ASTM B188-00

Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Bus Pipe and Tube

SCOPE
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for seamless copper bus pipe and tube intended for use as electrical conductors.
1.1.1 The product shall normally be made from one of the following coppers, as denoted in the ordering information: PreviouslyCopperUsed Desig-UNS No.nation Type of Copper C10100  OFE Oxygen-free, electronic C10200 OFOxygen-free without residual deoxidantsC10300 -Oxygen-free, extra low phosphorusC10400, C10500,C10700OFS Oxygen-free, silver bearingC11000 ETPElectrolytic tough pitchC11300, C11400,C11600STP Silver-bearing tough pitchC12000 DLPPhosphorized, low residual phosphorus
1.2 Other coppers may be agreed upon between purchaser and supplier. Unless otherwise specified, any one of the above coppers may be furnished.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Apr-2002
• ICS: 77.150.30 - Copper products
• Technical Committee: B05 - Copper and Copper Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B05.04 - Pipe and Tube

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM B188-02 - Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Bus Pipe and Tube
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F68-16 - Standard Specification for Oxygen-Free Copper in Wrought Forms for Electron Devices
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: B 188 – 00
Standard Specification for
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Seamless Copper Bus Pipe and Tube
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 188; 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.
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1. Scope * E 8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
E 18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for seam-
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Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
less copper bus pipe and tube intended for use as electrical
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
conductors.
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Determine Conformance with Specifications
1.1.1 The product shall normally be made from one of the
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E 53 Test Methods for Determination of Copper in Unal-
following coppers, as denoted in the ordering information:
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loyed Copper by Gravimetry
Previously
E 62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and
Copper Used Desig-
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UNS No. nation Type of Copper
Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
E 243 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Exami-
C10100 OFE Oxygen-free, electronic
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nation of Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes
C10200 OF Oxygen-free without residual deoxidants
C10300 — Oxygen-free, extra low phosphorus
E 255 Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for
C10400, C10500, OFS Oxygen-free, silver bearing
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Determination of Chemical Composition
C10700
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E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
C11000 ETP Electrolytic tough pitch
C11300, C11400, STP Silver-bearing tough pitch
C11600
3. Terminology
C12000 DLP Phosphorized, low residual phosphorus
3.1 Definitions:
1.2 Other coppers may be agreed upon between purchaser
3.1.1 average diameter (for round tubes only), n—the
and supplier. Unless otherwise specified, any one of the above
average of the maximum and minimum outside diameters, or
coppers may be furnished.
maximum and minimum inside diameters, whichever is appli-
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are the standard.
cable, as determined at any one cross section of the tube.
The values given in parentheses are for information only.
3.1.2 bus pipe or tube, n—a high-conductivity copper tubu-
lar product used as an electrical conductor.
2. Referenced Documents
3.1.3 lengths, n—straight pieces of the product.
2.1 The following documents form a part of this specifica-
3.1.3.1 lengths, ends, n—straight pieces, shorter than the
tion to the extent referenced herein:
nominal length, left over after cutting the product into mill
2.2 ASTM Standards:
lengths, stock lengths, or specific lengths. They are subject to
B 193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor
minimum length and maximum weight requirements.
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Materials
3.1.3.2 lengths, specific, n—straight lengths that are uni-
B 428 Test Method for Angle of Twist in Rectangular and
form in length, as specified, and subject to established length
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Square Copper and Copper Alloy Tube
tolerances.
B 577 Test Methods for Detection of Cuprous Oxide (Hy-
3.1.3.3 lengths, specific with ends, n—specific lengths, in-
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drogen Embrittlement Susceptibility) in Copper
cluding ends.
B 601 Practice for Temper Designations for Copper and
3.1.3.4 lengths, standard, n—uniform lengths recom-
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Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast
mended in a Simplified Practice Recommendation or estab-
lished as a Commercial Standard.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 on Copper
3.1.3.5 lengths, stock, n—straight lengths that are mill cut
and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.04 on Pipe
and stored in advance of orders. They are usually 12 or 20 ft
and Tube.
(3.66 or 6.10 m) and subject to established length tolerances.
Current edition approved Nov. 10, 2000. Published January 2001. Originally
published as B 188 – 44 T. Last previous edition B 188 – 96.
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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 03.01.
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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 14.02.
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composition variations of the base alloy. 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 03.03.
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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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