ASTM F68-16

Standard Specification for Oxygen-Free Copper in Wrought Forms for Electron Devices

ABSTRACT
This specification establishes the requirements for wrought forms and fabricated shapes of oxygen-free copper with UNS No. C10100 suitable for use in electron devices. Specimens shall be appropriately sampled and shall undergo hydrogen embrittlement (reverse bend) test, special macro examination, and special microscopical examination. Materials shall adhere to specified mechanical, dimensional, chemical composition, electrical resistivity, and grain size requirements.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for wrought and fabricated shapes made from Copper UNS2 No. C10100, conforming to the chemical requirements of Specification B170, Grade 1, and suitable for use in electron devices.  
1.2 The requirements of this specification are in addition to those prescribed in the following product specifications appropriate to the material being ordered: B1, B2, B3, B75/B75M, B152/B152M, B170, B187/B187M, B188, B272, and B372. In case of conflict, however, this specification shall take precedence.  
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.  
1.3.1 Exception—grain sizes are in metric units and are standard.  
1.4 The following safety hazard caveat applies to sections 17.4, 17.5 and 18.7 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: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2016
• ICS: 77.150.30 - Copper products
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.02 - Rod, Bar, Wire, Shapes and Forgings

Relations

• Refers: ASTM B187/B187M-15 - Standard Specification for Copper, Bus Bar, Rod, and Shapes and General Purpose Rod, Bar, and Shapes
• Effective Date: 01-May-2015
• Refers: ASTM B188-15 - Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Bus Pipe and Tube
• Effective Date: 01-May-2015
• Refers: ASTM B188-15e1 - Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Bus Pipe and Tube
• Effective Date: 01-May-2015
• Refers: ASTM B1-13(2018) - Standard Specification for Hard-Drawn Copper Wire
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2018
• Refers: ASTM B2-13(2018) - Standard Specification for Medium-Hard-Drawn Copper Wire
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2018
• Refers: ASTM B577-19 - Standard Test Methods for Detection of Cuprous Oxide (Hydrogen Embrittlement Susceptibility) in Copper
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2019
• Refers: ASTM B272-12(2019) - Standard Specification for Copper Flat Products with Finished (Rolled or Drawn) Edges (Flat Wire and Strip)
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2019
• Refers: ASTM B577-16 - Standard Test Methods for Detection of Cuprous Oxide (Hydrogen Embrittlement Susceptibility) in Copper
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2016
• Refers: ASTM B187/B187M-16 - Standard Specification for Copper, Bus Bar, Rod, and Shapes and General Purpose Rod, Bar, and Shapes
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2016
• Refers: ASTM B846-19 - Standard Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2019
• Refers: ASTM B846-19a - Standard Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2019
• Refers: ASTM B152/B152M-19 - Standard Specification for Copper Sheet, Strip, Plate, and Rolled Bar
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2019
• Refers: ASTM B170-99(2015) - Standard Specification for Oxygen-Free Electrolytic Copper—Refinery Shapes
• Effective Date: 15-Oct-2015
• Refers: ASTM B75/B75M-19 - Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2019
• Refers: ASTM B75/B75M-20 - Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2020
• Refers: ASTM B187/B187M-19 - Standard Specification for Copper, Bus Bar, Rod, and Shapes and General Purpose Rod, Bar, and Shapes
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-2019
• Refers: ASTM B193-16 - Standard Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2016
• Refers: ASTM B3-13(2018) - Standard Specification for Soft or Annealed Copper Wire
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2018

Standards Content (Sample)

