ASTM F1594-95(2011)
(Specification)Standard Specification for Pure Aluminum (Unalloyed) Source Material for Vacuum Coating Applications (Withdrawn 2020)
Standard Specification for Pure Aluminum (Unalloyed) Source Material for Vacuum Coating Applications (Withdrawn 2020)
ABSTRACT
This specification covers pure aluminum metal (unalloyed) for use as source material for vacuum coating applications. Aluminum metal shall conform to the following requirements: purity grade levels, grain size, dimensions, maximum impurity level, workmanship, finish, appearance, sampling, and packaging. Impurity analysis shall be performed using optical emission spectroscopy and atomic absorption.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers pure aluminum metal (unalloyed) for use as raw material for making evaporation sources, sputtering targets, and superconducting wires.
1.2 This specification sets purity grade levels, physical attributes, analytical methods, and packaging requirements.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This specification covers pure aluminum metal (unalloyed) for use as raw material for making evaporation sources, sputtering targets, and superconducting wires.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee F01 on Electronics, this specification was withdrawn in January 2020 in accordance with section 10.6.3 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.
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Designation:F1594 −95 (Reapproved 2011)
Standard Specification for
Pure Aluminum (Unalloyed) Source Material for Vacuum
Coating Applications
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1594; 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.
1. Scope 6. Impurities
1.1 This specification covers pure aluminum metal (unal- 6.1 The suite of metallic elements to be assayed for is
loyed) for use as raw material for making evaporation sources, defined in Table 2. Acceptable analysis methods are specified
sputtering targets, and superconducting wires. in Section 12. Elements not detected will be counted and
reported as present at the detection limit. Additional elements
1.2 This specification sets purity grade levels, physical
may be analyzed and reported, as agreed upon between
attributes, analytical methods, and packaging requirements.
supplier and purchaser, but these shall not be counted in
defining the grade designation.
2. Referenced Documents
6.2 Acceptable concentration limits for individual elements
2.1 ASTM Standards:
and analytical techniques shall be agreed upon between the
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
supplier and the purchaser.
Determine Conformance with Specifications
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
7. Physical Properties
3. Terminology
7.1 Grain size and measurement method for grain size shall
be agreed upon between the supplier and the purchaser. When
3.1 Definitions:
the grain morphology is equiaxied, refer to Practice E112.
3.1.1 raw material lot—a quantity of material that is melted,
consolidated, or purified, or both, in one equipment run as a
8. Dimensions
nominally uniform batch of metal.
8.1 Each product shall conform to an appropriate engineer-
4. Classification
ing drawing.
4.1 Grades of aluminum are defined in Table 1.
8.2 Nominal dimensions, tolerances, and other attributes
shall be agreed upon between the supplier and the purchaser.
4.2 Purity and total metallic impurity levels are based upon
elements listed in Table 2.
9. Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance
5. Ordering Information
9.1 Workmanship, finish, and appearance shall be agreed
upon between the supplier and the purchaser.
5.1 Orders for these products shall include the following:
5.1.1 Grade (see 4.1).
9.2 Surface must be free of any contaminates such as mold
5.1.2 Configuration (see 8.1).
release, dirt, or oils that could adversely affect the purity of the
5.1.3 Whether or not certification is required (see 12.1).
material when remelted, unless otherwise agreed upon between
5.1.4 Whether or not a sample representative of the finished
supplier and purchaser.
product is required to be provided by the supplier to the
purchaser.
10. Sampling
10.1 Analyses for impurities shall be performed on a sample
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F01 on that is representative of the finished material lot provided by
ElectronicsandisunderthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeF01.17onSputter
the supplier.
Metallization.
Current edition approved June 1, 2011. Published June 2011. Originally
11. Analytical Methods
approved in 1995. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as F1594
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