This specification establishes the requirements for high conductivity, tough-pitch, copper wire bars, cakes, slabs, billets, ingots, and ingot bars. Copper wires under this specification include UNS C113000, C11400, C11500 and C11600, C12000, C12200, C12300, and C14500. The maximum values of mass resistivity for wire bars, cakes, slabs, and billets, for electrical use and for other uses, shall conform to the specified requirements. Samples for the electrical resistivity test of electrolytic copper, electrorefined copper, electrowon copper, and fire-refined copper shall be fabricated into a rod. The external oxide shall be removed, the rod cold drawn into a wire of a specific diameter, and cut into sampling lengths. The resulting specimen shall be annealed and quickly cooled in an inert atmosphere. The mean resistivity shall be determined as the mean of the observations from the test on the wires.

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Significance and Use

Calculated values shall be rounded to the specified number of places in accordance with Practice E29.

1. Scope

1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for high conductivity, tough-pitch, copper wire bars, cakes, slabs, billets, ingots, and ingot bars.

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

Keywords

billets; cakes; electrolytic copper; electrorefined copper; electrowon copper; fire-refined copper; high-conductivity copper; ingots; ingot bars; refinery shapes; slabs; tough-pitch copper; wire bars; Capillary processing; Copper alloy tube--specifications; Copper (electrolytic); Copper fittings; Copper (refined/refinery shapes)--specifications; Copper tube--specifications; Corrosive service applications--copper; Electrolytic tough pitch coppers; Flux; High-conductivity copper; Solder/soldering applications--specifications; Tough pitch coppers; UNS C11020 (fire-refined, high-conductivity tough-pitch (FRHC)); UNS C11000 (electrolytic tough pitch coper (ETP)); UNS C11300 (silver-bearing tough pitch, STP); UNS C11400 (silver-bearing tough pitch, STP); UNS C11500 (tough pitch copper with silver (STP)); UNS C11600 (silver-bearing tough pitch, STP); UNS C12000 (phosphorus deoxidized, low residual phosphorus copper (DLP)); UNS C12200--refinery shapes; UNS C12300 (silver-bearing, high residual phosphorus copper); UNS C14200--refinery shapes; UNS C14500 (phosphorus deoxidized copper, tellurium bearing); Capillary processing; Copper alloy tube--specifications; Copper (electrolytic); Copper fittings; Copper (refined/refinery shapes)--specifications; Copper tube--specifications; Corrosive service applications--copper; Electrolytic tough pitch coppers; Flux; High-conductivity copper; Solder/soldering applications--specifications; Tough pitch coppers; UNS C11020 (fire-refined, high-conductivity tough-pitch (FRHC)); UNS C11000 (electrolytic tough pitch coper (ETP)); UNS C11300 (silver-bearing tough pitch, STP); UNS C11400 (silver-bearing tough pitch, STP); UNS C11500 (tough pitch copper with silver (STP)); UNS C11600 (silver-bearing tough pitch, STP); UNS C12000 (phosphorus deoxidized, low residual phosphorus copper (DLP)); UNS C12200--refinery shapes; UNS C12300 (silver-bearing, high residual phosphorus copper); UNS C14200--refinery shapes; UNS C14500 (phosphorus deoxidized copper, tellurium bearing);

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 77.150.30 (Copper products)

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