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: F68 − 16
Standard Specification for
Oxygen-Free Copper in Wrought Forms for Electron
1
Devices
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F68; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* B3 Specification for Soft or Annealed Copper Wire
B75/B75M Specification for Seamless Copper Tube
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for
2 B152/B152M Specification for Copper Sheet, Strip, Plate,
wrought and fabricated shapes made from Copper UNS No.
and Rolled Bar
C10100, conforming to the chemical requirements of Specifi-
B170 Specification for Oxygen-Free Electrolytic Copper—
cation B170, Grade 1, and suitable for use in electron devices.
Refinery Shapes
1.2 The requirements of this specification are in addition to
B187/B187M Specification for Copper, Bus Bar, Rod, and
those prescribed in the following product specifications appro-
Shapes and General Purpose Rod, Bar, and Shapes
priate to the material being ordered: B1, B2, B3, B75/B75M,
B188 Specification for Seamless Copper Bus Pipe and Tube
B152/B152M, B170, B187/B187M, B188, B272, and B372. In
B193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor
case of conflict, however, this specification shall take prece-
Materials
dence.
B272 Specification for Copper Flat Products with Finished
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded (Rolled or Drawn) Edges (Flat Wire and Strip)
B372 Specification for Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only Rectangular Waveguide Tube
B577 Test Methods for Detection of Cuprous Oxide (Hydro-
and are not considered standard.
1.3.1 Exception—grain sizes are in metric units and are gen Embrittlement Susceptibility) in Copper
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
standard.
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
1.4 The following safety hazard caveat applies to sections
Determine Conformance with Specifications
17.4, 17.5 and 18.7 of this specification: This standard does not
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the
with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard
Unified Numbering System (UNS)
to establish appropriate safety and health practices and
2.2 ASTM Adjunct:
determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to
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Comparison Chart
use.
3. Terminology
2. Referenced Documents
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3.1 For definitions of terms related to this product, refer to
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Terminology B846.
B1 Specification for Hard-Drawn Copper Wire
B2 Specification for Medium-Hard-Drawn Copper Wire
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.2.1 rms, n—root-mean-square, a statistical measure of
1 surface roughness usually determined by means of a profilome-
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 on Copper
and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.02 on Rod, ter.
Bar, Wire, Shapes and Forgings.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2016. Published November 2016. Originally
4. Ordering Information
approved in 1966. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as F68 – 10. DOI:
10.1520/F0068-16. 4.1 Include the following specified choices when placing
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The UNS System for copper and copper alloys (see Practice E527) is a simple
orders for product under this specification, as appropriate:
expansion of the former standard designation system accomplished by the addition
4.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue of both Specifi-
of a prefix “C” and a suffix “00.” The suffix can be used to accommodate
cation F68 and the basic product specification involved,
composition variations of the base alloy.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on Available from ASTM International Headquarters. Order Adjunct No.
the ASTM website. ADJF0068. Original adjunct produced in 1966.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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Designation: F68 − 10 F68 − 16
Standard Specification for
Oxygen-Free Copper in Wrought Forms for Electron
1
Devices
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F68; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope*
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1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for wrought and fabricated shapes made from Copper UNS No. C10100,
conforming to the chemical requirements of Specification B170, Grade 1, and suitable for use in electron devices.
1.2 The requirements of this specification are in addition to those prescribed in the following product specifications appropriate
to the material being ordered: B1, B2, B3, B75B75/B75M, B75M, B152/B152M, B170, B187/B187M, B188, B272, and B372.
In case of conflict, however, this specification shall take precedence.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.3.1 Exception—grain sizes are in metric units and are standard.
1.4 The following safety hazard caveat applies to sections 17.4, 17.5 and 18.7 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.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
B1 Specification for Hard-Drawn Copper Wire
B2 Specification for Medium-Hard-Drawn Copper Wire
B3 Specification for Soft or Annealed Copper Wire
B75B75/B75M Specification for Seamless Copper Tube
B75M Specification for Seamless Copper Tube (Metric)
B152/B152M Specification for Copper Sheet, Strip, Plate, and Rolled Bar
B170 Specification for Oxygen-Free Electrolytic Copper—Refinery Shapes
B187/B187M Specification for Copper, Bus Bar, Rod, and Shapes and General Purpose Rod, Bar, and Shapes
B188 Specification for Seamless Copper Bus Pipe and Tube
B193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials
B272 Specification for Copper Flat Products with Finished (Rolled or Drawn) Edges (Flat Wire and Strip)
B372 Specification for Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Rectangular Waveguide Tube
B577 Test Methods for Detection of Cuprous Oxide (Hydrogen Embrittlement Susceptibility) in Copper
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 on Copper and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.02 on Rod, Bar,
Wire, Shapes and Forgings.
Current edition approved April 1, 2010Oct. 1, 2016. Published May 2010November 2016. Originally approved in 1966. Last previous edition approved in 20092010 as
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F68 – 05F68 – 10. . DOI: 10.1520/F0068-10.10.1520/F0068-16.
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The UNS System for copper and copper alloys (see Practice E527) is a simple expansion of the former standard designation system accomplished by the addition of
a prefix “C” and a suffix “00”.“00.” The suffix can be used to accommodate composition variations of the base alloy.
3
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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Comparison Chart
3. Terminology
3.1 For definitions of terms related to this product, refer to Terminology B846.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.2.1 extrusion pipe, n—a lamination resulting from the flow of the oxide surface of a billet into the article being extruded and
usually confined to the trailing-end portion of the extruded product.
3.2.1 rms, n—root-mean-square, a statistical measure of surface roughn
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