1、Designation:B8816Standard Specification forSeamless Copper Water Tube1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B88;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
2、the year of last reapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope*1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for seam-less copper water tube suitab
3、le for general plumbing,similarapplications for the conveyance of fluids,and commonly usedwith solder,flared,or compression-type fittings.The type ofcopper water tube suitable for any particular application isdetermined by the internal or external fluid pressure,by theinstallation and service condit
4、ions,and by local requirements.Means of joining or bending are also factors which affect theselection of the type of tube to be used.2NOTE1Annealed tube is suitable for use with flared or compressionfittings,and with solder-type fittings,provided rounding and sizing of thetube ends is performed wher
5、e needed.NOTE2Drawn temper tube is suitable for use with solder-type fittings.Types K and L tube,in the drawn temper,are suitable for use with certaintypes and sizes of compression fittings.NOTE3Fittings used for soldered or brazed connections in plumbingsystems are described in ASME B16.18 and ASME
6、 B16.22.1.2 The tube shall be produced from the following coppers,and the manufacturer has the option to supply any one of them,unless otherwise specified.CopperUNS No.Previously UsedDesignationDescriptionC12000DLPPhosphorus deoxidized,low residual phosphorusC12200DHPPhosphorus deoxidized,high resid
7、ual phosphorus1.3 The assembly of copper plumbing or fire sprinklersystems by soldering is described in Practice B828.1.4 Solders for joining copper potable water or fire sprinklersystems are covered by Specification B32.The requirementsfor acceptable fluxes for these systems are covered by Speci-fi
8、cation B813.1.5 UnitsThis specification is the companion specificationto SI Specification B88M;therefore,no SI equivalents areshown in this specification.1.6 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to thetest methods portion,Section 16,of this specification:Thisstandard does not purport to
9、 address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety and healthpractices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-tions prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 The following documents of the
10、 issue in effect on dateof material purchase form a part of this specification to theextent referenced herein:2.2 ASTM Standards:3B32 Specification for Solder MetalB88M Specification for Seamless Copper Water Tube(Met-ric)B153 Test Method for Expansion(Pin Test)of Copper andCopper-Alloy Pipe and Tub
11、ingB577 Test Methods for Detection of Cuprous Oxide(Hydro-gen Embrittlement Susceptibility)in CopperB813 Specification for Liquid and Paste Fluxes for Solder-ing of Copper and Copper Alloy TubeB828 Practice for Making Capillary Joints by Soldering ofCopper and Copper Alloy Tube and FittingsB846 Term
12、inology for Copper and Copper AlloysB900 Practice for Packaging of Copper and Copper AlloyMill Products for U.S.Government AgenciesB968/B968M Test Method for Flattening of Copper andCopper-Alloy Pipe and TubeE8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Ma-terialsE18 Test Methods for Rockwell
13、Hardness of Metallic Ma-terialsE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to1This 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.1,2016.Published
14、November 2016.Originallyapproved in 1932.Last previous edition approved in 2014 as B88 14.DOI:10.1520/B0088-16.2The 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
15、suffix is permitted to 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
16、 onthe ASTM website.*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 Determine Conformance with SpecificationsE53 Test Method for Determination of Copper in UnalloyedCopper by GravimetryE62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper andCopperAlloys(Photometric Methods)(Withdrawn 2010)4E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain SizeE243 Practice for Electromagnetic(