Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Tube

Copper tube used for air conditioning and refrigeration applications in the field (sometimes called "refer" or "ACR" tube) is an almost pure copper material meeting the requirements of ASTM B 280 - Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Field Service. It is manufactured from copper alloy C12200 having a chemical composition of a minimum of 99.9% Copper (Cu) and Silver (Ag) combined and a maximum allowable range of Phosphorous (P) of 0.015 % - 0.040 %.

B 280 tube is produced in straight lengths or coils in tempers H58 or O60 respectively, although annealed straight lengths may be special ordered. Straight lengths are provided in sizes from 3/8" O.D. through 4 1/8" O.D. while annealed coils are supplied in sizes ranging from 1/8" O.D. through 1 5/8" O.D. ACR tube is required to be identified in the following fashion: Coils: The name or trademark of the manufacturer and ACR shall be permanently incised on each tube ¼" or larger at Intervals not greater than 1½ ft. Hard Straight Lengths: The name or trademark of the manufacturer and a mark indicating either L or ACR shall be incised at intervals not greater than 1½ ft. along the length of the tube. Hard straight lengths shall further be marked with a blue stripe containing the manufacturer's name or trademark, the nation of origin, outside diameter and ACR repeating at intervals not greater than 3 ft.

Air conditioning and refrigeration tube (ASTM B 280) either coiled or straight length is further required to be cleaned and capped prior to shipping.

The maximum particulate residue limit for coils or straight lengths is 0.0035 g/ft2 or as listed in Table 2 and Table 3 of the standard

Copper pipe and copper alloy pipe