Designation:B1001−17StandardSpecificationforCopperElectrodeWireUsedforWeldingSeamsofSteelCans1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB1001;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationestablishestherequirementsfordrawn,softannealedroundcopperelectrodewireusedinweldingmachinesforthepurposeofseamweldingofcans.1.2Units—ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoinch-poundunitsthatareprovidedforinforma-tiononlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2B49SpecificationforCopperRodforElectricalPurposesB193TestMethodforResistivityofElectricalConductorMaterialsB224ClassificationofCoppersB250/B250MSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforWroughtCopperAlloyWireB258SpecificationforNominalDiametersandCross-SectionalAreasofAWGSizesofSolidRoundWiresUsedasElectricalConductorsE8/E8MTestMethodsforTensionTestingofMetallicMa-terialsE53TestMethodforDeterminationofCopperinUnalloyedCopperbyGravimetryE2575TestMethodforDeterminationofOxygeninCopperandCopperAlloys(Withdrawn2017)3F16TestMethodsforMeasuringDiameterorThicknessofWireandRibbonforElectronicDevicesandLamps2.2NISTDocument:4NBSHandbook100CopperWireTables3.GeneralRequirements3.1ThefollowingsectionsofSpecificationB250/B250M,asapplicable,constituteapartofthisspecification:3.1.1Terminology,3.1.2MaterialsandManufacture,3.1.3Workmanship,Finish,andAppearance,3.1.4Sampling,3.1.5NumberofTestsandRetests,3.1.6TestMethods,3.1.7SignificanceofNumericalLimits,3.1.8Inspection,3.1.9Rej...
