A-A-59617, COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION: UNIONS, BRASS OR BRONZE, THREADED PIPE CONNECTIONS AND SOLDER-JOINT TUBE CONNECTIONS (22-APR-2002) [SUPERSEDING WW-U-516B]

A-A-59617, COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION: UNIONS, BRASS OR BRONZE, THREADED PIPE CONNECTIONS AND SOLDER-JOINT TUBE CONNECTIONS (22-APR-2002) [SUPERSEDING WW-U-516B]., The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description (CID) for all federal agencies. This CID covers the general requirements for brass or bronze unions with threaded pipe or solder-joint tube connections for joining nonferrous pipe and tubing. The unions covered by this CID, which are intended for commercial/industrial applications, are compatible with standard weight copper or brass pipe, copper water tube, cast bronze threaded fittings, cast bronze solder-joint pressure fittings, and wrought copper and bronze solder-joint pressure fittings.