ASTM B209M-02

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Designation: B 209M – 02
METRIC
Standard Specification for
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Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate [Metric]
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 209M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
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.
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1. Scope * Alloy Wrought Products for Aerospace Applications
B 632/B 632M Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Rolled
1.1 This specification covers aluminum and aluminum alloy
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Tread Plate
flat sheet, coiled sheet, and plate, in the alloys (Note 1) and
B 660 Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and
tempers shown inTables 2 and 3, and in the following finishes:
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Magnesium Products
1.1.1 Plate in all alloys and sheet in heat-treatable alloys:
B 666/B 666M Practice for Identification Marking of Alu-
mill finish.
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minum and Magnesium Products
1.1.2 Sheet in nonheat-treatable alloys: mill finish, one-side
B 918 Practice for Heat Treatment of Wrought Aluminum
bright mill finish, standard one-side bright finish, and standard
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Alloys
two-sides bright finish.
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E 3 Methods of Preparation of Metallographic Specimens
1.2 Alloy and temper designations are in accordance with
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
ANSI H35.1M. The equivalent Unified Numbering System
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Determine Conformance with Specifications
alloy designations are those of Table 1 preceded by A9, for
E 34 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Aluminum and
example, A91100 for aluminum 1100 in accordance with
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Aluminum-Base Alloys
Practice E 527.
E 55 Practice for Sampling Wrought Nonferrous Metals and
NOTE 1—Throughout this specification, use of the term alloy in the 5
Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition
general sense includes aluminum as well as aluminum alloy.
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E 290 Test Method for Bend Test for Ductility
NOTE 2—See Specification B 632/B 632M for Tread Plate.
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E 407 Practice for Microetching Metals and Alloys
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1.3 This specification is the metric counterpart of Specifi-
E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
cation B 209.
E 607 Test Method for Optical Emission Spectrometric
1.4 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminum
Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by the
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and aluminum alloys in this specification, see Annex A2.
Point-to-Plane Technique, Nitrogen Atmosphere
E 716 Practices for Sampling Aluminum and Aluminum
2. Referenced Documents
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Alloys for Spectrochemical Analysis
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on the
E 1004 Practice for Determining Electrical Conductivity
date of material purchase, unless otherwise noted, form a part 7
Using the Electromagnetic Eddy-Current Method
of this specification to the extent referenced herein:
E 1251 Test Method for Optical Emission Spectrometric
2.2 ASTM Standards:
Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by the Argon
B 209 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
Atmosphere, Point-to-Plane, Unipolar Self-Initiating Ca-
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Sheet and Plate 5
pacitor Discharge
B 548 Method for Ultrasonic Inspection of Aluminum-
G 34 Test Method for Exfoliation Corrosion Susceptibility
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Alloy Plate for Pressure Vessels
in 2XXX and 7XXX Series Aluminum Alloys (EXCO
B 557M Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and 8,9
Test)
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Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products [Metric]
B 594 Practice for Ultrasonic Inspection of Aluminum-
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B07 on Light Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05.
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Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B07.03 on Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.01.
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Aluminum Alloy Wrought Products. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.03.
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Current edition approved Apr. 10, 2002. Published June 2002. Originally The applicable edition in the use of this specification is G34 – 72—available in
published as B 209M – 78. Last previous edition B 209M – 01. the gray pages of the Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.02.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.02. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.02.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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B 209M
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TABLE 1 Chemical Composition Limits
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