ASTM B251M-97

Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube [Metric]

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers a group of general requirements common to several wrought product specifications. Unless otherwise specified in the purchase order, or in an individual specification, these general requirements shall apply to copper and copper-alloy tube supplied under Specifications B 68, B 75, B 135, and B 466.  
Note 1-This specification is the metric companion of Specification B 251.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-1996
• ICS: 77.150.30 - Copper products
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.04 - Pipe and Tube

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM B251M-97(2003) - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube [Metric]
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: B 251M – 97
METRIC
Standard Specification for
General Requirements for Wrought Seamless Copper and
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Copper-Alloy Tube [Metric]
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 251M; 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 B 643 Specification for Copper-Beryllium Alloy Seamless
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Tube
1.1 This specification covers a group of general require-
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E 3 Methods of Preparation of Metallographic Specimens
ments common to several wrought product specifications.
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E 8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
Unless otherwise specified in the purchase order, or in an
E 18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell
individual specification, these general requirements shall apply
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Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
to copper and copper-alloy tube supplied under Specifications
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
B 68, B 75, B 135, and B 466.
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Determine Conformance with Specifications
NOTE 1—This specification is the metric companion of Specification 6
E 53 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper
B 251.
E 55 Practice for Sampling Wrought Nonferrous Metals and
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Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition
2. Referenced Documents
E 62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date
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Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
of material purchase form a part of this specification to the
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E 112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
extent referenced herein:
E 478 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper
2.2 ASTM Standards:
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Alloys
B 68 Specification for Seamless Copper Tube, Bright An-
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nealed
3. Terminology
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B 75 Specification for Seamless Copper Tube
3.1 Definitions:
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B 135 Specification for Seamless Brass Tube
3.1.1 average diameter (for round tubes only)—the average
B 153 Test Method for Expansion (Pin Test) of Copper and
of the maximum and minimum outside diameters, or maximum
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Copper-Alloy Pipe and Tubing
and minimum inside diameters, whichever is applicable, as
B 154 Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper
determined at any one cross section of the tube.
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and Copper Alloys
3.1.2 coil—a length of the product wound into a series of
B 170 Specification for Oxygen-Free Electrolytic Copper—
connected turns. The unqualified term “coil” as applied to tube
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Refinery Shapes
usually refers to a bunched coil.
B 193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor
3.1.2.1 bunched—a coil in which the turns are bunched and
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Materials
held together such that the cross section of the bunched turns
B 428 Test Method for Angle of Twist in Rectangular and
is approximately circular.
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Square Copper and Copper Alloy Tube
3.1.2.2 double layer flat—a coil in which the product is
B 466 Specification for Seamless Copper-Nickel Pipe and
spirally wound into two connected disk-like layers such that
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Tube
one layer is on top of the other. (Sometimes called “double
layer pancake coil” or “double layer spirally wound coil.”)
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 on Copper
and Copper Alloysand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.04on Pipe
and Tube.
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Current edition approved Feb. 10, 1997. Published April 1997. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01.
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published as B 251M – 79. Last previous edition B 251M – 93. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.01. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.03. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.06.
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B251M–97
3.1.2.3 level or traverse wound—a coil in which the turns 3.1.3.9 stock with ends—stock lengths, including ends.
are wound into layers parallel to the axis of the coil such that 3.1.4 reel or spool—a cylindrical device that has a rim at
successive turns in a given layer are next to one another. each end and an axial hole for a shaft or spindle, and on which
(Sometimes called “helical coil.”) the product is wound to facilitate handling and shipping.
3.1.2.4 level or traverse wound on a reel or spool—a coil in 3.1.5 tube—a hollow product of round or any other cross
which
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