1、Designation:B135M10Standard Specification forSeamless Brass Tube Metric1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B135M;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indic
2、ates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers seamless round and rectangu-lar including square copper alloy tube in straight lengths.Tenalloys are specified having the following nominal
3、 composi-tions:CopperNominal Composition,%AlloyPreviouslyUNSUsedNo.DesignationACopperZincLeadTinC22000790.010.0.C23000185.015.0.C26000270.030.0.C27000965.035.0.C27200863.037.0.C27400.62.537.5.C28000560.040.0.C33000366.033.50.5.C33200466.032.41.6.C37000660.039.01.0.C44300.7127.5.1.00_AAlloy Designati
4、ons of ASTM Specification B135 63 which was published inthe 1966 Book of ASTM Standards,Part 5.1.2 This specification is the SI companion to SpecificationB135.1.3 WarningMercury has been designated by EPA andmany state agencies as a hazardous material that can causecentral nervous system,kidney,and
5、liver damage.Mercury,orits vapor,may be hazardous to health and corrosive tomaterials.Caution should be taken when handling mercury andmercury-containing products.See the applicable product Ma-terial Safety Data Sheet(MSDS)for details and EPAs website(http:/www.epa.gov/mercury/faq.htm)for additional
6、 informa-tion.Users should be aware that selling mercury or mercury-containing products,or both,in your state may be prohibited bystate law.(See 10.1.)1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this st
7、andard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2B153 Test Method for Expansion(Pin Test)of Copper andCopper-Alloy Pipe and TubingB154 Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test
8、for CopperAlloysB251M Specification for General Requirements for WroughtSeamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube(Metric)B601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper andCopper AlloysWrought and CastE243 Practice for Electromagnetic(Eddy-Current)Examina-tion of Copper and Copper-Alloy TubesE527
9、 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in theUnified Numbering System(UNS)3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 capable ofas used in this specification,the test neednot be performed by the producer of the material.However,should subsequent testing by the purchaser
10、establish that thematerial does not meet these requirements the material shall besubject to rejection.4.Ordering Information4.1 Orders for material under this specification shall includethe following information:4.1.1 Alloy(Section 1),4.1.2 Temper(Section 7),4.1.3 Whether tension tests are required(
11、for drawn tempersonly(see 8.1),4.1.4 Dimensions,the diameter or distance between parallelsurfaces and wall thickness(see 11.2 and 11.3),4.1.5 Length(see 12.4),4.1.6 Mercurous nitrate test,if required(Section 10),4.1.7 Total length of each size,4.1.8 Hydrostatic pressure test,when specified,and1This
12、specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee B05 on Copperand Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.04 on Pipeand Tube.Current edition approved Oct.1,2010.Published November 2010.Originallyapproved in 1984.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as B135M 08a.D
13、OI:10.1520/B0135M-10.2For 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.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the
14、end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 4.1.9 Pneumatic test,when specified.5.General Requirements5.1 Material furnished under this specification shall con-form to the applicable requirements of the current edi
15、tion ofSpecification B251M.6.Chemical Composition6.1 The material shall conform to the chemical requirementsspecified in Table 1.6.2 These specification limits do not preclude the presenceof other elements.Limits for unnamed elements are to beestablished by agreement between manufacturer or supplier
16、and purchaser.6.2.1 For copper alloys in which zinc is specified as theremainder,either copper or zinc shall be taken as the differencebetween the sum of all the elements analyzed and 100%.6.2.1.1 When all the elements in Table 1 are analyzed,theirsum shall be as shown in the following table.Copper Alloy UNS No.Copper Plus NamedElements,%minC2200099.8C2300099.8C2600099.7C2700099.7C2720099.7C2740099.7C2800099.7C3300099.6C3320099.6C3700099.6C4430099.67.Temper7.1 Drawn Tempers,HThe tempers of drawn
