ASTM B892-01e1
(Specification)Standard Specification for Zinc - Copper - Aluminum in Ingot Form for Die Castings
Standard Specification for Zinc - Copper - Aluminum in Ingot Form for Die Castings
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1.1 This specification covers a commercial zinc-copper-aluminum alloy in ingot form (UNS Z46540*) for remelting for the manufacture of die castings.
1.2 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 become familiar with all hazards including those identified in the appropriate Material Data Sheet for this product/material as provided by the manufacturer, to establish appropriate safety and health practices, and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: B 892 – 01
Standard Specification for
Zinc-Copper-Aluminum Alloy in Ingot Form for Die
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Castings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 892; 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 (ϵ) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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ϵ NOTE—Paragraph 11.3 was corrected editorially and a Summary of Changes section was added in July 2001.
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1. Scope* E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys
E 536 Test Method for ChemicalAnalysis of Zinc and Zinc
1.1 This specification covers a commercial zinc-copper-
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Alloys
aluminum alloy in ingot form (UNS Z46540*) for remelting
E 634 Practice for Sampling of Zinc and Zinc Alloys for
for the manufacture of die castings.
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Optical Emission Spectrometric Analysis
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3. Terminology
responsibility of the user of this standard to become familiar
3.1 Terms shall be defined in accordance with Terminology
with all hazards including those identified in the appropriate
B 899B 899.
Material Data Sheet for this product/material as provided by
the manufacturer, to establish appropriate safety and health
4. Ordering Information
practices, and determine the applicability of regulatory limi-
4.1 Orders for ingot under this specification shall include
tations prior to use.
the following information:
4.1.1 Quantity in pounds,
2. Referenced Documents
4.1.2 Chemical composition,
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date
4.1.3 Size, if not manufacturer’s standard,
of order acceptance form a part of this specification to the
4.1.4 Source inspection (Section 9), and
extent referenced herein:
4.1.5 Marking (Section 11).
2.2 ASTM Standards:
B 899 Terminology Relating to Nonferrous Metals and
5. Materials and Manufacture
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Alloys
5.1 The alloys may be made by any approved process.
B 908 Practice for the Use of Color Codes for Zinc Casting
5.2 The material covered by this specification shall be of
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Alloy Ingot
uniform quality and shall be free of harmful contamination.
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
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Determine Conformance with Specifications
6. Chemical Composition
E47 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Zinc Die
6.1 The ingots shall conform to the requirements as to
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Casting Alloys
chemical composition prescribed in Table 1. Conformance
E88 Practice for Sampling Nonferrous Metals and Alloys
shall be determined by the manufacturer by analyzing samples
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in Cast Form for Determination of Chemical Composition
taken at the time the ingots are poured or samples taken from
the ingots. Unless otherwise agreed in the contract or purchase
order, sampling procedure will be the manufacturer’s choice.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B02 on
Nonferrous Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
7. Sampling for Determination of Chemical Composition
B02.04 on Zinc and Cadmium.
7.1 In the event of a dispute, if the ingots are shipped in
Current edition approved May 10, 2001. Published July 2001. Originally
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published as B 892 – 98. Last previous edition B 892 – 98 .
carload lots of the same alloy, not less than five ingots shall be
*See Table 1, footnote A
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.04.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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Discontinued; see 1997 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.06.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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B892–01
TABLE 1 Chemical and North American Color Code
right-hand place of figures shown in Table 1, in accordance
Requirements
with the rounding method of Practice E 29.E29
Composition, %
A
9. Source Inspection
Z46540
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Color Code Red
9.1 If the purchaser desires that his representative inspect or
witness the inspection and testing of the product prior to
Elements
shipment, such agreement shall be made by the purchaser and
Copper 5.2 - 6.0
Aluminum 2.8 - 3.3
producer or supplier as part of the contract or purchase order.
Magnesium 0.035 - 0.050
9.2 When such inspection or witness of inspection and
Iron 0.05 max
testing is agreed upon, the producer or sup
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