ASTM B6-03

Standard Specification for Zinc

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers zinc metal made from ore or other material by a process of distillation or by electrolysis in three grades as follows:
1.1.1 Special High Grade,
1.1.2 High Grade,
1.1.3 Prime Western.
Note 1—Certain continuous galvanizing grades are specified in Specification B 852. Other continuous galvanizing and controlled lead grades are not included in this specification but are covered by specific user purchasing specifications.
1.2 This specification does not cover zinc produced by "sweating" or remelting of secondary zinc.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.4 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Oct-2003
• ICS: 77.120.60 - Lead, zinc, tin and their alloys
• Technical Committee: B02 - Nonferrous Metals and Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B02.04 - Zinc and Cadmium

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM B6-00 - Standard Specification for Zinc
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM B6-06 - Standard Specification for Zinc
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2006
• Referred By: ASTM A1007-22 - Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Wire for Wire Rope
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003
• Referred By: ASTM B252-92(2020) - Standard Guide for Preparation of Zinc Alloy Die Castings for Electroplating and Conversion Coatings
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003
• Referred By: ASTM B498/B498M-22 - Standard Specification for Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Steel Core Wire for Use in Overhead Electrical Conductors
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003
• Referred By: ASTM G92-20 - Standard Practice for Characterization of Atmospheric Test Sites
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003
• Referred By: ASTM A1060/A1060M-22 - Standard Specification for Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Steel Welded Wire Reinforcement, Plain and Deformed, for Concrete
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003
• Referred By: ASTM A767/A767M-19 - Standard Specification for Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003
• Referred By: ASTM B606/B606M-22 - Standard Specification for High-Strength Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Steel Core Wire for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Conductors, Steel Reinforced
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003
• Referred By: ASTM A865/A865M-06(2017) - Standard Specification for Threaded Couplings, Steel, Black or Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Welded or Seamless, for Use in Steel Pipe Joints
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003
• Referred By: ASTM A392-11a(2022) - Standard Specification for Zinc-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003
• Referred By: ASTM B418-16a(2021) - Standard Specification for Cast and Wrought Galvanic Zinc Anodes
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003
• Referred By: ASTM B949-23 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Zinc and Zinc Alloy Products
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003
• Referred By: ASTM A787/A787M-22 - Standard Specification for Electric-Resistance-Welded Metallic-Coated Carbon Steel Mechanical Tubing
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003
• Referred By: ASTM A53/A53M-22 - Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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American Association of State
Designation:B6–03 Highway and Transportation
Officials Standard
AASHTO No: M120-77
Standard Specification for
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Zinc
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 6; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript
epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope* B 899 Terminology Relating to Non-ferrous Metals and
Alloys
1.1 This specification covers zinc metal made from ore or
B 914 Practice for Color Codes on Zinc and Zinc Alloy
other material by a process of distillation or by electrolysis in
Ingot for Use in Hot-Dip Galvanizing of Steel
three grades as follows:
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
1.1.1 Special High Grade,
Determine Conformance with Specifications
1.1.2 High Grade,
E47 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Zinc Die-
1.1.3 Prime Western.
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Casting Alloys
NOTE 1—Certain continuous galvanizing grades are specified in Speci-
E88 Practice for Sampling Nonferrous Metals and Alloys
fication B 852. Other continuous galvanizing and controlled lead grades
in Cast Form for Determination of Chemical Composition
are not included in this specification but are covered by specific user
E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
purchasing specifications.
E 536 TestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofZincandZinc
1.2 This specification does not cover zinc produced by
Alloys
“sweating” or remelting of secondary zinc.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
3. Terminology
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
3.1 Terms shall be defined in accordance with Terminology
information only.
B 899.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.2.1 Special High Grade, n—a high purity grade of zinc
responsibility of the user of this standard to become familiar
containing a minimum of 99.990 % zinc, with controlled
with all hazards including those identified in the appropriate
impurity levels, as specified in Table 1.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for this product/material
3.2.2 High Grade, n—a grade of zinc containing a mini-
as provided by the manufacturer, to establish appropriate
mum of 99.90 % zinc, with controlled impurity levels, as
safety and health practices, and determine the applicability of
specified in Table 1.
regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.2.3 Prime Western, n—a grade of zinc containing
0.5–1.4 % lead, a minimum of 98.0 % zinc, with controlled
2. Referenced Documents
impurity levels, as specified in Table 1.
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on the
3.3 Abbreviations:
dateofmaterialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtothe
3.3.1 SHG—Special High Grade Zinc
extent referenced herein.
3.3.2 HG—High Grade Zinc
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2.2 ASTM Standards:
3.3.3 PW—Prime Western Zinc
B 852 Specification for Continuous Galvanizing Grade
(CGG)ZincAlloysforHot-DipGalvanizingofSheetSteel
4. Ordering Information
4.1 Orders for zinc metal under this specification shall
include the following information:
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B02 on
4.1.1 ASTM designation and year of issue,
Nonferrous Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
B02.04 on Zinc and Cadmium.
4.1.2 Quantity (weight),
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2003. Published November 2003. Originally
4.1.3 Name of material (zinc metal),
approved in 1911. Last previous edition approved in 2000 asB6–00.
2 4.1.4 Size (see Section 7), and
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B6–03
TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
NOTE 1—The following applies to all specified limits in this table: For purposes of determining conformance with this specification, an observed value
obtained from analysis shall be rounded off “to the nearest unit” in the last right-hand place of figures used in expressing the limiting value, in accordance
with the rounding method of PracticeE29.
Composition,%
Grade Cad- Alumi- Cop- Total
Color Iron, Tin, Zinc, min,
A
(UNS) Lead mium, num, per, Non-Zinc,
B
Code max max by difference
max ma
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