ASTM B37-96

Standard Specification for Aluminum for Use in Iron and Steel Manufacture

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers aluminum and aluminum alloys in the form of ingots, rods, or shot, designated as shown in Table 1, for use in the manufacture of iron and steel.  
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-2000
• Technical Committee: B07 - Light Metals and Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B07.01 - Aluminum Alloy Ingots and Castings

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM B37-96(2001) - Standard Specification for Aluminum for Use in Iron and Steel Manufacture
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: B 37 – 96
Standard Specification for
Aluminum for Use in Iron and Steel Manufacture
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 37; 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.
TABLE 1 Chemical Limits
1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers aluminum and aluminum al- NOTE 1—Analysis shall be made only for copper, zinc, magnesium,
silicon, and iron unless the determination of additional elements is
loys in the form of ingots, rods, or shot, designated as shown
required by the contract or order, or the presence of other elements in
in Table 1, for use in the manufacture of iron and steel.
substantial concentration is indicated during the course of the analysis. In
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
the latter case, the amount of these other elements shall be determined and
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
the total of copper, zinc, magnesium, silicon and iron, and “other
information only.
elements” shall not exceed the specified amount prescribed in the last
column of the table. Unless otherwise specified in the contract or order,
2. Referenced Documents
0.2 % of any “other element” shall constitute a “substantial concentra-
tion.”
2.1 ASTM Standards:
NOTE 2—The following applies to all specified limits in this table: For
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
purposes of determining conformance to these limits, an observed value or
Determine Conformance with Specification
a calculated value obtained from analysis shall be rounded to the nearest
E 34 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Aluminum and
unit in the last right-hand place of figures used in expressing the specified
Aluminum-Base Alloys
limit in accordance with the rounding-off method of Practice E 29.
E 55 Practice for Sampling Wrought Nonferrous Metals and
Composition,%
Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition
Alumi- Total of
Magne-
E 101 Test Method for Spectrographic Analysis of Alumi-
Grade
num, min, Copper, Zinc, All Im-
sium,
by dif- max max purities,
num and Aluminum Alloys by the Point-to-Plane Tech-
max
4 ference max
nique
990A 99.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.0
E 227 Test Method for Optical Emission Spectrometric
980A 98.0 0.2 0.2 0.5 2.0
Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by the
950A 95.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 5.0
Point-to-Plane Technique
920A 92.0 4.0 1.5 1.0 8.0
900A 90.0 4.5 3.0 2.0 10.0
E 607 Test Method for Optical Emission Spectrometric
850A 85.0 5.0 5.5 2.5 15.0
Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by the
Point-to-Plane Technique, Nitrogen Atmosphere
E 716 Practices for Sampling Aluminum and Aluminum
Alloys for Spectrochemical Analysis
3.1.2 Grade of material (see Table 1),
E 1251 Test Method for Optical Emission Spectrometric
3.1.3 Form of material (ingot, rod or shot),
Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by the Argon
3.1.4 Dimensional limitations for material,
Atmosphere, Point-to-Plane, Unipolar Self Initiating Ca-
3.1.5 The quantity in either pieces or pounds,
pacitor Discharge
3.2 Additionally, orders for material to this specification
shall include the following information when required by the
3. Ordering Information
purchaser:
3.1 Orders for material under this specification shall include
3.2.1 Special packaging (see Section 6),
the following:
3.2.2 If inspection is required at manufacturers plant (see
3.1.1 This specification designation (which includes the
Section 7).
number, the year, and the revision letter, if applicable),
4. Quality
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B-7 on Light
4.1 The material covered by this specification shall be
Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B07.01 on
commercially uniform in quality, in freedom from dross, slag,
Aluminum Alloy Ingots and Castings.
hollow shells, and other harmful contamination. Hollow shells
Current edition approved Aug. 10, 1996. Published September 1996. Originally
published as B 37 – 20. Last previous edition B 37 – 92.
shall not exceed 10 % by count in a minimum sample of 340
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
shot. The surface of material in shot form shall be free from a
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05.
4 heavy oxidized coating.
Discontinued. See 1995 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.06. 4.2 The density of shot shall not be less than 90 lb/ft .
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5. Chemical Composition 6. Packaging, Marking, and Shipping
5.1 Limits—The material shall conform to the chemical 6.1 The material shall be packaged in such a manner as to
composition limits specified in Table 1. Conformance shall be
prevent damage in ordinary handling and transportation. The
determined by the producer by analyzing samples from each type of packaging and gross weight of individual containers
cast taken at the time the ingots rod o
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