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<text>AS 1572-1998 COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS-SEAMLESS TUBES FOR ENGINEERING PURPOSES</text>
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<text>PREFACE</text>
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<text>CONTENTS</text>
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<text>1 SCOPE</text>
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<text>2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS</text>
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<text>3 DESIGNATION</text>
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<text>3.1 General</text>
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<text>3.2 Alloy designation</text>
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<text>3.3 Temper designation</text>
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<text>3.4 Dimension designation</text>
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<text>4 FORM AND TEMPER OF TUBES</text>
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<text>4.1 Form</text>
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<text>4.2 Temper</text>
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<text>5 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION</text>
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<text>5.1 General</text>
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<text>5.2 Chemical analysis</text>
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<text>6 FREEDOM FROM DEFECTS</text>
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<text>7 DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR ROUND TUBE</text>
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<text>7.1 Mean outside diameter</text>
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<text>7.2 Out-of-roundness</text>
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<text>7.3 Wall thickness</text>
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<text>7.4 Length</text>
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<text>7.5 Squareness of cut ends</text>
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<text>8 SELECTION AND PREPARATION OF TEST SAMPLES</text>
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<text>8.1 Selection</text>
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<text>8.2 Test pieces</text>
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<text>9 MECHANICAL TESTS</text>
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<text>9.1 Hardness test</text>
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<text>9.2 Tensile test</text>
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<text>9.3 Flattening test (applicable to round tube only)</text>
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<text>9.4 Drifting test (applicable to round tube only)</text>
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<text>10 NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTS</text>
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<text>10.1 Eddy-current test (applicable to round tube only)</text>
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<text>10.2 Hydrostatic test (applicable to round tube only)</text>
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<text>10.3 Pneumatic test</text>
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<text>11 ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY</text>
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<text>12 GRAIN SIZE</text>
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<text>13 STRESS CRACKING TESTS</text>
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<text>13.1 Mercurous nitrate test (not applicable to alloys C11000 and C12200)</text>
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<text>13.2 Ammonia vapour cracking test</text>
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<text>14 RETESTS</text>
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<text>15 MARKING</text>
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<text>16 ROUNDING OF TEST RESULT VALUES</text>
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<text>APPENDIX A - PURCHASING GUIDELINES</text>
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<text>A1 GENERAL</text>
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<text>A2 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE PURCHASER</text>
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<text>A3 TEST REQUIREMENTS</text>
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<text>A3.1 General</text>
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<text>A3.2 Non-destructive testing</text>
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<text>A3.3 Independent tests</text>
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<text>A4 CALCULATION OF SAFE WORKING PRESSURES</text>
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<text>A5 PREFERRED SIZES</text>
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<text>A6 CERTIFICATES</text>
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<text>A6.1 Certificates of compliance</text>
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<text>A6.2 Test certificate</text>
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<text>APPENDIX B - RELATED ALLOY DESIGNATIONS</text>
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Abstract

Specifies requirements for round, square and rectangular seamless copper and copper alloy tubes for general engineering purposes. Chemical composition, mechanical and other properties, and manufacturing tolerances are specified.
RECONFIRMATION NOTICE
Major stakeholders of this publication have reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined that the publication is still valid and does not require change.
Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.
Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation on 29 August 2018.

Scope

This Standard specifies requirements for round, square and rectangular seamless copper and copper alloy tubes for general purposes. It does not apply to tubes for heat exchangers (see AS 1569) or tubes for airconditioning (see AS/NZS 1571).

NOTE: Advice and recommendations on information to be supplied by the purchaser at the time of enquiry or order are contained in the purchasing guidelines set out in Appendix A.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
ProductNote	Reconfirmed 14/09/2018. This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2018 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 14/09/2018
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ISBN
Committee	MT-002
Supersedes	DR 97410 AS 1572-1985