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1. Scope
1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for copper conductor bar, rod, and shapes for electrical (bus) applications and rod, bar, and shapes for general applications.
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
B124/B124M Specification for Copper and Copper Alloy Forging Rod, Bar, and Shapes
B170 Specification for Oxygen-Free Electrolytic CopperRefinery Shapes
B193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials
B216 Specification for Tough-Pitch Fire-Refined CopperRefinery Shapes
B224 Classification of Coppers
B249/B249M Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes and Forgings
B577 Test Methods for Detection of Cuprous Oxide (Hydrogen Embrittlement Susceptibility) in Copper
B601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper AlloysWrought and Cast
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
B900 Practice for Packaging of Copper and Copper Alloy Mill Products for U.S. Government Agencies
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
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
E1004 Test Method for Determining Electrical Conductivity Using the Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Method
E2575 Test Method for Determination of Oxygen in Copper and Copper Alloys by Inert Gas Fusion
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 29.050 (Superconductivity and conducting materials); 77.150.30 (Copper products)
UNSPSC Code
UNSPSC Code 26121541(Bus conductors); 30262200(Copper bars)
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DOI: 10.1520/B0187_B0187M-11
Citation Format
ASTM B187 / B187M-11, Standard Specification for Copper, Bus Bar, Rod, and Shapes and General Purpose Rod, Bar, and Shapes, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2011, www.astm.org
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