ASTM B43-09
(Specification)Standard Specification for Seamless Red Brass Pipe, Standard Sizes
Standard Specification for Seamless Red Brass Pipe, Standard Sizes
ABSTRACT
This specification covers seamless red brass pipe in all nominal pipe sizes, both regular and extra-strong. The pipe in the annealed temper shall be suitable for use in plumbing, boiler feed lines, and for similar purposes. In the drawn general purpose temper, the pipe shall be suitable for architectural applications, such as guard railings and stair hand railings. The chemical requirements for the specimen are as follows: copper, lead, iron, and zinc. The Specimen will undergo expansion test and the expanded pipe shall show no cracking or rupture visible to the unaided eye. It shall then undergo the mercurous nitrate test to examine if there are cracks. The material shall be passed through an eddy-current testing unit adjusted to provide information on the suitability of the material for the intended application. It shall then undergo the pneumatic test to for visual detection of any leakage, such as by having the material under water or by the pressured-differential method. The material shall be free of defects of a nature that interfere with normal commercial applications. It shall be well cleaned and free of dirt.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification establishes requirements for seamless red brass (Copper Alloy UNS No. C23000) pipe in nominal pipe sizes, both regular and extra-strong. In the annealed temper (O61), the pipe is suitable for use in plumbing, boiler feed lines, and for similar purposes. In the drawn general purpose temper (H58), the pipe is suitable for architectural applications, such as guard railings and stair hand railings.
1.2 Units—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 The following hazard caveat pertains only to the test method portion, Section 9.1.1, 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.
1.4 Warning—Mercury has been designated by EPA and many state agencies as a hazardous material that can cause central nervous system, kidney, and liver damage. Mercury, or its vapor, may be hazardous to health and corrosive to materials. Caution should be taken when handling mercury and mercury-containing products. See the applicable product Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for details and EPA’s website (http://www.epa.gov/mercury/faq.htm) for additional information. Users should be aware that selling mercury or mercury-containing products, or both, in your state may be prohibited by state law. (See 9.2.)
General Information
Relations
Buy Standard
Standards Content (Sample)
NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or withdrawn.
Contact ASTM International (www.astm.org) for the latest information
Designation:B43 −09
StandardSpecification for
1
Seamless Red Brass Pipe, Standard Sizes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B43; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript
epsilon (´) 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* 2. Referenced Documents
2
1.1 This specification establishes requirements for seam- 2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date
3
less red brass (Copper Alloy UNS No. C23000) pipe in of material purchase form a part of this specification to the
nominal pipe sizes, both regular and extra-strong. In the extent referenced herein:
annealed temper (O61), the pipe is suitable for use in 4
2.2 ASTM Standards:
plumbing, boiler feed lines, and for similar purposes. In the
B153 Test Method for Expansion (Pin Test) of Copper and
drawn general purpose temper (H58), the pipe is suitable for
Copper-Alloy Pipe and Tubing
architectural applications, such as guard railings and stair hand
B154 Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper
railings.
Alloys
1.2 Units—The values stated in inch-pound units are to be B601 Classification forTemper Designations for Copper and
regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast
mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
information only and are not considered standard. B858 Test Method forAmmoniaVaporTest for Determining
Susceptibility to Stress Corrosion Cracking in Copper
1.3 The following hazard caveat pertains only to the test
Alloys
method portion, Section 9.1.1, of this specification. This
E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
Determine Conformance with Specifications
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
E243 PracticeforElectromagnetic(Eddy-Current)Examina-
tions prior to use.
tion of Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes
1.4 Warning—Mercury has been designated by EPA and
E255 Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for
many state agencies as a hazardous material that can cause
the Determination of Chemical Composition
central nervous system, kidney, and liver damage. Mercury, or
E478 Test Methods for ChemicalAnalysis of CopperAlloys
its vapor, may be hazardous to health and corrosive to
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the
materials. Caution should be taken when handling mercury and
Unified Numbering System (UNS)
mercury-containing products. See the applicable product Ma-
terial Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for details and EPA’s website
3. Terminology
(http://www.epa.gov/mercury/faq.htm) for additional informa-
3.1 For definitions of terms related to copper and copper
tion. Users should be aware that selling mercury or mercury-
alloys, refer to Terminology B846.
containingproducts,orboth,inyourstatemaybeprohibitedby
state law. (See 9.2.)
4. Ordering Information
4.1 Include the following information when placing orders
1
ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB05onCopper
for product under this specification as applicable:
and CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.04 on Pipe
and Tube.
4.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue,
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2009. Published November 2009. Originally
4.1.2 Temper (see Temper section.),
approved in 1922. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as B43 – 98 (2004). DOI:
4.1.3 Pipe size, regular or extra-strong (see Table 2),
10.1520/B0043-09.
2
For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi-
cation SB-43 in Section II of that Code.
