ASTM B80-01
(Specification)Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Sand Castings
Standard Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Sand Castings
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1.1 This specification covers magnesium-alloy sand castings designated as shown in Table 1.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The SI values in parentheses are provided for information only.
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Designation: B 80 – 01
Standard Specification for
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Magnesium-Alloy Sand Castings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 80; 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.
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1. Scope E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
E 716 Practices for Sampling Aluminum and Aluminum
1.1 This specification covers magnesium-alloy sand cast-
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Alloys for Spectrochemical Analysis
ings designated as shown in Table 1.
2.3 Federal Standards:
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
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Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)
as the standard. The SI values in parentheses are provided for
Fed. Std. No. 184 Identification Marking of Aluminum,
information only.
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Magnesium and Titanium
2. Referenced Documents 2.4 Military Standards:
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage (Military
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date
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Agencies)
of order acceptance form a part of this specification to the
MIL-STD-276 Impregnation of Porous Non-ferrous Metal
extent referenced herein:
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Castings
2.2 ASTM Standards:
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MIL-I-13857 Impregnation of Metal Castings
B 93/B93M Specification for Magnesium Alloys in Ingot
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MIL-M-46062 Magnesium Alloy Castings, High Strength
Form for Sand Castings, Permanent Mold Castings, and
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MIL-M-6857 Heat Treatment of Magnesium Alloy Cast-
Die Castings
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ings
B 275 Practice for Codification of Certain Nonferrous Met-
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2.5 ANSI Standard:
als and Alloys, Cast and Wrought
ANSI Z1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection
B 296 Practice for Temper Designations of Magnesium
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by Attributes
Alloys, Cast and Wrought
B 557 Test Methods of Tension Testing Wrought and Cast
3. Terminology
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Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
3.1 Definitions:
B 660 Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and
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3.1.1 casting lot—unless otherwise agreed, shall consist of
Magnesium Products
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not more than 1000 pounds of cleaned castings from the same
B 661 Practice for Heat Treatment of Magnesium Alloys
melt or heat, except where this weight limit may be exceeded
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
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by a single casting. In such cases, each casting shall be
Determine Conformance with Specifications
considered a lot.
E 35 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Magnesium
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3.1.2 heat treat lot—for the purpose of mechanical property
and Magnesium Alloys
testing, a lot shall consist of all castings heat treated in the
E 88 Practice for Sampling Nonferrous Metals and Alloys
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same furnace charge to the same temper.
in Cast Form for Determination of Chemical Composition
5 3.1.3 sand casting—metal object produced by pouring mol-
E 94 Guide for Radiographic Testing
ten metal into a sand mold and allowing it to solidify.
E 155 Reference Radiographs for Inspection of Aluminum
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and Magnesium Castings
4. Ordering Information
E 165 Test Method for Liquid Penetrant Examination
5 4.1 Orders for castings under this specification shall include
Method
the following information:
4.1.1 Applicable drawing or part number,
4.1.2 Quantity of each casting,
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B07 on Light
Metals and Alloys, and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B07.04 on
Magnesium Alloy Cast and Wrought Products.
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Current edition approved Apr. 10, 2001. Published May 2001. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.01.
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published as B 80 – 30 T. Last previous edition B 80 – 97. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.06.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.02. Available from Standardization Documents, Order Desk, Bldg. 4, Section D,
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02. 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, ATTN: NPODS.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05. Available from American National Standards Institute, 11 W. 42nd St., 13th
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.03. Floor, New York, NY 10036.
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B80
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TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
NOTE 1—Analysis shall regularly be made only for the elements specifically mentioned in this table. If, however, the presence of other elements is
suspected or indicated in amounts greater than the specified limits, further analysis shall be made
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