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ASTM B 88 Document Information:
Title
Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Water Tube
ASTM International
Publication Date:
Oct 1, 2003
Scope:
This specification covers seamless copper water tube suitable for
general plumbing, similar
applications for the conveyance of fluids, and commonly used with
solder, flared, or
compression-type fittings. The type of copper water tube suitable for
any particular application is
determined by the internal or external fluid pressure, by the
installation and service conditions,
and by local requirements. Means of joining or bending are also
factors which affect the selection
of the type of tube to be used(Footnote 2).
NOTE 1 - Annealed tube is suitable for use with flared or compression
fittings, and with
solder-type fittings, provided rounding and sizing of the tube ends is
performed where needed.
NOTE 2 - Drawn temper tube is suitable for use with solder-type
fittings. Types K and L tube, in
the drawn temper, are suitable for use with certain types and sizes of
compression fittings.
NOTE 3 - A complete metric companion to Specification B 88 has been
developed - B 88M; therefore,
no metric equivalents are presented in this specification.
NOTE 4 - Fittings used for soldered or brazed connections in plumbing
systems are described in ASME
B16.18 and ASME B16.22.
The tube shall be produced from the following coppers, and the
manufacturer has the option to
supply any one of them, unless otherwise specified.
The assembly of copper plumbing or fire sprinkler systems by soldering
is described in Practice B
828.
Solders for joining copper potable water or fire sprinkler systems are
covered by Specification B
32. The requirements for acceptable fluxes for these systems are
covered by Specification B 813.
The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test methods
portion, Section 15, 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.
Footnote * - A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this Standard.
Footnote 2 - The UNS system for copper and copper alloys (see Practice E 527) is a simple
expansion of the former standard designation system accomplished by the addition
of a prefix ¿C¿ and a suffix ¿00.¿ The suffix is permitted to be used to accommodate
composition variations of the base alloy.
Keywords:
- copper tube
- seamless
- water tube
- UNS No. C10200
- UNS No. C12000
- UNS No. C12200
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