ASTM_F_68_-_10.pdf

Designation:F6810Standard Specification forOxygen-Free Copper in Wrought Forms for ElectronDevices1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F68;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of originaladoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This specification establishes the requirements forwrought and fabricated shapes made from Copper UNS2No.C10100,conforming to the chemical requirements of Specifi-cation B170,Grade 1,and suitable for use in electron devices.1.2 The requirements of this specification are in addition tothose prescribed in the following product specifications appro-priate to the material being ordered:B1,B2,B3,B75,B75M,B152/B152M,B170,B187/B187M,B188,B272,and B372.Incase of conflict,however,this specification shall take prece-dence.1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.3.1 Exceptiongrain sizes are in metric units and arestandard.1.4 The following safety hazard caveat applies to sections17.4,17.5 and 18.7 of this specification:This standard does notpurport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associatedwith its use.It is the responsibility of the user of this standardto establish appropriate safety and health practices anddetermine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior touse.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3B1 Specification for Hard-Drawn Copper WireB2 Specification for Medium-Hard-Drawn Copper WireB3 Specification for Soft or Annealed Copper WireB75 Specification for Seamless Copper TubeB75M Specification for Seamless Copper Tube(Metric)B152/B152M Specification for Copper Sheet,Strip,Plate,and Rolled BarB170 Specification for Oxygen-Free Electrolytic CopperRefinery ShapesB187/B187M Specification for Copper,Bus Bar,Rod,andShapes and General Purpose Rod,Bar,and ShapesB188 Specification for Seamless Copper Bus Pipe and TubeB193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical ConductorMaterialsB272 Specification for Copper Flat Products with Finished(Rolled or Drawn)Edges(Flat Wire and Strip)B372 Specification for Seamless Copper and Copper-AlloyRectangular Waveguide TubeB577 Test Methods for Detection of Cuprous Oxide(Hydro-gen Embrittlement Susceptibility)in CopperB846 Terminology for Copper and Copper AlloysE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain SizeE527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in theUnified Numbering System(UNS)2.2 ASTM Adjunct:Comparison Chart43.Terminology3.1 For definitions of terms related to this product,refer toTerminology B846.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 extrusion pipe,na lamination resulting from theflow of the oxide surface of a billet into the article beingextruded and usually confined to the trailing-end portion of theextruded product.3.2.2 rms,nroot-mean-square,a statistical measure ofsurface roughness usually determined by means of a profilome-ter.1This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee B05 on Copperand Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.02 on Rod,Bar,Wire,Shapes and Forgings.Current edition approved April 1,2010.Published May 2010.Originallyapproved in 1966.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as F68 051.DOI:10.1520/F0068-10.2The 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.4Available from ASTM International Headquarters.Order Adjunct No.ADJF0068.Original adjunct produced in 1966.*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.Ordering Information4.1 Orders for the product shall include the followinginformation:4.1.1 The designation and year of issue of both Specifica-tion F68 and the basic product specification involved,4.1.2 Shape of product,4.1.3 Size,4.1.4 Total estimated weight or number of pieces,or both,for each size and shape,4.1.5 The Specification F68 Class of material,4.1.6 Intended application(for example,wave guide),4.1.7 Temper,4.1.8 Heat identification or traceability details,4.1.9 Certification,4.2 The following options are available:4.2.1 Mill test report,4.2.2 Special packaging,