Designation: B 698 9702

Standard Classication for

Seamless Copper and Copper Alloy Plumbing Pipe and
Tube
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This standard is issued under the xed designation B 698; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope *
1.1 This is a classication of covers various types of seamless copper and copper alloy
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pipe and tube used for water service,
distribution, and drainage. It is not a specication for the various types and alloys.
1.2 This classication uses the standard copper designations developed and used by the copper industry.
1.3 This classication makes no attempt to differentiate between all compositions that could be termed coppers or copper alloys,
but, in conformance with general practice in the trade includes those coppers and copper alloys commonly used in the manufacture
of water service, distribution, and drainage pipe and tube.
1.4 This classication makes no attempt to differentiate between all applications of seamless copper and copper alloy piping and
tubing, and is intended for use with tubing produced for in water service distribution and drainage.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
B 42 Specication for Seamless Copper Pipe, Standard Sizes
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B 43 Specication for Seamless Red Brass Pipe, Standard Sizes
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B 88 Specication for Seamless Copper Water Tube
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B 88M Specication for Seamless Copper Water Tube [Metric]
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B 302 Specication for Threadless Copper Pipe
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B 306 Specication for Copper Drainage Tube (DWV)
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B 846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
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E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
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3. Terminology
3.1 Denitions:
3.1.1 The following denitions are used for purposes of classication:
3.1.1.1 pipe, seamless, na seamless tube conforming to the particular dimensions commercially known as Standard Pipe
Sizes.
3.1.1.2 threadless pipe, na seamless tube conforming to particular dimensions commercially known as Threadless Pipe (TP).
3.1.1.3 tube, seamless, na tube produced with a continuous periphery in all stages of the operation.
3.1.1.4 tube, seamless water, na tube conforming to the particular dimensions of tube commercially known as copper water
tube and designated as Types K, L, and M in inch-pound units and Types A, B, and C in metric SI units.
3.2 For denitions of general terms related to copper and copper alloys, refer to Terminology B 846.
4. Signicance and Use
4.1 This classication is provided to serve the needs of designers, speciers, installers, and users of seamless copper and copper
alloy plumbing tube and pipeing systems. It familiarizes them with the products available for such systems, giving size ranges and
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This classication is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B-5 B05 on Copper and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.04 on Pipe
and Tube.
Current edition approved Feb. Oct. 10, 1997. 2002. Published October 1997. November 2002. Originally published as B 698 81. Last previous edition B 698 967.
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The UNS system for copper and copper alloys (see Practice E 527) is a simple expansion of the former standard designation system accomplished by the addition of
a prex C and a suffix 00. The suffix can be used to accommodate composition variations of the base alloy.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.01.
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it may not be technically possible to adequetely depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
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available materials for products herein listed. listed herein. Also refer to Section 1.
5. Basis of Classication
5.1 Tables 1 and 2 lists ASTM specications, types, designations, general applications, range of sizes of water tubes currently
produced, produced currently, and the copper or copper alloy UNS number. The listed products are not necessarily available in the
complete range of coppers and alloys or sizes, nor from any one supplier in all forms.
5.2 Existing ASTM specications for seamless copper and copper alloys may cover more than one of the products listed in Table
1.
5.3 Table 2 3 contains the UNS numbers, previous designations, and chemical composition of the coppers and copper alloys
listed in Tables 1 and 2.
6. Keywords
6.1 copper; copper alloy; pipe; plumbing; seamless; tube
TABLE 1 Classication for Seamless Copper and Copper Alloy Plumbing Pipe and Tube
ASTM
Specication
Type Designation Application
Standard Mill
Sizes, in., (mm)
Copper or Copper Alloy, UNS No.
C10200 C10300 C10800 C12000 C12200 C23000
B 42 Seamless copper pipe plumbing and feed lines
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8 (12) X X X X X
B 42 Seamless copper pipe plumbing and feed lines
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8 12 X X X X X
B 43 Seamless red brass pipe plumbing and feed lines
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8 (12) X
B 43 Seamless red brass pipe plumbing and feed lines
1
8 12 X
B 88 Seamless K, L, M general plumbing water tube
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4 (12) X
B 88M Seamless A, B, C general plumbing water tube 6 (308) X
B 88M X
B 302 Seamless TP plumbing and feed lines
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4 (12) X X X X
B 302 Seamless TP plumbing and feed lines
1
4 12 X X
B 306 Seamless DWV drainage, waste, vent 1
1
4 (8) X
B 306 Seamless DWV drainage, waste, vent 1
1
4 8 X
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SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Committee B05 has identied the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue (B 698 - 97)
that may impact the use of this standard.
(1) Reference to B 88M was removed from Table 1 and included in new Table 2.
(2) Terminology B 846 was added to Section 2 and to the new section 3.2.
(3) Reference to SI Units was removed from Table 1 and included in new Table 2.
(4) Alloys C10800 and C12000 deleted from Table 1 for B 302.
(5) Oxygen limit added for Alloy C10200 in Table 2.
(6) Phosphorus range corrected for Alloy C10300 in Table 2.
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TABLE 2 Classication for Seamless Copper Plumbing Tube (SI Units)
ASTM
Specication
Type Destination Application Standard Mill
Sizes, mm
Copper or Copper
Alloy, UNS No.
B 88M Seamless A, B, C General plumbing water tube 6308 C12200
TABLE 2 3 Alloy Designation and Chemical Composition
A
Copper or Copper
Alloy UNS No.
Previously Used
Designation
Composition, max, % (Unless Shown as a Range or Minimum)
Copper, incl
Silver (% min)
Phosphorus Iron Lead Zinc
Other Named
Elements
C10200
B
OF 99.95 ... ... ... ... ...
C10200
B
OF 99.95 ... ... ... ... 0.0010
Oxygen
C10300 OFXLP 99.95
C
0.0020.005 ... ... ... ...
C10300 OFXLP 99.95
C
0.0010.005 ... ... ... ...
C10800 OFLP 99.95
C
0.0050.012 ... ... ... ...
C12000 DLP 99.90 0.0040.012 ... ... ... ...
C12200
D
DHP 99.9 0.0150.040 ... ... ... ...
C23000
E
Red brass, 85 % 84.086.0 ... 0.05 0.05 remainder
F
...
A
Refer to the referenced product specication for details of chemical requirements.
B
This is a high-conductivity copper that has in the annealed condition a minimum conductivity of 100 % IACS.
C
Includes phosphorus.
D
This includes oxygen-free copper that contains phosphorus in an amount agreed upon.
E
For copper alloys in which zinc is specied as the remainder, either copper or zinc may be taken as the difference between the sum of all the elements analyzed and
100 %. For Alloys C23000 w When all the elements in Table 2 3 are analyzed, their sum shall be 99.8 % minimum.
F
These specication limits do not preclude the presence of other elements. Limits for unnamed elements may be established by agreement between manufacturer or
supplier and purchaser.
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