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ASTM B640-12

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Standard Specification for Welded Copper Tube for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Service

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1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for welded copper tube for air conditioning and refrigeration service for use in connections, repairs, and alterations. The tube shall be made from one of the following coppers:

Copper UNS No.Previously Used DesignationType of Copper
C10100OFEOxygen-free electronic
C10200OFOxygen-free without-residual oxidants
C12000DLPPhosphorus-deoxidized, low-residual phosphorus
C12200DHPPhosphorus-deoxidized, high-residual phosphorus

Note 1—Fittings used for soldered or brazed connections in air conditioning and refrigeration systems are described in ASME Standard B 16.22.

Note 2—The assembly of copper tubular systems by soldering is described in Practice B828.

Note 3—Solders for joining copper tubular systems by descirbed in Specification B32. The requirements for acceptable fluxes for these systems are described in Specification B813.

1.2 Copper UNS No. C12200 shall be furnished, unless otherwise specified. The copper tube shall be supplied in annealed coils or drawn temper straight lengths.

1.3 UnitsValues 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.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

This specification establishes the requirements for welded copper for air conditioning and refrigeration service for use in connections, repairs, and alterations. The material of manufacture shall be sheet or strip of Copper Alloy UNS No. C10100, or C10200, or C12000, or C12200 of such purity and soundness as to be suitable for processing into welded tube to meet the properties prescribed. The product shall be manufactured by forming the material into a tubular shape on a suitable forming mill and welded using an automatic process. The product shall be cold worked to the finished size and wall thickness and subsequently annealed to meet the temper properties specified. The material shall conform to the chemical compositional requirements for the Copper UNS No. designation specified. Tensile strength test, expansion test, microscopical examination, hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility, flattening test, reverse bend test, electromagnetic test, and cleanness test shall be made to conform to specified requirements.


SDO ASTM: ASTM International
Document Number B640
Publication Date April 1, 2012
Language en - English
Page Count 9
Revision Level 12
Supercedes
Committee B05.04
Publish Date Document Id Type View
Oct. 1, 2012 B0640-12A Revision
April 1, 2012 B0640-12 Revision
April 1, 2007 B0640-07 Revision
Sept. 10, 2000 B0640-00 Revision
Jan. 1, 2021 B0640-12AR21 Reaffirmation
March 15, 2006 B0640-00R06 Reaffirmation