1. 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 be made from one of the following coppers, as denoted in the ordering information:
| Previously | |
| Copper | Used Desig- | |
| UNS No. | nation | Type of Copper |
| | |
| C10100 | OFE | Oxygen-free, electronic |
| C10200 | OF | Oxygen-free without residual deoxidants |
| C10300 | — | Oxygen-free, extra low phosphorus |
C10400, C10500,
C10700 | OFS | Oxygen-free, silver bearing |
| C11000 | ETP | Electrolytic tough pitch |
C11300, C11400,
C11600 | STP | Silver-bearing tough pitch |
| C12000 | DLP | Phosphorized, low residual phosphorus |
1.2 Unless otherwise specified, any one of the above coppers may be furnished.
1.3 Units—Values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units, which are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) 
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
B193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials
B428 Test Method for Angle of Twist in Rectangular and Square Copper and Copper Alloy Tube
B577 Test Methods for Detection of Cuprous Oxide (Hydrogen Embrittlement Susceptibility) in Copper
B601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys--Wrought and Cast
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E53 Test Method for Determination of Copper in Unalloyed Copper by Gravimetry
E62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
E243 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Examination of Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes
E255 Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for the Determination of Chemical Composition
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
Keywords
copper bus pipe; copper bus tube; electrical conductors; extra strong; regular; standard sizes; Copper UNS Nos. C10100; C10200; C10300; C10400; C10500; C10700; C11000; C11300; C11400; C11600; C12000; Copper pipe--specifications; Copper tube--specifications; Extra-strong copper bus pipe/tube; Seamless Cu/Cu alloy pipe--specifications; Seamless Cu/Cu alloy tube--specifications; UNS C10100 (oxygen-free copper)--pipe/tube; UNS C10200--pipe/tube (seamless/welded); UNS C10300--pipe/tube (seamless/welded); UNS C10400 (oxygen-free copper with silver, OFS); UNS C10500 (oxygen-free copper with silver, OFS); UNS C10700 (oxygen-free copper with silver, OFS); UNS C11000 (electrolytic tough pitch coper (ETP)); UNS C11300 (silver-bearing tough pitch, STP); UNS C11400 (silver-bearing tough pitch, STP); UNS C11600 (silver-bearing tough pitch, STP); UNS C12000--pipe/tube (seamless/welded);
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 77.150.30 (Copper products)
DOI: 10.1520/B0188-09
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