Abstract
This specification covers seamless copper and copper-alloy rectangular waveguide tube intended for use as transmission lines in electronic equipment. Four types of material are specified having the following nominal compositions: C10200, C10300, C12000, and C22000. The copper and copper-alloy tubes shall be finished by such cold-working and annealing operations as are necessary to meet the required properties. The material shall conform to the chemical requirements specified. The material shall conform to the Rockwell hardness requirements prescribed. The test specimens of copper UNS nos. C10200, C10300, and C12000 shall be free of cuprous oxide. It is to be expected that samples of Copper UNS Nos. C10200, C10300, and C12000 shall be capable of passing the embrittlement test. It is to be expected that samples of copper UNS nos. C10200, C10300, and C12000 will conform to the prescribed electrical resistivity requirements. Samples for chemical analysis shall be taken accordingly.
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Significance and Use
15.1 For purposes of determining compliance with the specified limits for requirements of chemical composition, hardness, and electrical resistivity, an observed value or a calculated value shall be rounded to the nearest unit in the last right-hand place of the figures of the specified limit in accordance with the rounding method of Practice E29.
1. Scope
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for seamless copper and copper-alloy rectangular tube intended for use as transmission lines in electronic equipment. Five types of material are specified having the following nominal compositions:
| Copper or
Copper Alloy
UNS No. |
Previously
Used Designation | Nominal Composition, % |
|
Copper |
Zinc | Phos-
phorus |
| | | | | |
| C10100 | Copper, Type OFEA | 99.99B | ... | ... |
| C10200 | Copper, Type OFA | 99.95B | ... | ... |
| C10300 | Copper, Type OFXLPA | 99.95B | ... | 0.003 |
| C12000 | Copper, Type DLPA | 99.90B | ... | 0.008 |
| C22000 | Commercial
bronze, 90 % | 90 | 10 | ... |
1.2 The 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
B170 Specification for Oxygen-Free Electrolytic Copper--Refinery Shapes
B193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials
B224 Classification of Coppers
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
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
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)
E255 Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for the Determination of Chemical Composition
E478 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper Alloys
Other Standard
ANSIB46.1 Surface Roughness, Waviness, and Lay Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036.
Keywords
seamless copper and copper alloy rectangular tube; waveguide tube; UNS No. C10100; UNS No. C10200; UNS No. C10300; UNS No. C12000; UNS No. C22000;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 77.150.30 (Copper products)
DOI: 10.1520/B0372-12A
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