Chemical composition of seamless copper tubes for electrical applications, EN 13600
Chemical composition of Cu-OFE and Cu-PHCE
| Material | Chemical composition, % | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Number | Element | Cu | Ag | As | Bi | Cd | Fe | Mn | Ni | O | P | Pb | S | Sb | Se | Sn | Te | Zn |
| Cu-OFE | CW009A | min. | 99.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| max. | — | 0.0025 | 0.0005 | 0.0002 | 0.0001 | 0.001 | 0.0005 | 0.001 | --a | 0.0003 | 0.0005 | 0.0015 | 0.0004 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0001 | ||
| Cu-PHCE | CW022A | min. | 99.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| max. | — | 0.0025 | 0.0005 | 0.0002 | 0.0001 | 0.001 | 0.0005 | 0.001 | --a | 0.006 | 0.0005 | 0.0015 | 0.0004 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0001 | ||
Chemical composition of copper, other than those made of Cu-OFE (CW009A) and Cu-PHCE (CW022A)
| Material | Chemical composition,% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Number | Element | Cu | Ag | Bi | 0 | P | Pb | Other elements (see NOTE) | |
| total | except | |||||||||
| Cu-ETP | CW004A | min. | 99,90 a | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ag.O |
| max. | — | — | 0,000 5 | 0,040 b | — | 0,005 | 0,03 | |||
| Cu-FRHC | CW005A | min. | 99,90 a | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ag. O |
| max. | — | — | — | 0,040 b | — | — | 0,06d | |||
| Cu-OF | CW008A | min. | 99,95 a | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ag |
| max. | — | — | 0,000 5 | — c | — | 0,005 | 0,03 | |||
| CuAg0,10 | CW013A | min. | Rem. | 0,08 | — | — | — | — | — | Ag.O |
| max. | — | 0,12 | 0,000 5 | 0,040 | — | — | 0,03 | |||
| CuAg0.10P | CW016A | min. | Rem. | 0,08 | — | — | 0,001 | — | — | Ag, P |
| max. | — | 0,12 | 0,000 5 | — c | 0,007 | — | 0,03 | |||
| CuAg0,10 (OF) | CW019A | min. | Rem. | 0,08 | — | — | — | — | — | Ag, O |
| max. | — | 0,12 | 0,000 5 | — c | — | — | 0,006 5 | |||
| Cu-PHC | CW020A | min. | 99,95 a | — | — | — | 0,001 | — | — | Ag, P |
| max. | — | — | 0,000 5 | — c | 0,006 | 0,005 | 0,03 | |||
| Cu-HCP | CW021A | min. | 99.95 a | — | 0.002 | Ag. P | ||||
| max. | — | — | 0,000 5 | — c | 0,007 | 0,005 | 0,03 | |||
| Note: the total of the other elements (other than copper) is defined as the sum of the contents of Ag, As, Bi, Cd, Co, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, O, P, Pb, S, Sb, Se, Si, Sn, Te and Zn, excluding any individually specified element. | ||||||||||
| a Including silver up to a maximum of 0.015 %. b An oxygen content of up to 0.060 % is permitted, subject to agreement between the buyer and the supplier. c The oxygen content shall be such that the material complies with the hydrogen embrittlement requirements of EN 1976. a A higher total impurity content is permitted, subject to agreement between the buyer and the supplier. a A higher total impurity content is permitted, subject to agreement between the buyer and the supplier. | ||||||||||