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[Current]Aluminium and aluminium alloys — Ingots and castings
Specifies requirements for aluminium ingots and aluminium alloy ingots and castings. Includes tables listing the chemical composition of aluminium alloys and the machanical property requirements of test bars. Appendices describe the designation system for alloys and tempers and provide guidance on the selection of alloys.
Published: 12/05/2000
Pages: 33
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PREFACE
1 SCOPE
2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
3 DEFINITIONS
4 DESIGNATION
4.1 General
4.2 Alloy designation
4.3 Temper designation
5 FREEDOM FROM DEFECTS
5.1 Ingots
5.2 Castings
6 RECLAMATION AND REPAIR OF CASTINGS
7 SHAPE AND DIMENSIONS OF CASTINGS
8 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
8.1 General
8.2 Frequency of analysis
9 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CASTINGS (EXCLUDING PRESSURE DIE CASTINGS)
10 ADDITIONAL INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR CASTINGS
10.1 Pressure testing
10.2 Non-destructive testing
10.2.1 Penetrant testing (surface defects)
10.2.2 Radiographic testing (internal defects)
11 PROVISION AND PREPARATION OF TEST SAMPLES
11.1 Type of test sample
11.2 Casting of test samples
11.3 Processing of test samples
12 PREPARATION OF TEST PIECES
12.1 Permanent mould and sand castings
12.2 Pressure die castings
13 MECHANICAL TESTS
14 RETESTS
14.1 Chemical composition
14.2 Tensile test
15 IDENTIFICATION
15.1 Ingots
15.2 Castings
16 ROUNDING OF TEST RESULT VALUES
APPENDIX A
A1 INTRODUCTION
A2 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE PURCHASER
A3 TEMPER
A4 PATTERNS, MOULDS, DIES, DRAWINGS AND SAMPLES OF THE CASTING
A4.1 New patterns or dies
A4.2 Existing patterns and equipment
A4.2.1 General
A4.2.2 Patterns
A4.2.3 Dies
A4.2.4 Core boxes
A4.2.5 Flasks
A4.2.6 Gauges and checking fixtures
A4.3 Sample casting or drawing
A5 IDENTIFICATION
A6 DRESSING AND FETTLING
A7 RECTIFICATION OF DEFECTS
A8 TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR CASTINGS
A8.1 General
A8.2 Frequency of testing
A8.3 Tensile tests on standard test bars
A8.4 Straining rate in tensile test
A8.5 Retests
A8.6 Independent tests
A9 CERTIFICATES
A9.1 Certificates of compliance
A9.2 Test certificates
A10 INSPECTION
APPENDIX B
B1 SCOPE
B2 ALLOY DESIGNATION SYSTEM
B3 MODIFICATION OF ORIGINAL ALLOYS
APPENDIX C
C1 SCOPE
C2 TEMPER DESIGNATION SYSTEM
C3 BASIC TEMPER DESIGNATIONS
C4 AS-CAST TEMPER (F)
C5 THERMALLY TREATED TEMPERS (T)
C5.1 General
C5.2 First digit
APPENDIX D
APPENDIX E
E1 INTRODUCTION
E2 GENERAL PURPOSE ALLOYS
E2.1 General
E2.2 Sand, gravity die and investment castings: AA303, AA317, CA401 and AA601
E2.2.1 AA303
E2.2.2 AA317
E2.2.3 CA401
E2.2.4 AA601
E2.3 Pressure die castings: AA307, CA313, CA401 and DA401
E2.3.1 AA307
E2.3.2 CA313
E2.3.3 CA401
E2.3.4 DA401
E3 SPECIAL PURPOSE ALLOYS
E3.1 General
E3.2 Characteristics and types of application
E3.2.1 AA150
E3.2.2 AA309
E3.2.3 AA319
E3.2.4 CA327
E3.2.5 AA505
E4 SPECIAL PURPOSE ALLOYS OF LIMITED APPLICATION
E4.1 General
E4.2 Characteristics and types of application
E4.2.1 AA305
E4.2.2 BA701
E5 ALLOY SELECTION BY APPLICATION
E5.1 General principles
E5.2 Corrosion resistance
E5.3 Machinability
E5.4 Weldability
E5.5 Mechanical properties
E5.6 Wear resistance
E5.7 Physical properties
E5.8 Summary
APPENDIX F
Cited references in this standard
[Current]
Aluminium and aluminium alloys — Sampling for chemical and spectrochemical analysis
ASTM E 34
Test methods for chemical analysis of aluminium and aluminium-base alloys
ASTM E 227
Test method for optical emission spectrometric analysis of aluminium and aluminium alloys by the point-to-plane technique
BS 1728
Methods for the analysis of aluminium and aluminium alloys (all parts)
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