ASTM_B_135_-_10.pdf

Designation:B13510Standard Specification forSeamless Brass Tube1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B135;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()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*1.1 This specification covers seamless round and rectangu-lar including square copper alloy tube in straight lengths.Tenalloys are specified having the following nominal composi-tions:CopperPreviouslyNominal Composition,%AlloyUsedUNSDesigna-No.2tionACopperZincLeadTinC22000790.010.0.C23000185.015.0.C26000270.030.0.C27000965.035.0.C27200863.037.0.C27400.62.537.5.C28000560.040.0.C33000366.033.50.5.C33200466.032.41.6.C37000660.039.01.0.C44300.71.527.5.1.00AAlloy Designations of Specification B135 63,which was published in the 1966Book of ASTM Standards,Part 5.1.2 This specification is the inch-pound companion toSpecification B135M;therefore,no SI equivalents are pre-sented in the specification.1.3 WarningMercury has been designated by EPA andmany state agencies as a hazardous material that can causecentral nervous system,kidney,and liver damage.Mercury,orits vapor,may be hazardous to health and corrosive tomaterials.Caution should be taken when handling mercury andmercury-containing products.See the applicable product Ma-terial Safety Data Sheet(MSDS)for details and EPAs website(http:/www.epa.gov/mercury/faq.htm)for additional informa-tion.Users should be aware that selling mercury or mercury-containing products,or both,in your state may be prohibited bystate law.(See 10.1.)21.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3B153 Test Method for Expansion(Pin Test)of Copper andCopper-Alloy Pipe and TubingB154 Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for CopperAlloysB251 Specification for General Requirements for WroughtSeamless Copper and Copper-Alloy TubeB601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper andCopper AlloysWrought and CastE243 Practice for Electromagnetic(Eddy-Current)Examina-tion of Copper and Copper-Alloy TubesE527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in theUnified Numbering System(UNS)3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 capable ofthe test need not be performed by theproducer of the material.However,if subsequent testing by thepurchaser establishes that the material does not meet theserequirements,the material shall be subject to rejection.4.Ordering Information4.1 Orders for material under the specification shall includethe following information:4.1.1 Alloy(Section 1),4.1.2 Temper(Section 7),4.1.3 Whether tension tests are required(for drawn tempersonly(see 8.1),1This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee B05 on Copperand Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.04 on Pipeand Tube.Current edition approved Oct.1,2010.Published November 2010.Originallyapproved in 1940.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as B135 08a.DOI:10.1520/B0135-10.2The UNS system for copper and copper alloys(see Practice E527)is a simpleexpansion of the former standard designation system accomplished by the additionof a prefix“C”and a suffix“00.”The suffix can be used to accommodatecomposition variations of the base alloy.3For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 4.1.4 Dimensions:diameter or distance between parallelsurfaces and wall thickness(see 11.2 and 11.3),4.1.5 Length(see 12.4),4.1.6 Mercurous nitrate test,if required(Section 10),4.1.7 Total length of each size,4.1.8 Hydrostatic pressure test,when specified,and4.1.9 Pneumatic test,when specified.5.General Requirements5.1 Material furnished under this specification shall con-form to the applicable requirements of the current edition ofSpecification B251.6.Chemical Composition6.1 The material shall conform to the chemical requirementsspecified in Table 1.6.2 These specification limits do not preclude the presenceof other elements.Limits for unnamed elements are to beestablished by agreement between manufacturer or supplierand purchaser.6.2.1 For copper alloys in which zinc is specified as theremainder,either copper or zinc shall be taken as the differencebetween