ASTM B75-99

Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube

SCOPE
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for seamless round, rectangular, and square copper tube suitable for general engineering applications.  
1.1.1 Tubes made from any of the following Copper UNS No. designations may be supplied unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order:  Copper UNS No. Type of Copper C10100 Oxygen-free electronic C10200 Oxygen-free without residual deoxidants C10300 Oxygen-free, extra low phosphorus C10800 Oxygen-free, low phosphorus C12000 Phosphorus deoxidized, low residual phosphorus C12200 Phosphorus deoxidized, high residual phosphorus
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are the standard except for grain size values which are given in SI units.  
1.3 This specification is the companion to SI Specification B75M; therefore no SI equivalents are presented in this specification.  
1.4 The following hazard statement pertains only to the test method described in Sections 20.5.2.1, 21.2.9, and 21.2.10 of this specification: 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-Sep-1999
• ICS: 77.150.30 - Copper products
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.04 - Pipe and Tube

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM B75-02 - Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F2643-20 - Standard Specification for Powered Pot, Pan and Utensil Washing Sinks
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1999
• Referred By: ASTM F860-07(2018)e1 - Standard Specification for Hot Water Sanitizing Commercial Dishwashing Machines, Multiple Tank, Rackless Conveyor Type
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1999
• Referred By: ASTM F1150-22 - Standard Specification for Commercial Food Waste Pulper and Waterpress Assembly
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1999
• Referred By: ASTM F1899-14a(2019) - Standard Specification for Food Waste Pulper Without Waterpress Assembly
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1999
• Referred By: ASTM F721-18(2022) - Standard Specification for Gauge Piping Assemblies
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1999
• Referred By: ASTM F1203-22 - Standard Specification for Washing Machines—Pot, Pan, and Utensil, Heat Sanitizing, Commercial Rotary Conveyor Type
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1999
• Referred By: ASTM F917-19 - Standard Specification for Commercial Food Waste Disposers
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1999
• Referred By: ASTM F857-17 - Standard Specification for Hot Water and Chemical Sanitizing Commercial Dishwashing Machines, Stationary Rack Type
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1999
• Referred By: ASTM F1202-22 - Standard Specification for Washing Machines, Heat Sanitizing, Commercial, Pot, Pan, and Utensil Vertically Oscillating Arm Type
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1999
• Referred By: ASTM F3215-22 - Standard Specification for Food Waste Dehydrators
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1999

Standards Content (Sample)

Designation: B 75 – 99
Standard Specification for
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Seamless Copper Tube
ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB75;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginal
adoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscript
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 * B193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor
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2 Materials
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for
B251 Specification for General Requirements for Wrought
seamless round, rectangular, and square copper tube suitable
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Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube
for general engineering applications.
B577 Test Methods for Detection of Cuprous Oxide (Hy-
1.1.1 Tubes made from any of the following Copper UNS
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drogen Embrittlement Susceptibility) in Copper
No.designationsshallbesuppliedunlessotherwisespecifiedin
B601 Practice for Temper Designations for Copper and
the contract or purchase order:
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Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast
Copper UNS No. Type of Copper
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E3 Practice for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens
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C10100 Oxygen-free electronic
E8 TestMethodsforTensionTestingofMetallicMaterials
C10200 Oxygen-free without residual deoxidants
E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell
C10300 Oxygen-free, extra low phosphorus
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Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
C10800 Oxygen-free, low phosphorus
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C12000 Phosphorus deoxidized, low residual phosphorus
E53 Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper
C12200 Phosphorus deoxidized, high residual phosphorus
E62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and
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1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are the standard
Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
except for grain size values which are given in SI units.
E112 Test Methods for Determining the Average Grain
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1.3 This specification is the companion to SI Specification
Size
B75M; therefore no SI equivalents are presented in this
E243 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Exami-
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specification.
nation of Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes
1.4 The following hazard statement pertains only to the test
E255 Practice for Sampling Copper and CopperAlloys for
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method described in Sections 20.5.2.1, 21.2.9, and 21.2.10 of Determination of Chemical Composition
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this specification: This standard does not purport to address all
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3. Terminology, Specific
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applicabil- 3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
ity of regulatory limitations prior to use. 3.1.1 capable of—the test need not be performed by the
producer of the material. However, should subsequent testing
2. Referenced Documents
bythepurchaserestablishthatthematerialdoesnotmeetthese
2.1 ASTM Standards:
requirements, the material shall be subject to rejection.
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B75M Specification for Seamless Copper Tube [Metric] 3.1.2 unaided eye, n—visual inspection without the use of
B153 Test Method for Expansion (Pin Test) of Copper and
special equipment or enhancement excepting the use of cor-
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Copper-Alloy Pipe and Tubing rective lenses.
B170 SpecificationforOxygen-FreeElectrolyticCopper—
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4. Ordering Information
Refinery Shapes
4.1 Include the following information in orders for prod-
ucts.
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ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB05onCopper
and CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.04 on Pipe
and Tube.
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Current edition approved Sept. 10, 1999. Published December 1999. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.03.
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published as B75–28T. Last previous edition B75–97. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01.
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For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications refer to related Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05.
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Specification SB-75 in Section II of that Code. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.03.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.01. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.01.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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B75
4.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue (for example, 6.1.1 Thesespecificationlimitsdonotprecludethepresence
B75–99), of other elements. When included in the contract or purchase
TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
Composition, %
Element Copper UNS No.
A B
C10100 C10200 C10300 C10800 C12000 C12200 C14200
C
Copper , min 99.99 99.95 . . 99.90 99.9 99.40
C
Copper + . . 99.95 99.95 . . .
phosphorus, min
Phosphorus . . 0.001–0.005 0.005–0.012 0.004–0.012 0.015–0.040 0.015–0.040
Arsenic . . . . . . 0.15–0.50
A
Refer to Table 1, Che
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