Specifications

End Product	Specification
Bands, Projectile Rotating	MILITARY MIL-B-20292, MIL-B-18907
Bar	AMS 4602, ASME SB152, SB133, ASTM B152, SAE J463, J461
Bar, Bus	ASTM B187, SAE J463, J461
Brazing Filler Metal	FEDERAL QQ-B-650
Fittings	ASME B16.22
Foil, Printed Circuits	ASTM B451
Nipples	ASTM B687
Pipe	ASME SB42, ASTM B698, B42
Pipe, Bus	ASTM B188
Plate	AMS 4501, ASME SB152, ASTM B152, SAE J463, J461
Plate, Clad	ASTM B432
Rod	AMS 4602, ASME SB152, ASTM B152, SAE J463, J461
Rod, Bus	ASTM B187
Shapes	AMS 4602, SAE J461, J463
Shapes, Bus	ASTM B187
Sheet	AMS 4501, ASME SB152, ASTM B152, SAE J461, J463
Sheet, Clad	ASTM B506
Sheet, Printed Circuits	ASTM B451
Strip	AMS 4501, ASME SB152, ASTM B152, SAE J461, J463
Strip, Clad	ASTM B506
Strip, Printed Circuits	ASTM B451
Tube	ASTM B698
Tube, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Field Service	SAE J461, J463
Tube, Bus	ASTM B188
Tube, Coils	ASTM B743
Tube, Condenser	ASME SB111, ASTM B111
Tube, Finned	ASME SB359, ASTM B359
Tube, Rectangular Waveguide	ASTM B372, MILITARY MIL-W-85
Tube, Seamless	ASME SB75, ASTM B641, B75, MILITARY MIL-T-24107
Tube, Seamless Bright Annealed	ASTM B68
Tube, Seamless for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Field Service	SAE J461, J463
Tube, Seamless for Torpedo Use	MILITARY MIL-T-3235
Tube, U-Bend	ASME SB395, ASTM B395
Tube, Welded	ASTM B716, B641, B447, MILITARY MIL-T-24107, SAE J461, J463
Tube, Welded for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Service	ASTM B640
Wire, Coated With Lead Alloy	ASTM B189
Wire, Coated With Nickel	ASTM B355
Wire, Coated With Silver	ASTM B298
Wire, Coated With Tin	ASTM B33, B246
Wire, Flat	ASTM B272
Wire, Hard Drawn	ASTM B1, FEDERAL QQ-W-343
Wire, Medium-Hard Drawn	ASTM B2, FEDERAL QQ-W-343
Wire, Metallizing	MILITARY MIL-W-6712
Wire, Soft	AMS 4701, ASTM B3, B738, B48, F9, FEDERAL QQ-W-343
Wire, Stranded	ASTM B8, B174, B470, B172, B173, B286, B496, B226, FEDERAL QQ-B-575

Gauged Copper

3. Gauged Copper

Gauged copper grounding wires vary in size. You can find them in 1/0, 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 gauge. The larger the gauge number, the smaller the wire actually is. The more current you need for something, the bigger the ground copper wire must be.

• 16 gauge is generally used for home circuits because the maximum amps allowed for any current in a home is 15 amps. So the 16 gauge wire is perfect for grounding.
• 14 gauge is generally used for circuits that have a maximum of 25 amps going through circuits.
• 20 amp breakers tend to need the 12 gauge copper wire for grounding. For example, GFCI outlets should use 12 gauge.
• 10 gauge is generally used for appliances that produce 30 amps such as your washer and dryer.
• 8 gauge is commonly used for large appliances that put out a maximum of 40 amps of circuit power.
• 4, 2 and 1 are mostly used in the industries when dealing with large industrial types of equipment exceeding 70 amps.

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