AS 1572-1998

Name: AS 1572-1998 - Copper and copper alloys - Seamless tubes for engineering purposes (Reconfirmed 2018)
Brand: Standards Australia

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Copper and copper alloys - Seamless tubes for engineering purposes (Reconfirmed 2018)

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Published date

05-11-1998

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Standards Australia

Superseded date

06-02-2025

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AS 1572:2023

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

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.

Committee	MT/2
DocumentType	Standard
ISBN	0 7337 2218 0
Pages	16
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
PublisherName	Standards Australia
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	AS 1572:2023
Supersedes	DR 97410 AS 1572-1985

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.

Originated in part as part of AS B2-1928.
Previous edition AS 1572-1985.
Third edition 1998.

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AS 1572-1998

Copper and copper alloys - Seamless tubes for engineering purposes (Reconfirmed 2018)

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