Designation: B 187/B 187M – 03Standard Specification forCopper, Bus Bar, Rod, and Shapes and General PurposeRod, Bar, and Shapes1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 187/B 187M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the yearof original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1. Scope1.1 This specification2 establishes the requirements for cop-per conductor bar, rod, and shapes for electrical (bus) applica-tions and rod, bar, and shapes for general applications.1.1.1 The products for electrical (bus) applications shall bemade from the following coppers:3Copper UNS No.3Reference DesignationC10100OFEC10200OFC10300OFXLPC10400, C10500, C10700OFSC10920, C10930, C10940—C11000ETPC11300, C11400, C11500,C11600STP1.1.1.1 The product may be furnished from any copperlisted unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchaseorder.1.2 The product for general applications shall be made fromany of the coppers in 1.1.1 or the following coppers:Copper UNS No.3Reference DesignationC10800OFLPC12000DLPC12200DHP1.2.1 The product may be furnished from any copper listedabove unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchaseorder. Other coppers may be used upon agreement betweensupplier and purchaserer.1.3 Units—The values stated in either inch-pound units orin SI units are to be regarded separately as the standard. Withinthe text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values statedin each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, eachsystem shall...