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Mueller Industries has tested andvalidated its Streamline COPPER tube and COPPER fittings for an operating pressure of 700PSI. The following information willgive an insight on the testing and qualifications of Streamline PERFORMANCE COPPER PRODUCTS The problem with using a proportional limit todesignate an allowable stress for COPPER isthat COPPER , unlike steel, does not have aproportional limit. Therefore any attempt togenerate an allowable stress using some % offset is misleading and inaccurate.

• The problem with using a proportional limit to designate an allowable stress for copper is that copper, unlike steel, does not have a proportional limit.

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