ASTM B317-02

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Designation: B 317 – 02
Standard Specification for
Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bar, Rod, Tube, Pipe, and
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Structural Profiles for Electrical Purposes (Bus Conductor)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 317; 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 of Tension Testing Wrought and Cast
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Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
1.1 Thisspecificationcovers6101aluminum-alloyextruded
B 660 Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and
bar, rod, tube, pipe (Schedules 40 and 80), and structural
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Magnesium Products
profiles (channels and angles) in selected tempers for use as
B 666/B 666M Practice for Identification Marking of Alu-
electric conductors as follows:
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minum and Magnesium Products
1.1.1 Type B—Hot-finished bar, rod, tube, pipe and struc-
B 807 Practice for Extrusion Press Solution Heat Treatment
tural profiles in T6, T61, T63, T64, T65, and H111 tempers
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of Aluminum Alloys
with Type B tolerances, as shown in the “List of ANSI Tables
B 918 Practice for Heat Treatment of Wrought Aluminum
of Dimensional Tolerances.”
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Alloys
1.1.2 Type C—Hot-finishedrectangularbarinT6,T61,T63,
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
T64, T65, and H111 tempers with Type C tolerances as listed
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Determine Conformance with Specifications
in the tolerances and permissible variations tables.
E 34 Test Methods for ChemicalAnalysis ofAluminum and
1.2 Alloy and temper designations are in accordance with
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Aluminum Base Alloys
ANSI H35.1. The equivalent Unified Numbering System alloy
E 55 PracticeforSamplingWroughtNonferrousMetalsand
designation in accordance with Practice E 527 is A96101 for
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Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition
Alloy 6101.
E 227 Test Method for Optical Emission Spectrometric
NOTE 1—Type A material, last covered in the 1966 issue of this
Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by the
specification, is no longer available; therefore, requirements for cold-
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Point-to-Plane Technique
finished rectangular bar have been deleted.
E 290 Test Methods for Bend Testing of Material for
1.3 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminum 7
Ductility
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and aluminum alloys in this specification, see Annex A2.
E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
E 607 Test Method for Atomic Emission Spectrometric
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by the
information only. 6
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 form a part of this specification to the 9
Using the Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Method
extent referenced herein:
E 1251 Test Method for Optical Emission Spectrometric
2.2 ASTM Standards:
Analysis ofAluminum andAluminumAlloys by theArgon
B 193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor
Atmosphere, Point-to-Plane, Unipolar Self-Initiating Ca-
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Materials
pacitor Discharge
B 253 Guide for Preparation of Aluminum Alloys for Elec- 4
2.3 ANSI Standards:
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troplating
H35.1 Alloy and Temper Designation Systems for Alumi-
num
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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 B07.03 on Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.02.
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Aluminum-Alloy Wrought Products. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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Current edition approved Oct. 10, 2002. Published January 2003. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05.
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approved in 1957. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as B 317–00. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.03. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.05. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.03.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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B317–02
A,B,C
TABLE 1 Chemical Composition Limits
H35.2 DimensionalToleranc
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