Standard Terminology Relating to Aluminum- and Magnesium- Alloy Products

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1.1 This terminology covers the principal terms and definitions relating to aluminum- and magnesium- alloy products. It is published to encourage uniformity of terminology throughout Committee B07 product specifications.  
1.2 Certain definitions and definitions of terms specific to a standard will remain in the individual standards and will not be included in this terminology. See 3.4.

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Designation: B 881 – 05
Standard Terminology Relating to
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Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 881; 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.
1. Scope* B 210 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
Drawn Seamless Tubes
1.1 This terminology covers the principal terms and defini-
B211 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
tions relating to aluminum- and magnesium-alloy products. It
Bar, Rod, and Wire
is published to encourage uniformity of terminology through-
B 221 Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars,
out Committee B07 product specifications.
Rods, Wire, Shapes, and Tubes
1.2 Certain definitions and definitions of terms specific to a
B 234 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
standard will remain in the individual standards and will not be
Drawn SeamlessTubes for Condensers and Heat Exchang-
included in this terminology (see 3.4).
ers
2. Referenced Documents B 236 Specification for Aluminum Bars for Electrical Pur-
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poses (Bus Bars)
2.1 ASTM Standards:
B 241/B 241M Specification for Aluminum and
B 26/B 26M Specification forAluminum-Alloy Sand Cast-
Aluminum-Alloy Seamless Pipe and Seamless Extruded
ings
Tube
B80 Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Sand Castings
B 247 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
B85 Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings
Die Forgings, Hand Forgings, and Rolled Ring Forgings
B 90/B 90M Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Sheet and
B 308/B 308M Specification forAluminumAlloy 6061-T6
Plate
Standard Structural Profiles
B91 Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Forgings
B 313/B 313M Specification for Aluminum and
B 92/B 92M Specification for Magnesium Ingot and Stick
Aluminum-Alloy Round Welded Tubes
for Remelting
B 316/B 316M Specification for Aluminum and
B 93/B 93M Specification for Magnesium Alloys in Ingot
Aluminum-Alloy Rivet and Cold Heading-Wire and Rods
Form for Sand Castings, Permanent Mold Castings, and
B 317 Specification for Aluminum Alloy Extruded Bar,
Die Castings
Rod, Tube, Pipe, and Structural Profiles for Electrical
B94 Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Die Castings
Purposes (Bus Conductor)
B 107/B 107M Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Ex-
B 345/B 345M Specification for Aluminum and
truded Bars, Rods, Shapes, Tubes, and Wire
Aluminum-Alloy Seamless Pipe and Seamless Extruded
B 108 Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Permanent Mold
TubeforGasandOilTransmissionandDistributionPiping
Castings
Systems
B 179 Specification for Aluminum Alloys in Ingot and
B 361 Specification for Factory-Made Wrought Aluminum
Molten Forms for Castings from all Casting Processes
and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Fittings
B 199 Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Permanent Mold
B 373 Specification for Aluminum Foil for Capacitors
Castings
B 403 Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Investment Cast-
B 209 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
ings
Sheet and Plate
B 404/B 404M Specification for Aluminum and
Aluminum-Alloy Seamless Condenser and Heat-
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This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B07 on Light
Exchanger Tubes with Integral Fins
Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B07.03 on
B 429 Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Struc-
Aluminum Alloy Wrought Products.
tural Pipe and Tube
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2005. Published September 2005. Originally
approved in 1998. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as B 881 – 98a (2004).
B 479 Specification for Annealed Aluminum and
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Aluminum-Alloy Foil for Flexible Barrier, Food Contact,
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
and Other Applications
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. B 483/B 483M Specification for Aluminum and
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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B881–05
Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Tubes for General Purpose Ap- casting, n—metal object, at or near dimensions shape, pro-
plications duced by introducing molten metal into a mold or a die and
allowing it to solidify. B 666/B 666M, B 686
B 491/B 491M Specification for Aluminum and
Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Round Tubes for General-
die casting, n—casting produced by introducing molten
Purpose Applications metal under substantial pressure into a metal die and
B 547/B 547M Specification for Aluminum and cha
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