3 4
The system for copper and copper alloys (see Practice E527) is a simple For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
expansion of the former standard designation system accomplished by the addition contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
of a prefix “C” and a suffix “00.” The suffix can be used to accommodate Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
composition variations of the base alloy. 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
1
...
This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation:B43–98 (Reapproved 2004) Designation: B43 – 09
Standard Specification for
1
Seamless Red Brass Pipe, Standard Sizes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B43; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript
epsilon (´) 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*
2 3
1.1 This specification coversestablishes requirements for seamless red brass (Copper Alloy UNS No. C23000) pipe in all
nominal pipe sizes, both regular and extra-strong. In the annealed temper (O61), the pipe is suitable for use in plumbing, boiler
feed lines, and for similar purposes. In the drawn general purpose temper (H58), the pipe is suitable for architectural applications,
such as guard railings and stair hand railings.
1.2 Units—The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are
mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information purposes only. only and are not considered standard.
1.3 Thefollowinghazardcaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section99.1.1,ofthisspecification.Thisstandarddoes
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.
1.4 Warning—Mercury is a definite health hazard in use and disposal. (See 9.1—Mercury has been designated by EPA and
manystateagenciesasahazardousmaterialthatcancausecentralnervoussystem,kidney,andliverdamage.Mercury,oritsvapor,
may be hazardous to health and corrosive to materials. Caution should be taken when handling mercury and mercury-containing
products. See the applicable product Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for details and EPA’s website (http://www.epa.gov/
mercury/faq.htm) for additional information. Users should be aware that selling mercury or mercury-containing products, or both,
in your state may be prohibited by state law. (See 9.2.)
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:
4
2.2 ASTM Standards:
B153 Test Method for Expansion (Pin Test) of Copper and Copper-Alloy Pipe and Tubing
B154 Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper Alloys
B601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper AlloysWrought and Cast
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
B858 Test Method for Ammonia Vapor Test for Determining Susceptibility to Stress Corrosion Cracking in Copper Alloys
E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications E53Test Method for
Determination of
Copper in Unalloyed
Copper by Gravim-
etry
E62Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
1
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee B05 on Copper and CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.04 on Pipe and
Tube.
´1
Current edition approved May 1, 2004. Published May 2004. Originally approved in 1922. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as B43–98 . DOI:
10.1520/B0043-98R04.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2009. Published November 2009. Originally approved in 1922. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as B43 – 98 (2004). DOI:
10.1520/B0043-09.
2
For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specification SB-43 in Section II of that Code.
3
The 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.” The suffix can be used to accommodate composition variations of the base alloy.
4
For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. 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
...
This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation:B43–98 (Reapproved 2004) Designation: B43 – 09
Standard Specification for
1
Seamless Red Brass Pipe, Standard Sizes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B43; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript
epsilon (´) 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*
2 3
1.1 This specification coversestablishes requirements for seamless red brass (Copper Alloy UNS No. C23000) pipe in all
nominal pipe sizes, both regular and extra-strong. In the annealed temper (O61), the pipe is suitable for use in plumbing, boiler
feed lines, and for similar purposes. In the drawn general purpose temper (H58), the pipe is suitable for architectural applications,
such as guard railings and stair hand railings.
1.2 Units—The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are
mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information purposes only. only and are not considered standard.
1.3 Thefollowinghazardcaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section99.1.1,ofthisspecification.Thisstandarddoes
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.
1.4 Warning—Mercury is a definite health hazard in use and disposal. (See 9.1—Mercury has been designated by EPA and
manystateagenciesasahazardousmaterialthatcancausecentralnervoussystem,kidney,andliverdamage.Mercury,oritsvapor,
may be hazardous to health and corrosive to materials. Caution should be taken when handling mercury and mercury-containing
products. See the applicable product Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for details and EPA’s website (http://www.epa.gov/
mercury/faq.htm) for additional information. Users should be aware that selling mercury or mercury-containing products, or both,
in your state may be prohibited by state law. (See 9.2.)
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:
4
2.2 ASTM Standards:
B153 Test Method for Expansion (Pin Test) of Copper and Copper-Alloy Pipe and Tubing
B154 Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper Alloys
B601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper AlloysWrought and Cast
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
B858 Test Method for Ammonia Vapor Test for Determining Susceptibility to Stress Corrosion Cracking in Copper Alloys
E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications E53Test Method for
Determination of
Copper in Unalloyed
Copper by Gravim-
etry
E62Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
1
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee B05 on Copper and CopperAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.04 on Pipe and
Tube.
´1
Current edition approved May 1, 2004. Published May 2004. Originally approved in 1922. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as B43–98 . DOI:
10.1520/B0043-98R04.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2009. Published November 2009. Originally approved in 1922. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as B43 – 98 (2004). DOI:
10.1520/B0043-09.
2
For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specification SB-43 in Section II of that Code.
3
The 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.” The suffix can be used to accommodate composition variations of the base alloy.
4
For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. 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
...
Questions, Comments and Discussion
Ask us and Technical Secretary will try to provide an answer. You can facilitate discussion about the standard in here.