ASTM B666/B666M-15

Standard Practice for Identification Marking of Aluminum and Magnesium Products

ABSTRACT
This practice establishes the requirements for physical item identification marking of aluminum and magnesium products. Package marking for shipment and inspection acceptance is not within the scope of this standard. Wrought aluminum and magnesium mill products shall be marked for identification purposes only with the following information on the product or on tags attached to the product: (1) name or registered trademark of the company, (2) alloy and temper of the product, (3) basic number of the specification to which the product was produced, (4) specified (ordered) dimensions of the following products: sheet and plate, coiled wire and spooled wire, straight length tube and coiled tube, and pipe, (5) lot number, and (6) the word "seamless" on certain tube or pipe. Spot marking requirements for the following wrought aluminum and magnesium mill products are detailed and illustrated: (1) coiled sheet, (2) flat sheet and plate, (3) circles, (4) tread plate, (5) foil, (6) rod, bar, and extruded profiles, (7) structural profiles, (8) tube and pipe, (9) wire, (10) bus bar, and (11) forgings such as hand and die forgings. Requirements for marking cast aluminum and magnesium products (castings, remelt ingot for castings, and ingot or billet for fabricating), unalloyed aluminum and magnesium ingot, and special products are specified.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice establishes the physical item marking requirements for identification purposes for aluminum and magnesium products. Package marking for shipment and inspection acceptance is not within the scope of this standard.  
1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.  
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2015
• ICS: 77.150.10 - Aluminium products
• ICS: 77.150.99 - Other products of non-ferrous metals
• Technical Committee: B07 - Light Metals and Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B07.03 - Aluminum Alloy Wrought Products

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:B666/B666M −15
Standard Practice for
Identification Marking of Aluminum and Magnesium
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Products
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B666/B666M; 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.
1. Scope* B881 Terminology Relating toAluminum- and Magnesium-
Alloy Products
1.1 This practice establishes the physical item marking
requirements for identification purposes for aluminum and 2.3 ANSI Standards:
magnesium products. Package marking for shipment and H35.1/H35.1(M) AlloyandTemperDesignationSystemsfor
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inspection acceptance is not within the scope of this standard. Aluminum
1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units 2.4 Military Standards:
MIL-STD-409 Alloy Nomenclature and Temper Designa-
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
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each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each tion System for Magnesium Base Alloys
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance 3. Terminology
with the standard.
3.1 Definitions—Refer to Terminology B881 for definitions
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
of product terms used in this specification.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the 3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.2.1 Marking:
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- 3.2.2 spot marking—markingtheidentificationonlyonceon
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
the product.
3.2.3 continuous marking—recurring marking of the identi-
2. Referenced Documents
fication in intervals not greater than 40 in. [1000 mm]
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on the
throughout the length of the product.
date of material purchase form a part of this specification to the
3.2.4 perimeter marking—marking continuously the identi-
extent referenced herein:
fication in one or two rows adjacent to the four edges of the
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2.2 ASTM Standards:
product.
B361 Specification for Factory-Made Wrought Aluminum
3.2.5 tagging—attaching tags bearing the required identifi-
and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Fittings
cation markings to coils, bundles, or containers of items which
B404/B404M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-
are too small to mark or whose configuration preclude marking
Alloy Seamless Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
otherwise.
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with Integral Fins (Withdrawn 2006)
B547/B547M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-
4. Basic Marking Requirements and Application
Alloy Formed and Arc-Welded Round Tube
4.1 When this practice is required by the material specifi-
cation or specified in the contract or purchase order, wrought
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B07 on Light
aluminum and magnesium mill products shall be marked for
Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B07.03 on
identification purposes only with the following information on
Aluminum Alloy Wrought Products.
the product or on tags attached to the product:
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2015. Published October 2015. Originally
approved in 1980. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as B666/B666M – 08.
DOI: 10.1520/B0666_B0666M-15.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Available from Aluminum Association, Inc., 1400 Crystal Drive, Suite 430
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on Arlington, VA 22202 (http://www.aluminum.org).
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the ASTM website. Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, DODSSP, Bldg. 4,
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The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098 (http://
www.astm.org. www.dodssp.daps.mil).
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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4.1.1 Name or Registered Trademark of the Company, 5. Marking of Wrought Aluminum and Magnesium Mill
which performs the final processing or finishing operation such Products
as rolling, stretching, thermal treatment, etc., prior to market-
5.1 When this practice is required by the material specifi-
ing the product;
cation or specified in the contract or purchase
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Designation: B666/B666M − 08 B666/B666M − 15
Standard Practice for
Identification Marking of Aluminum and Magnesium
1
Products
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B666/B666M; 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.
1. Scope*
1.1 This practice establishes the physical item marking requirements for identification purposes for aluminum and magnesium
products. Package marking for shipment and inspection acceptance is not within the scope of this standard.
1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each
system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the
two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on the date of material purchase form a part of this specification to the extent
referenced herein:
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2.2 ASTM Standards:
B361 Specification for Factory-Made Wrought Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Fittings
B404/B404M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Seamless Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubes with Integral
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Fins (Withdrawn 2006)
B547/B547M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Formed and Arc-Welded Round Tube
B881 Terminology Relating to Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
2.3 ANSI Standards:
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H35.1/H35.1(M) Alloy and Temper Designation Systems for Aluminum
2.4 Military Standards:
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MIL-STD-409 Alloy Nomenclature and Temper Designation System for Magnesium Base Alloys
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions—Refer to Terminology B881 for definitions of product terms used in this specification.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.2.1 Marking:
3.2.2 spot marking—marking the identification only once on the product.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B07 on Light Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B07.03 on Aluminum Alloy
Wrought Products.
Current edition approved July 15, 2008Oct. 1, 2015. Published August 2008October 2015. Originally approved in 1980. Last previous edition approved in 20012008 as
B666/B666M – 01.B666/B666M – 08. DOI: 10.1520/B0666_B0666M-08.10.1520/B0666_B0666M-15.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on www.astm.org.
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Available from Aluminum Association, Inc., 1525 Wilson Blvd., Suite 600,1400 Crystal Drive, Suite 430 Arlington, VA 22209, http://www.aluminum.org.22202
(http://www.aluminum.org).
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Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, DODSSP, Bldg. 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098, http://www.dodssp.daps.mil.
19111-5098 (http://www.dodssp.daps.mil).
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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3.2.3 continuous marking—recurring marking of the identification in intervals not greater than 40 in. [1000 mm] throughout the
length of the product.
3.2.4 perimeter marking—marking continuously the identification in one or two rows adjacent to the four edges of the product.
3.2.5 tagging—attaching tags bearing the required identification markings to coils, bundles, or containers of items which are too
small to mark or whose configuration preclude marking otherwise.
4. Basic Marking Requirements and Application
4.1 When this practice is required by the material specification or specified in the contract or purchase order, wrought aluminum
and magnesium mill products shall be marked for identificati
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