ASTM B26/B26M-03

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Designation: B 26/B 26M – 03
Standard Specification for
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Aluminum-Alloy Sand Castings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 26/B 26M; 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.
1. Scope* B 557 Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and Cast
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Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
1.1 This specification covers aluminum-alloy sand castings
B 557M Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and
designated as shown in Table 1.
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CastAluminum-andMagnesium-AlloyProducts[Metric]
1.2 This specification is not intended for aluminum-alloy
B 660 Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and
sand castings used in aerospace applications.
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Magnesium Products
1.3 Alloy and temper designations are in accordance with
B 881 Terminology Relating to Aluminum- and
ANSI H35.1 and H35.1M. Unified Numbering System alloy
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Magnesium-Alloy Products
designations are in accordance with Practice E 527.
B 917/B 917M Practice for Heat Treatment of Aluminum-
1.4 Unless the order specifies the “M” specification desig-
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Alloy Castings from All Processes
nation, the material shall be furnished to the inch-pound units.
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D 3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging
1.5 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminum
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
and aluminum alloys and their properties in this specification,
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Determine Conformance with Specifications
see Annex A1 and Annex A2.
E34 Test Methods for ChemicalAnalysis ofAluminum and
1.6 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units
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Aluminum Base-Alloys
are to be regarded separately as standards. The SI units are
E88 Practice for Sampling Nonferrous Metals and Alloys
shown in brackets or in separate tables or columns. The values
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in Cast Form for Determination of Chemical Composition
stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each
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E94 Guide for Radiographic Testing
system must be used independent of the other. Combining
E 155 Reference Radiographs for Examination of Alumi-
values from the two systems may result in nonconformance
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num and Magnesium Castings
with the specification.
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E 165 Test Method for Liquid Penetrant Examination
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the
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E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
E 607 Test Method for Optical Emission Spectrometric
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by the
priate safety and health practices and determine the applicabil-
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Point-to-Plane Technique, Nitrogen Atmosphere
ity of regulatory limitations prior to use.
E 716 Practices for Sampling Aluminum and Aluminum
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2. Referenced Documents Alloys for Spectrochemical Analysis
E 1251 Test Method for Optical Emission Spectrometric
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date
Analysis ofAluminum andAluminumAlloys by theArgon
of material purchase form a part of this specification to the
Atmosphere, Point-to-Plane, Unipolar Self-Initiating Ca-
extent referenced herein:
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pacitor Discharge
2.2 ASTM Standards:
IEEE/ASTM SI 10 Standard for Use of the International
B 179 Specification for Aluminum Alloys in Ingot and
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System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System
Molten Forms for Castings from All Casting Processes
2.3 AMS Standard:
B 275 Practice for Codification of Certain Nonferrous Met-
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AMS 2771 Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloy Castings
als and Alloys, Cast and Wrought
2.4 American National Standards:
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B07 on Light
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Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B07.01 on Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.09.
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Aluminum Alloy Ingots and Castings. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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Current edition approved Apr. 10, 2003. Published September 2003. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05.
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approved in 1918. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as B 26/B 26M – 02. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.03.
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For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi- Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.01.
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cation SB-26/SB-26M in Section II of that Code. Available from Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 400 Commonwealth
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.02. Dr., Warrendale, PA 15096-0001.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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