ASTM B135-02

Standard Specification for Seamless Brass Tube

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:CopperPreviously Nominal Composition, %AlloyUsedUNSDesignationNo.Copper ZincLeadTinC22000790.010.0 ......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...71.527.5 ...1.00A Alloy Designations of ASTM Specification B135 - 63, which was published in the 1966 Book of ASTM Standards, Part 5.
Note 1—A complete metric companion to Specification B135 has been developed-B135M; therefore, no metric equivalents are presented in this specification.
1.2 Warning—Mercury is a definite health hazard in use and disposal. (See 10.1.)
1.3 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Oct-2002
• ICS: 23.040.15 - Non-ferrous metal pipes
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.04 - Pipe and Tube

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM B135-00 - Standard Specification for Seamless Brass Tube [Metric]
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2002
• Replaced By: ASTM B135-08 - Standard Specification for Seamless Brass Tube
• 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: 10-Oct-2002
• Referred By: ASTM B927/B927M-17 - Standard Specification for Brass Rod, Bar, and Shapes
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: B 135 – 02
Standard Specification for
1
Seamless Brass Tube
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 135; 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* 2.2 ASTM Standards:
B 153 Test Method for Expansion (Pin Test) of Copper and
1.1 This specification covers seamless round and rectangu-
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Copper-Alloy Pipe and Tubing
lar including square copper alloy tube in straight lengths. Ten
B 154 Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper
alloys are specified having the following nominal composi-
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and Copper Alloys
tions:
B 251 Specification for General Requirements for Wrought
Copper Previously Nominal Composition, %
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Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube
Alloy Used
UNS Designa-
B 601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper
2 A
No. tion Copper Zinc Lead Tin
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and Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast
E 243 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Exami-
C22000 7 90.0 10.0 . .
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C23000 1 85.0 15.0 . .
nation of Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes
C26000 2 70.0 30.0 . .
5
E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
C27000 9 65.0 35.0 . .
C27200 8 63.0 37.0 . .
3. Terminology
C27400 . 62.5 37.5 . .
C28000 5 60.0 40.0 . .
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
C33000 3 66.0 33.5 0.5 .
3.1.1 capable of—the test need not be performed by the
C33200 4 66.0 32.4 1.6 .
C37000 6 60.0 39.0 1.0 .
producer of the material. However, if subsequent testing by the
C44300 . 71.5 27.5 . 1.00
purchaser establishes that the material does not meet these
A
Alloy Designations of Specification B 135 – 63, which was published in the
requirements, the material shall be subject to rejection.
1966 Book of ASTM Standards, Part 5.
NOTE 1—A complete metric companion to Specification B 135 has
4. Ordering Information
been developed—B 135M; therefore, no metric equivalents are presented
4.1 Orders for material under the specification shall include
in this specification.
the following information:
1.2 Warning—Mercury is a definite health hazard in use
4.1.1 Alloy (Section 1),
2
and disposal. (See 10.1.)
4.1.2 Temper (Section 7),
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4.1.3 Whether tension tests are required (for drawn tempers
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
only (see 8.1)),
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
4.1.4 Dimensions: diameter or distance between parallel
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
surfaces and wall thickness (see 11.2 and 11.3),
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4.1.5 Length (see 12.4),
4.1.6 Mercurous nitrate test, if required (Section 10),
2. Referenced Documents
4.1.7 Total length of each size,
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date
4.1.8 Hydrostatic pressure test, when specified, and
of material purchase form a part of this specification to the
4.1.9 Pneumatic test, when specified.
extent referenced herein:
5. General Requirements
1
5.1 Material furnished under this specification shall con-
ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB05onCopper
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.
Specification B 251.
Current edition approved Oct. 10, 2002. Published November 2002. Originally
published as B 135 – 40 T. Last previous edition B 135 – 00.
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The UNS system for copper and copper alloys (see Practice E 527) is a simple
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expansion of the former standard designation system accomplished by the addition Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.01.
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of a prefix “C” and a suffix “00.” The suffix can be used to accommodate Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.03.
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composition variations of the base alloy. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.01.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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NOTE 2—Tube of Copper Alloy UNS No. C23000, when specified to
6. Chemical Composition
meettherequirementsofthe ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,shall
6.1 Thematerialshallconformtothechemicalrequirements
have in the annealed condition a minimum tensile strength of 40 ksi and
specified in Table 1.
a minimum yield strength of 12 ksi at 0.5 % extension under load, in
6.2 These specification limits do not preclude the presence
which case the provisions for grain size and Rockwell hardness in 8.2 do
of ot
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Designation:B135–96 Designation: B 135 – 02
Standard Specification for
1
Seamless Brass Tube
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 135; 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.
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 Previously Nominal Composition, %
Alloy Used
UNS Designa-
2 A
No. tion 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 . 71.5 27.5 . 1.00
A
Alloy Designations of ASTM Specification B 135 – 63, which was published in the 1966 Book of ASTM Standards, Part 5.
NOTE 1—A complete metric companion to Specification B 135 has been developed—B 135M; therefore, no metric equivalents are presented in this
specification.
2
1.2 Warning—Mercury is a definite health hazard in use and disposal. (See 10.1.)
1.3 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.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date of material purchase form a part of this specification to the extent
referenced herein:
2.2 ASTM Standards:
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B 153 Test Method for Expansion (Pin Test) of Copper and Copper-Alloy Pipe and Tubing
3
B 154 Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper and Copper Alloys
3
B 251 Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube
3
B 601Practice Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast
4
E 243 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) TestingExamination of Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes
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E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee B-5B05 on Copper and CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.04 on Pipe
and Tube.
CurrenteditionapprovedAprilOct.10,1996.2002.PublishedJune1996.November2002.OriginallypublishedasB 135 – 40 T.LastpreviouseditionB135–95.B 135 – 00.
2
The UNS system for copper and copper alloys (see Practice E 527) is a simple expansion of the former standard designation system accomplished by the addition of
a prefix “C” and a suffix “00.” The suffix can be used to accommodate composition variations of the base alloy.
3
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.01.
4
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.03.
5
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.01.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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3.1.1 capable of—as used in this specification, the —the test need not be performed by the producer of the material. However,
shouldif subsequent testing by the purchaser establishes that the material does not meet these requirements, the material shall be
subject to revision. rejection.
4. Ordering Information
4.1 Orders for material under the 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: diameter or distance between parallel surfaces and wall thickness (see 11.2 and 11.3),
4.1.5Length (see section 11.4),
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 251.
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