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Designation:B36015Standard Specification forHard-Drawn Copper Capillary Tube for RestrictorApplications1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B360;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.1.Scope*1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for hard-drawn,seamless capillary tube made from Copper Alloy UNSNos.C10800,C12000,or C12200.1.2 This tube is commonly supplied in straight lengthsintended for restrictor applications such as metering lines forliquids and gases where close control over smoothness anddiameter of the bore is required to insure uniform flowcharacteristics between tubes.1.3 UnitsThe values stated in inch pound units are to beregarded as standard.The values given in parentheses aremathematical conversions to SI units that are provided forinformation only and are not considered standard.1.4 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:2B251 Specification for General Requirements for WroughtSeamless Copper and Copper-Alloy TubeB577 Test Methods for Detection of Cuprous Oxide(Hydro-gen Embrittlement Susceptibility)in CopperB601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper andCopper AlloysWrought and CastB846 Terminology for Copper and Copper AlloysE8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Ma-terialsE53 Test Method for Determination of Copper in UnalloyedCopper by GravimetryE62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper andCopperAlloys(Photometric Methods)(Withdrawn 2010)3E255 Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys forthe Determination of Chemical Composition2.2 ASHRAE Standard:No.28 Method for Testing Capillary Tubes43.General Requirements3.1 The following sections of Specification B251 are a partof this specification.3.1.1 Terminology,3.1.2 Workmanship,Finish and Appearance,3.1.3 Significance of Numerical Limits,3.1.4 Inspection,3.1.5 Rejection and Rehearing,3.1.6 Certification,3.1.7 Test Reports,and3.1.8 Package and Package Marking.3.2 In addition,when a section with a title identical withthose referenced in 3.1,above,appears in this specification,itcontains additional requirements which supplement those ap-pearing in Specification B251.4.Terminology4.1 For the definitions of terms related to copper and copperalloys,refer to Terminology B846.5.Ordering Information5.1 The contract or purchase order for product under thisspecification shall include the following information,as appli-cable:5.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue(for example,B360 XX),5.1.2 CopperAlloy UNS No.(for example,C10800,Section7,and Table 1),5.1.3 Dimensions:inside and outside diameter(Table 2),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 July 1,2015.Published July 2015.Originally approvedin 1960.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as B360 09.DOI:10.1520/B0360-15.2For 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.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from American Society of Heating,Refrigerating,and Air-Conditioning Engineers,Inc.(ASHRAE),1791 Tullie Circle,NE,Atlanta,GA30329,http:/www.ashrae.org.*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 5.1.4 Air Flow requirements(ft3/min or cfm),(see 10.3),ifrequired.NOTE1Product is specified to air flow requirements for capillaryapplications.5.1.5 Quantity,total length,number of pieces or total weightof each size,5.1.6 Length per piece of each size,and5.2 The following options are available and should bespecified in the contract or purchase order when required:5.2.1 Heat Identification or traceability details,5.2.2 Embrittlement test,(see 10.1),5.2.3 Certification,(see 3.1.6),and5.2.4 Mill test report(see 3.1.7).6.Material and Manufacture6.1 Material:6.1.1 The material of manufacture shall be from a cast andextruded tube of CopperAlloy UNS No.C10800(oxygen free,low phosphorus),C12000(phosphorus deoxidized,low re-sidual phosphorus),or C12200(phosphorus deoxidized,highresidual phosphorus)of such purity and soundness as to besuitable for processing in to the product prescribed herein.6.1.2 In the event heat identif