ASTM B188-15
Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Bus Pipe and Tube

Standard No.
ASTM B188-15
Release Date
2015
Published By
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Status
Replace By
ASTM B188-15e1
Latest
ASTM B188-15(2023)
Scope

18.1 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 E29.

Property

Rounded Unit for Calculated
or Observed Value

 

8199;Chemical composition

nearest unit in the last right-hand place of figures
8199;8199;of the specified limit

8199;Hardness

 

8199;Electrical resistivity

nearest unit in the last right-hand place of figures

8199;Electrical conductivity

8199;Tensile strength

nearest ksi (5 MPa)

8199;Elongation: below 58201;%

nearest multiple of 0.58201;%

8199;58201;% and over

nearest 18201;%

1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for seamless copper bus pipe and tube intended for use as electrical conductors.

1.1.1 The product shall be made from one of the following coppers, as denoted in the ordering information:2

Copper
UNS No.2