ASTM B211/B211M-23

Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Rolled or Cold Finished Bar, Rod, and Wire

ABSTRACT
This specification covers rolled or cold-finished aluminum and aluminum-alloy bar, rod, and wire and includes the following UNS alloy designations: A91060, A91100, A92011, A92014, A92017, A92024, A92219, A93003, A95052, A95056, A95154, A96061, A96110, A96262, and A97075. The temper conditions covered by this specification include: O, H14, H18, H12, H16, H112, F, T3, T4, T42, T451, T6, T62, T651, T36, T351, T851, H32, H34, H36, H38, H111, H192, H392, T 89, T94, T9, T73, and T7351. The products shall be produced either by hot extruding and cold finishing or by hot rolling with or without cold finishing. Bars, rods, and wires shall conform to the chemical composition requirements prescribed for aluminum, silicon, iron, copper, manganese, magnesium, chromium, zinc, bismuth, lead, and titanium, and to the specified tensile properties such as tensile strength, yield strength, and elongation. Requirements for quality assurance, heat treatment, chemical analysis, tension test, heat-treat response, bend testing, and stress-corrosion resistance and stress-corrosion cracking test are detailed.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification2 covers rolled or cold-finished bar, rod, and wire in alloys (Note 1) and tempers as shown in Table 2 [Table 3].  
Note 1: Throughout this specification use of the term alloy in the general sense includes aluminum as well as aluminum alloy.
Note 2: The term cold finished is used to indicate the type of surface finish, sharpness of angles, and dimensional tolerances produced by drawing through a die.
Note 3: See Specification B221 [B221M] for aluminum and aluminum-alloy extruded bars, rods, wire, shapes, and tubes; and Specification B316/B316M for aluminum and aluminum-alloy rivet and cold-heading wire and rods.  
1.2 Alloy and temper designations are in accordance with ANSI H35.1/H35.1M. The equivalent UNS alloy designations shall be in accordance with Practice E527.  
1.3 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminum and aluminum alloys in this specification, see Annex A2.  
1.4 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2023
• ICS: 77.150.10 - Aluminium products
• Technical Committee: B07 - Light Metals and Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B07.03 - Aluminum Alloy Wrought Products

