ASTM B361-02

Standard Specification for Factory-Made Wrought Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Fittings

ABSTRACT
This specification covers only factory-made wrought aluminum and aluminum-alloy welding fittings in contrast to field-made fittings. The aluminum or aluminum-alloy material used in the manufacture of the fittings shall be in accordance with the alloy and temper specified. The material shall be in the form of rod, bar, forgings, sheet, plate, seamless pipe or seamless tube, each of which conforms to all requirements. Forging or shaping operations may be performed by hammering, pressing, piercing, rolling, extruding, upsetting, bending, or fusion welding, or by a combination of two or more of these operations. Tension tests and hydrostatic tests shall be made to conform to the specified requirements.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers only factory-made wrought aluminum and aluminum-alloy welding fittings in contrast to field-made fittings. The term "welding fittings" applies to butt-welding or socket-end parts, such as 45 elbows, 180 return bends, 90 short radius elbows, and other types made to the dimensional standards specified by ASME B16.9 and B16.11.
Note 1—Throughout this specification use of the term alloyin the general sense includes aluminum as well as aluminum-alloy.
1.2 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminum and aluminum alloys in this specification, see .
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units which are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
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 establish appropriate safety and heal practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Jun-2002
• ICS: 23.040.40 - Metal fittings
• Technical Committee: B07 - Light Metals and Alloys
• Drafting Committee: B07.03 - Aluminum Alloy Wrought Products

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM B361-95 - Standard Specification for Factory-Made Wrought Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Fittings
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2002
• Replaced By: ASTM B361-08 - Standard Specification for Factory-Made Wrought Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Fittings
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2008
• Referred By: ASTM B881-17 - Standard Terminology Relating to Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2002
• Referred By: ASTM B666/B666M-20 - Standard Practice for Identification Marking of Aluminum and Magnesium Products
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: B 361 – 02
Standard Specification for
Factory-Made Wrought Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
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Welding Fittings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 361; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* B 234 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
Drawn SeamlessTubes for Condensers and Heat Exchang-
1.1 This specification covers only factory-made wrought
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ers
aluminum and aluminum-alloy welding fittings in contrast to
B 241/B 241M Specification forAluminum andAluminum-
field-made fittings. The term “welding fittings” applies to
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Alloy Seamless Pipe and Seamless Extruded Tube
butt-welding or socket-end parts, such as 45° elbows, 180°
B 247 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
return bends, 90° short radius elbows, and other types made to
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Die Forgings, Hand Forgings, and Rolled Ring Forgings
the dimensional standards specified by ASME B16.9 and
B 660 Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and
B16.11.
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Magnesium Products
NOTE 1—Throughout this specification use of the term alloy in the
B 881 Standard Terminology Relating to Aluminum and
general sense includes aluminum as well as aluminum-alloy.
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Magnesium Alloy Products
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1.2 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminum
D 3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging
and aluminum alloys in this specification, see Annex A1.
2.3 ANSI Standards:
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
H35.1 Alloy and Temper Designation Systems for Alumi-
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asthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathemati-
num
cal conversions to SI units which are provided for information
2.4 ASME Standards:
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only and are not considered standard.
B16.9 Factory-Made Wrought Steel Butt-Welding Fittings
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
B16.11 Forged Steel Fittings, Socket-Welding and
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safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Threaded
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responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Section VIII Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
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priate safety and heal practices and determine the applicability
Section IX Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2.5 AWS Standards:
AWS D10.7M/D10.7 Recommended Practices for Gas
2. Referenced Documents
Shielded-ArcWeldingofAluminumandAluminum-Alloy
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2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date
Pipe
of material purchase form a part of this specification to the
2.6 Manufacturers’ Standardization Society of the Valve
extent referenced herein:
and Fittings Industry:
2.2 ASTM Standards:
MSS SP 25 Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings,
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B 209 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
Flanges and Unions
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Sheet and Plate
2.7 Federal Standards:
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B 210 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)
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Drawn Seamless Tubes
2.8 American Society for Nondestructive Testing Standard:
B211 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
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Bar, Rod, and Wire
B 221 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.09.
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Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles and Tubes
The Aluminum Association, 900 19th St., NW, Washington, DC 20006.
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Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Three Park
Avenue, New York, NY 10016–5990.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B07 on Light Available from American Welding Society, 550 N. W. LeJeune Road, Miami,
Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B07.03 on FL 33126.
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Aluminum Alloy Wrought Products. AvailablefromManufacturersStandardizationSocietyoftheValveandFittings
Current edition approved June 10, 2002. Published July 2002. Originally Industry, 127 Park Street N.E., Vienna, VA 22180.
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published as B 361 – 60 T. Last previous edition B 361 – 95. Available from Document Automation and Production Service, Bldg. 4D, 700
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.02. Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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