ASTM B68/B68M-11
Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube, Bright Annealed

Standard No.

ASTM B68/B68M-11

Release Date

2011

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM B68/B68M-19

Latest

ASTM B68/B68M-19

Scope

1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for bright annealed seamless copper tube suitable for use in refrigeration, oil lines, gasoline lines, and so forth, where tube with an interior surface essentially free from scale and dirt is required.

ASTM B68/B68M-11 Referenced Document

• ASTM B153 Standard Test Method for Expansion (Pin Test) of Copper and Copper-Alloy Pipe and Tubing
• ASTM B251 Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube
• ASTM B251M Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube [Metric]
• ASTM B577 Standard Test Methods for Detection of Cuprous Oxide (Hydrogen Embrittlement Susceptibility) in Copper
• ASTM B601 Standard Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys-Wrought and Cast
• ASTM B846 Standard Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
• ASTM B968/B968M Standard Test Method for Flattening of Copper and Copper-Alloy Pipe and Tube
• ASTM E112 Standard Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
• ASTM E243 Standard Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Examination of Copper and Copper-Alloy Tubes
• ASTM E255 Standard Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for the Determination of Chemical Composition
• ASTM E2575 Standard Test Method for Determination of Oxygen in Copper and Copper Alloys by Inert Gas Fusion
• ASTM E29 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
• ASTM E3 Standard Practice for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens
• ASTM E527 Standard Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
• ASTM E53 Standard Test Method for Determination of Copper in Unalloyed Copper by Gravimetry
• ASTM E62 Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
• ASTM E8/E8M Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

ASTM B68/B68M-11 history

• 2019 ASTM B68/B68M-19 Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube, Bright Annealed
• 2011 ASTM B68/B68M-11 Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube, Bright Annealed
• 2002 ASTM B68-02 Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube, Bright Annealed
• 1999 ASTM B68-99 Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube, Bright Annealed
• 1995 ASTM B68-95 Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube, Bright Annealed