ASTM B88-02

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Designation: B 88 – 02
Standard Specification for
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Seamless Copper Water Tube
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 88; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A superscript
epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope * 2. Referenced Documents
1.1 This specification covers Copper UNS No. C12200 2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date
seamless copper water tube suitable for general plumbing, of material purchase form a part of this specification to the
similar applications for the conveyance of fluids, and com- extent referenced herein:
monly used with solder, flared, or compression-type fittings. 2.2 ASTM Standards:
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The type of copper water tube suitable for any particular B 32 Specification for Solder Metal
application is determined by the internal or external fluid B 88M Specification for Seamless Copper Water Tube
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pressure, by the installation and service conditions, and by [Metric]
local requirements. Means of joining or bending are also B 153 Test Method for Expansion (Pin Test) of Copper and
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factors which affect the selection of the type of tube to be Copper-Alloy Pipe and Tubing
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used. B 601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper
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and Copper Alloys—Wrought and Cast
NOTE 1—Annealed tube is suitable for use with flared or compression
B 813 Specification for Liquid and Paste Fluxes for Solder-
fittings, and with solder-type fittings, provided rounding and sizing of the
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ing Applications of Copper and Copper Alloy Tube
tube ends is performed where needed.
B 828 Practice for Making Capillary Joints by Soldering of
NOTE 2—Drawn temper tube is suitable for use with solder-type
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fittings. Types K and L tube, in the drawn temper, are suitable for use with
Copper and Copper Alloy Tube and Fittings
certain types and sizes of compression fittings.
E 2 Methods of Preparation of Micrographs of Metals and
NOTE 3—A complete metric companion to Specification B 88 has been 5
Alloys
developed—B 88M; therefore, no metric equivalents are presented in this
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E 3 Guide for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens
specification.
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E 8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
NOTE 4—Fittings used for soldered or brazed connections in plumbing
E 18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell
systems are described in ASME B16.18 and ASME B16.22.
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Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
1.2 The assembly of copper plumbing or fire sprinkler
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
systems by soldering is described in Practice B 828.
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Determine Conformance with Specifications
1.3 Solders for joining copper potable water or fire sprinkler
E 53 Test Methods for Determination of Copper in Unal-
systems are covered by Specification B 32. The requirements
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loyed Copper by Gravimetry
for acceptable fluxes for these systems are covered by Speci-
E 55 Practice for Sampling Wrought Nonferrous Metals and
fication B 813.
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Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition
1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
E 62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and
test methods portion, Section 15, of this specification: This
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Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
E 112 Test Methods for Determining the Average Grain
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
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Size
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
E 243 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Exami-
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
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nation of Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes
tions prior to use.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 on Copper Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.04.
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and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.04 on Pipe Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.01.
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and Tube. Discontinued, see 1982 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Part 11. Replaced by
Current edition approved Oct. 10, 2002. Published November 2002. Originally Practice E 883.
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published as B 88 – 32 T. Last previous edition B 88 – 99 . Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01.
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The UNS system for copper and copper alloys (see Practice E 527) is a simple Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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expansion of the former standard designation system accomplished by the addition Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.06.
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of a prefix “C” and a suffix “00.” The suffix is permitted to be used to accommodate Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.06.
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composit
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