ASTM B 251/B251M : 2017
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
View Superseded by
Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube
English
01-10-2017
29-10-2025
CONTAINED IN VOL. 02.01, 2017 Defines a group of general requirements common to several wrought product specifications.
| Committee |
B 05
|
| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes ASTM B 251 & ASTM B 251M. (11/2017)
|
| DocumentType |
Standard
|
| Pages |
9
|
| PublisherName |
American Society for Testing and Materials
|
| Status |
Superseded
|
| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
1.1This specification covers a group of general requirements common to several wrought product specifications. Unless otherwise specified in the purchase order, or in an individual specification, these general requirements shall apply to copper and copper-alloy tube supplied under Specifications B68/B68M, B75/B75M, B135/B135M, B466/B466M, B643 and B743.
1.2The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.3This 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.
| ASTM B 75/B75M : 2020 | Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube |
| ASTM B 360 : 2025 | Standard Specification for Hard-Drawn Copper Capillary Tube for Restrictor Applications |
| ASTM B 1017 : 2021 | Standard Specification for Seamless Copper-Iron Tube for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration |
| ASTM B 950 : 2023 | Standard Guide for Editorial Procedures and Form of Product Specifications for Copper and Copper Alloys |
| ASTM B 135/B135M : 2017 | Standard Specification for Seamless Brass Tube |
| ASTM B 360 : 2020 | Standard Specification for Hard-Drawn Copper Capillary Tube for Restrictor Applications |
| ASTM B 937 : 2018 | Standard Specification for Copper-Beryllium Seamless Tube (UNS Nos. C17500 and C17510) |
| ASTM F 1387 : 2023 | Standard Specification for Performance of Piping and Tubing Mechanically Attached Fittings |
| ASTM B 1018 : 2021 | Standard Specification for Seamless Copper-Iron Tube for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Field Service |
| ASTM B 466/B466M : 2018 | Standard Specification for Seamless Copper-Nickel Pipe and Tube |
| NFPA 770:2021 | Standard on Hybrid (Water and Inert Gas) Fire Extinguishing Systems |
| ICC IBC INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE:2021 | International Building Code |
| ASTM E 18 : 2024 | Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials |
| ASTM E 18 : 2025 | Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials |
| ASTM E 8/E8M : 2024 | Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials |
| ASTM E 255 : 2023 | Standard Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for the Determination of Chemical Composition |
| ASTM E 8/E8M : 2016 : REV A : EDT 1 | Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials |
| ASTM E 29 : 2013 : R2019 | Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications |
| ASTM B 846 : 2019 : REV A | Standard Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys |
| ASTM E 8/E8M : 2021 | Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials |
| ASTM E 18 : 2022 | Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials |
| ASTM E 29 : 2002 | Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications |
| ASTM E 53 : 1998 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Copper in Unalloyed Copper by Gravimetry |
| ASTM E 112 : 2025 | Standard Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size |
| ASTM B 154 : 2016 | Standard Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper Alloys |
| ASTM E 18 : 2020 | Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials |
| ASTM B 193 : 2020 | Standard Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials |
| ASTM E 3 : 2011 : R2017 | Standard Guide for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens |
| ASTM E 478 : 2024 | Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper Alloys |
| ASTM B 643 : 2025 | Standard Specification for Copper-Beryllium Alloy Seamless Tube |
| ASTM B 643 : 2018 | Standard Specification for Copper-Beryllium Alloy Seamless Tube |
| ASTM E 255 : 1991 : R1997 | Standard Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for the Determination of Chemical Composition |
| ASTM B 846 : 2024 | Standard Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys |
| ASTM B 428 : 2009 : R2018 | Standard Test Method for Angle of Twist in Rectangular and Square Copper and Copper Alloy Tube |
| ASTM E 8/E8M : 2022 | Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials |
| ASTM B 428 : 2024 | Standard Test Method for Angle of Twist in Rectangular and Square Copper and Copper Alloy Tube |
| ASTM E 53 : 2007 : R2013 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Copper in Unalloyed Copper by Gravimetry (Withdrawn 2022) |
| ASTM E 8/E8M : 2025 | Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials |
| ASTM B 153 : 2022 | Standard Test Method for Expansion (Pin Test) of Copper and Copper-Alloy Pipe and Tubing |
| ASTM E 3 : 2011 : R2025 | Standard Guide for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens |
| ASTM B 170 : 2024 | Standard Specification for Oxygen-Free Electrolytic Copper—Refinery Shapes |
| ASTM B 170 : 1999 : R2020 | Standard Specification for Oxygen-Free Electrolytic Copper—Refinery Shapes |
| ASTM B 743 : 2012 : R2020 | Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube in Coils |
| ASTM E 18 : 2019 | Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials |
| ASTM E 478 : 2008 : R2017 | Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper Alloys |
| ASTM B 153 : 2011 : R2017 | Standard Test Method for Expansion (Pin Test) of Copper and Copper-Alloy Pipe and Tubing |
| ASTM B 68/B68M : 2025 | Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube, Bright Annealed |
| ASTM E 112 : 2013 : R2021 | Standard Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size |
| ASTM E 112 : 2013 | Standard Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size |
| ASTM B 743 : 2023 | Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube in Coils |
| ASTM E 255 : 2007 : R2014 | Standard Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for the Determination of Chemical Composition (Withdrawn 2023) |
| ASTM E 112 : 2024 | Standard Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size |
| ASTM B 154 : 2016 : R2022 | Standard Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper Alloys |
| ASTM B 193 : 2025 | Standard Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials |
| ASTM E 29 : 2022 | Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications |
Access your standards online with a subscription
-
Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations.
-
Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications.
-
Multi-user online standards collection: secure, flexible and cost effective.
Important note : Users cannot be edited or removed once added to your Multi user PDF.