Standard Specification for Copper, Bus Bar, Rod, and Shapes and General Purpose Rod, Bar, and Shapes

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18-06-2020

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American Society for Testing and Materials

1.1This specification2 establishes the requirements for copper conductor bar, rod, and shapes for electrical (bus) applications and rod, bar, and shapes for general applications.

1.1.1The products for electrical (bus) applications shall be made from the following coppers:3

Copper UNS No.3		Reference Designation

	C10100		OFE
	C10200		OF
	C10300		OFXLP
	C10400, C10500, C10700		OFS
	C10920, C10930, C10940		—
	C11000		ETP
	C11020		FRHC
	C11300, C11400, C11500, C11600		STP
	C12000		DLP

1.1.1.1The product may be furnished from any copper listed unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order.

1.2The product for general applications shall be made from any of the coppers in 1.1.1 or the following coppers:

Copper UNS No.3	Reference Designation

C10800	OFLP
C12200	DHP

1.2.1The product may be furnished from any copper listed above unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order. Other coppers may be used upon agreement between the supplier and purchaser.

1.3Units—The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not necessarily exact equivalents; therefore, to ensure conformance with the standard, each system shall be used independently of the other, and values from the two systems shall not be combined.

Note 1:Material for hot forging will be found in Specification B124/B124M.

1.4This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

Committee	B 05
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	0
PublisherName	American Society for Testing and Materials
Status	Current
Supersedes	ASTM B 187/B187M : 2019 ASTM B 133 : 1993 : REV A

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