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Technical resources

Specification-led information for copper alloy tube, marine pipe, heat transfer, procurement, processing, and the standards that govern the work.

100% Made in USA, vertically integrated copper tube manufacturing in Hillsboro, TX, with a distribution arm for copper, steel, stainless, and nickel alloys.

At a glance

Manufacturing home

Hillsboro, TX

Core identity

100% Made in USA

Manufacturing model

Vertically integrated

Distribution arm

Cu · steel · SS · nickel

Technical overview

Ameritube’s technical library starts with its 100% Made in USA copper tube manufacturing in Hillsboro, TX, then extends to the copper, steel, stainless, and nickel alloys handled by its sales and distribution arm. Start with the alloy or application, then bring the exact dimensions, service conditions, standard, testing, and documentation requirements to the quote desk.

Factory first

Hillsboro, Texas

Ameritube is a 100% vertically integrated copper tube producer. The full process happens in-house in Hillsboro, TX: melting copper, casting, pilgering, drawing, annealing, straightening, and testing.

100% Made in USA copper tube production
One in-house sequence from melt through testing
Copper tube for heat transfer and heat exchange

Experience

30+ years combined

Ameritube consulting professionals have over 30 years of combined experience in international sourcing and procurement. They have worked with Fortune 500 companies including Exxon, Valero, Vertiv Corporation, Dow Chemical, Dupont, General Motors, Ford, General Electric, and others to procure parts and materials.

International sourcing and procurement
Material, part, and supplier coordination
Technical conversations grounded in the application

Distribution arm

Add the alloy

Ameritube also distributes alloys in copper, steel, stainless, and nickel to supplement its own product line and meet customer demand across industries. Distribution supports the factory output; it does not define the company.

Copper, steel, stainless, and nickel alloys
A sales and distribution arm for complementary demand
One quote desk for the full project requirement

Copper alloys

Start with the family

Copper alloy resources cover DHP copper, red brass, admiralty brass, C70600 copper-nickel 90/10, and C71500 copper-nickel 70/30. Use the alloy page with the project standard, dimensions, temper, testing, and documentation requirements.

C70600 Copper Nickel 90/10 — ASTM B-111, ASTM B-466, ASME SB-111, ASME SB-466, MIL-T-15005F, and MIL-T-16420K
C44300 Admiralty Brass — ASME SB-111, ASTM B-111, ASTM B135, and API 11AX
DHP copper and copper alloy data sheets available through the technical desk

Marine resources

Pipe, welds, flanges

Marine resources cover copper-nickel pipe, marine butt welds, bell ends, and flanges. Ameritube manufactures pipe sizes to 1½” in its facility and distributes larger sizes up to 24” from audited suppliers.

MIL-T-16420K and ASTM B466 marine pipe requirements
Hydrostatic, UT, dimensional, and quality-control considerations
C70600 and C71500 pipe for ship sets, cooling systems, shipyards, and defense

Nickel + case studies

A wider technical library

The source library also includes nickel-alloy information for Alloy 200, 400, 600, 625, 800, and 825, plus Ameritube case studies. Ask the quote desk for the relevant sheet when the application extends beyond the alloy pages on this site.