ASTM B317/B317M-07

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Designation:B317/B317M −07
StandardSpecification for
Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bar, Rod, Tube, Pipe, Structural
Profiles, and Profiles for Electrical Purposes (Bus
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Conductor)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B317/B317M; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.
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1. Scope* 2.2 ASTM Standards:
B193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor
1.1 Thisspecificationcovers6101aluminum-alloyextruded
Materials
bar, rod, tube, pipe, (Schedules 40 and 80), structural profiles,
B253 Guide for Preparation of Aluminum Alloys for Elec-
and profiles in selected tempers for use as electric conductors
troplating
as follows:
B557 Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and Cast
1.1.1 Type B—Hot-finished bar, rod, tube, pipe, structural
Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
profiles and profiles in T6, T61, T63, T64, T65, and H111
B660 Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and
tempers withType B tolerances, as shown in the “List ofANSI
Magnesium Products
Tables of Dimensional Tolerances.”
B666/B666M Practice for Identification Marking of Alumi-
1.1.2 Type C—Hot-finished rectangular bar inT6,T61,T63,
num and Magnesium Products
T64, T65, and H111 tempers with Type C tolerances as listed
B807/B807M Practice for Extrusion Press Solution Heat
in the tolerances and permissible variations tables.
Treatment for Aluminum Alloys
1.2 Alloy and temper designations are in accordance with
B881 Terminology Relating toAluminum- and Magnesium-
ANSI H35.1. The equivalent Unified Numbering System alloy
Alloy Products
designation in accordance with Practice E527 is A96101 for
B918 Practice for Heat Treatment of Wrought Aluminum
Alloy 6101.
Alloys
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
NOTE 1—Type A material, last covered in the 1966 issue of this
specification, is no longer available; therefore, requirements for cold- Determine Conformance with Specifications
finished rectangular bar have been deleted.
E34 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Aluminum and
Aluminum-Base Alloys
1.3 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminum
and aluminum alloys in this specification, see Annex A2. E55 Practice for Sampling Wrought Nonferrous Metals and
Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition
1.4 The values stated in either SI or inch-pound units are to
E290 Test Methods for Bend Testing of Material for Ductil-
be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each
ity
system may not be exact equivalents; therefore each system
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the
shall be used independently of the other. Combining values
Unified Numbering System (UNS)
from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the
E607 Test Method for Atomic Emission Spectrometric
standard.
Analysis Aluminum Alloys by the Point to Plane Tech-
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nique Nitrogen Atmosphere (Withdrawn 2011)
2. Referenced Documents
E716 Practices for Sampling and Sample Preparation of
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on the
Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys for Determination of
dateofmaterialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtothe
Chemical Composition by Spectrochemical Analysis
extent referenced herein:
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Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B07.03 on contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Aluminum Alloy Wrought Products. Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Current edition approved June 1, 2007. Published June 2007. Originally the ASTM website.
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approved in 1957. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as B317/B317M – 04. The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
DOI: 10.1520/B0317_B0317M-07. www.astm.org.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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B317/B317M−07
A,B,C
TABLE 1 Chemical Composition Limits
E1004 Test Method for Determining Electrical Conductivity
Alloy Designation 6101
Using the Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Method
Element
Composition, %
E1251 Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Alumi-
Silicon 0.30–0.7
num Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry
Iron 0.50
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Copper 0.10
2.3 ANSI Standards:
Manganese 0.03
H35.1/H35
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