min 65 min
C26000, C27000, C27200, H58 drawn (general purpose) all all 370 min 53 min
C27400, C33000,
and C33200
C
C26000, C27000, C27200, H80 hard drawn up to 25, incl 0.050 to 3.0, incl 455 min 70 min
C27400, C33000,
and C33200
C
C26000, C27000, C27200, H80 hard drawn over 25 to 50, incl 0.090 to 5.0, incl 455 min 70 min
C27400, C33000,
and C33200
C
C26000, C27000, C27200, H80 hard drawn over 50 to 100, incl 1.5 to 6.0, incl 455 min 70 min
C27400, C33000,
and C33200
C28000 and H58 drawn (general purpose) all all 370 min 55 min
C37000
C44300 H58 drawn (general purpose) all all 370 min 53 min
C
C44300 H80 hard drawn all all 455 min 70 min
A
Standard designations defined in Classification B 601.
B
Rockwell hardness values shall apply only to tubes having a wall thickness of 0.30 mm or over and to round tubes having an inside diameter of 8.0 mm or over and
torectangularincludingsquaretubeshavinganinsidemajordistancebetweenparallelsurfacesof5.0mmorover.Rockwellhardnessshallbemadeontheinsidesurface
of the tube. When suitable equipment is not available for determining the specified Rockwell hardness, other Rockwell scales and values shall be specified subject to
agreement between the manufacturer and the purchaser.
C
Light-drawn and hard-drawn tempers are available in round tube only.
shall develop no cracks or flaws visible to the unaided eye 11.1.2 Tubes that are not of a size suitable for eddy-current
(Note3)asaresultofthistest.Inmakingtheflatteningtest,the test capabilities shall be tested by the hydrostatic test as
elements shall be slowly flattened by one stroke of the press. described in 11.3.1, or by the pneumatic test as described in
9.3 Drawn temper tube shall not be required to withstand 11.3.2.
these tests.
11.2 Eddy-Current Test—Each tube up to 79 mm in outside
diameter shall be subjected to an eddy-current test. Testing
10. Mercurous Nitrate Test
shall follow the procedure of Practice E 243, except the
10.1 Warning—Mercury is a definite health hazard. Use determination of “end effect” is not required. Tubes shall be
equipment for the detection and removal of mercury vapor. passed through an eddy-current test unit adjusted to provide
Wear rubber gloves when conductiong the test. information on the suitability of the tube for the intended
10.2 When specifically required, test specimens 152 mm in application.
length of both annealed and drawn tempers shall withstand,
11.2.1 Notch-depth standards rounded to the nearest 0.03
after proper cleaning, an immersion for 30 min without
mm shall be 22 % of the nominal wall thickness. The notch-
cracking in the standard mercurous nitrate solution prescribed
depth tolerance shall be 60.01 mm. Alternatively, if the
in Test Method B 154. Immediately after removal from the manufacturer uses speed insensitive eddy-current units that are
solution, the specimen shall be wiped free of excess mercury
equipped so that a fraction of the maximum unbalance signal is
and examined for cracks. able to be selected, the following percent maximum unbalance
signals shall be used.
11. Nondestructive Testing
Maximum Percent
Unbalance Signal
11.1 Unless nondestructive testing has been waived, tubes
Standard Tube Size, mm Magnitude
shall be subjected to a nondestructive test. The manufacturer
shall select the nondestructive test that is most suitable for the
Up to and including 12 0.2
15 to 54 incl 0.3
tube size and the application.
Over 54 to 79 incl 0.4
11.1.1 Eddy-current testing is the standard nondestructive
test, and all tubes of appropriate size shall be eddy-current 11.2.2 Tubes that do not actuate the signalling device of the
tested in accordance with 11.2. eddy-current testers shall be considered as conforming to the
B 135M – 00 (2006)
TABLE 3 Mechanical Property Requirements of Annealed Temper Tube
Rockwell Average Grain
A
Temper Designation
B
Hardness Size, mm
Copper Alloy UNS No. Wall Thickness, mm
Standard Former Scale Max Min Max
C22000 O60 soft anneal up to 1.0, incl 30T 30 0.025 0.060
C22000 O60 soft anneal over 1.0 F 70 0.025 0.060
C
C22000 O50 light anneal up to 1.0, incl 30T 37 0.035
C
C22000 O50 light anneal over 1.0 F 78 0.035
C23000 O60 soft anneal up to 1.0, incl 30T 36 0.025 0.060
C23000 O60 soft anneal over 1.0 F 75 0.025 0.060
C
C23000 O50 light anneal up to 1.0, incl 30T 39 0.035
C
C23000 O50 light anneal over 1.0 F 85 0.035
C26000, C33000, and O60 soft anneal up to 0.080, incl 30T 40 0.025 0.060
C33200
C26000, C33000, and O60 soft anneal over 0.080 F 80 0.025 0.060
C33200
C
C26000, C28000, C33000, O50 light anneal up to 0.080, incl 30T 60 0.035
C332000, and C37000
C
C26000, C28000, C33000, O50 light anneal over 0.080 F 90 0.035
C332000, and C37000
C27000, C27200, and O60 soft anneal up to 0.080, incl 30T 40 0.025 0.060
C27400
C27000, C27200, and O60 soft anneal over 0.080 F 80 0.025 0.060
C27400
C
C27000, C27200, and O50 light anneal up to 0.080, incl 30T 60 0.035
C27400
C
C27000, C27200, and O50 light anneal over 0.080 F 90 0.035
C27400
C44300 O60 soft anneal up to 0.080, incl 30T 40 0.025 0.060
C44300 O60 soft anneal over 0.080 F 80 0.025 0.060
C
C44300 O50 light anneal up to 0.080, incl 30T 60 0.035
C
C44300 O50 light anneal over 0.080 F 90
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