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM B211/B211M-19 - Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Rolled or Cold Finished Bar, Rod, and Wire
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2023
• Refers: ASTM B557M-15(2023) - Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products (Metric)
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2023
• Refers: ASTM B557-15(2023) - Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2023
• Referred By: ASTM B221-21 - Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2023
• Referred By: ASTM B221M-21 - Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes (Metric)
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2023
• Referred By: ASTM B247-20 - Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Die Forgings, Hand Forgings, and Rolled Ring Forgings
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2023
• Referred By: ASTM B247M-20 - Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Die Forgings, Hand Forgings, and Rolled Ring Forgings (Metric)
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2023
• Referred By: ASTM C1802-23 - Standard Specification for Design, Testing, Manufacture, Selection, and Installation of Horizontal Fabricated Metal Access Hatches for Utility, Water, and Wastewater Structures
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2023
• Referred By: ASTM E3112/E3112M-20 - Standard Test Method for Ballistic-resistant Products and Shoot Packs
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2023
• Referred By: ASTM F468-23 - Standard Specification for Nonferrous Bolts, Hex Cap Screws, Socket Head Cap Screws, and Studs for General Use
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2023
• Referred By: ASTM G32-16(2021)e1 - Standard Test Method for Cavitation Erosion Using Vibratory Apparatus
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: B211/B211M − 23
Standard Specification for
Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Rolled or Cold Finished Bar,
1
Rod, and Wire
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B211/B211M; 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* B221 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Ex-
2
truded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes
1.1 This specification covers rolled or cold-finished bar,
B221M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
rod, and wire in alloys (Note 1) and tempers as shown in Table
Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes (Metric)
2 [Table 3].
B316/B316M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-
NOTE 1—Throughout this specification use of the term alloy in the
Alloy Rivet and Cold-Heading Wire and Rods
general sense includes aluminum as well as aluminum alloy.
B557 Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and Cast
NOTE 2—The term cold finished is used to indicate the type of surface
finish, sharpness of angles, and dimensional tolerances produced by
Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
drawing through a die.
B557M Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and Cast
NOTE 3—See Specification B221 [B221M] for aluminum and
Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products (Metric)
aluminum-alloy extruded bars, rods, wire, shapes, and tubes; and Speci-
B594 Practice for Ultrasonic Inspection of Aluminum-Alloy
fication B316/B316M for aluminum and aluminum-alloy rivet and cold-
heading wire and rods.
Wrought Products
B660 Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and
1.2 Alloy and temper designations are in accordance with
Magnesium Products
ANSI H35.1/H35.1M. The equivalent UNS alloy designations
shall be in accordance with Practice E527. B666/B666M Practice for Identification Marking of Alumi-
num and Magnesium Products
1.3 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminum
B881 Terminology Relating to Aluminum- and Magnesium-
and aluminum alloys in this specification, see Annex A2.
Alloy Products
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
B918/B918M Practice for Heat Treatment of Wrought Alu-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
minum Alloys
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
B985 Practice for Sampling Aluminum Ingots, Billets, Cast-
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
ings and Finished or Semi-Finished Wrought Aluminum
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Products for Compositional Analysis
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
2. Referenced Documents
Determine Conformance with Specifications
E290 Test Methods for Bend Testing of Material for Ductil-
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date
ity
of material purchase form a part of this specification to the
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the
extent referenced herein:
Unified Numbering System (UNS)
3
2.2 ASTM Standards:
E716 Practices for Sampling and Sample Preparation of
Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys for Determination of
1
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B07 on Light
Chemical Composition by Spark Atomic Emission Spec-
Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B07.03 on
trometry
Aluminum Alloy Wrought Products.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2023. Published October 2023. Originally
E1004 Test Method for Determining Electrical Conductivity
approved in 1946. Last previous edition approved in 2019 as B211 – 19. DOI:
Using the Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Method
10.1520/B0211_B0211M-23.
2 E1251 Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Alumi-
For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi-
cation SB-211 in Section II of that Code.
num Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry
3
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
E3061 Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Alumi-
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
num Alloys by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emis-
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. sion Spectrometry (Performance Based Method)
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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Designation: B211/B211M − 19 B211/B211M − 23
Standard Specification for
Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Rolled or Cold Finished Bar,
1
Rod, and Wire
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B211/B211M; 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*
2
1.1 This specification covers rolled or cold-finished bar, rod, and wire in alloys (Note 1) and tempers as shown in Table 2 [Table
3].
NOTE 1—Throughout this specification use of the term alloy in the general sense includes aluminum as well as aluminum alloy.
NOTE 2—The term cold finished is used to indicate the type of surface finish, sharpness of angles, and dimensional tolerances produced by drawing through
a die.
NOTE 3—See Specification B221 [B221M] for aluminum and aluminum-alloy extruded bars, rods, wire, shapes, and tubes; and Specification
B316/B316M for aluminum and aluminum-alloy rivet and cold-heading wire and rods.
1.2 Alloy and temper designations are in accordance with ANSI H35.1/H35.1M. The equivalent UNS alloy designations are those
of shall be Table 1 preceded by A9, for example, A91100 for aluminum 1100 in accordance with Practice E527.
1.3 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminum and aluminum alloys in this specification, see Annex A2.
1.4 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date of material purchase form a part of this specification to the extent
referenced herein:
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2.2 ASTM Standards:
B221 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes
B221M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes (Metric)
B316/B316M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Rivet and Cold-Heading Wire and Rods
1
This specification 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 Jan. 1, 2019Oct. 1, 2023. Published February 2019October 2023. Originally approved in 1946. Last previous edition approved in 20122019 as
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B211 – 12B211 – 19. . DOI: 10.1520/B0211_B0211M-19.10.1520/B0211_B0211M-23.
2
For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specification SB-211 in Section II of that Code.
3
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.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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A,B,C,D
TABLE 1 Chemical Composition Limits
Other
E
Alloy Si Fe Cu Mn Mg Cr Ni Zn Ti Bi Pb Sn Elements Al, min
F
Each Total
G G
1100 0.95 Si + Fe 0.05–0.20 0.05 . . . . . . . . . 0.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.05 0.15 99.00
2011 0.40 0.7 5.0–6.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.30 . . . 0.20–0.6 0.20–0.6 . . . 0.05 0.15 rem
2111 0.40 0.7 5.0–6.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.30 . . . 0.20–0.8 . . . 0.10–0.50 0.05 0.15 rem
2014 0.50–1.2 0.7 3.9–5.0 0.40–1.2 0.20–0.8 0.10 . . . 0.25 0.15 . . . . . . . . . 0.05 0.15 rem
2017 0.20–0.8 0.7 3.5–4.5 0.40–1.0 0.40–0.8 0.10 . . . 0.25 0.15 . . . . . . . . . 0.05 0.15 rem
2024 0.50 0.50 3.8–4.9 0.30–0.9 1.2–1.8 0.10 . . . 0.25 0.15 . . . . . . . . . 0.05 0.15 rem
H H
2219 0.20 0.30 5.8–6.8 0.20–0.40 0.02 . . . . . . 0.10 0.02–0.10 . . . . . . . . . 0.05 0.15 rem
3003 0.6 0.7 0.05–0.20 1.0–1.5 . . . . . . . . . 0.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.05 0.15 rem
4032 11.0–13.5 1.0 0.50–1.3 . . . 0.8–1.3 0.10 0.5–1.3 0.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.05 0.15 rem
5052 0.25 0.40 0.10 0.10 2.2–2.8 0.15–0.35 . . . 0.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.05 0.15 rem
5056 0.30 0.40 0.10 0.05–0.20
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