ASTM B543-07e1
Standard Specification for Welded Copper and Copper-Alloy Heat Exchanger Tube

Standard No.

ASTM B543-07e1

Release Date

2007

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM B543/B543M-12

Latest

ASTM B543/B543M-18

Scope

For purposes of determining compliance with the specified limits for requirements of the properties listed in the following table, an observed value or a calculated value shall be rounded as indicated in accordance with the rounding method of Practice E 29.

Property	Rounded Unit for Observed or Calculated Value
Chemical composition	nearest unit in the last righthand place of figures
Tensile strength and yield strength	nearest ksi (Nearest 5 MPa)
Grain size: Up to 0.055 mm, incl., Over 0.055 mm	nearest multiple of 0.005 mm to the nearst 0.010 mm
Expansion:	Nearest 1 %

1.1 This specification covers welded tube of copper and various copper alloys up to 3¹/₈in., inclusive, in diameter, for use in surface condensers, evaporators, heat exchangers, and general engineering applications. The following coppers or copper alloys are involved:

Copper or Copper Alloy UNS No.2	Previously Used Designation	Type of Metal
C10800A	...	oxygen-free, low phosphorus
C12200A		DHP phosphorized, high residual phosphorus
C19400	...	copper-iron alloy
C23000	...	red brass
C44300	...	arsenical admiralty
C44400	...	antimonial admiralty
C44500	...	phosphorized admiralty
C68700	...	arsenical aluminum brass
C70400	...	95-5 copper-nickel
C70600	...	90-10 copper-nickel
C70620	...	90-10 copper-nickel (Modified for Welding)
C71000	...	80-20 copper-nickel
C71500	...	70-30 copper-nickel
C71520	...	70 ASTM B543-07e1 history 2018 ASTM B543/B543M-18 Standard Specification for Welded Copper and Copper-Alloy Heat Exchanger Tube 2012 ASTM B543/B543M-12 Standard Specification for Welded Copper and Copper-Alloy Heat Exchanger Tube 2007 ASTM B543-07e1 Standard Specification for Welded Copper and Copper-Alloy Heat Exchanger Tube 2007 ASTM B543-07 Standard Specification for Welded Copper and Copper-Alloy Heat Exchanger Tube 1996 ASTM B543-96(2003) Standard Specification for Welded Copper and Copper-Alloy Heat Exchanger Tube 1996 ASTM B543-96e1 Standard Specification for Welded Copper and Copper-Alloy Heat Exchanger Tube 1996 ASTM B543-96 Standard Specification for Welded Copper and Copper-Alloy Heat Exchanger Tube Copyright ©2024 All Rights Reserved