ASTM B800-00

Standard Specification for 8000 Series Aluminum Alloy Wire for Electrical Purposes-Annealed and Intermediate Tempers

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers 8000 series aluminum alloys fabricated into round wires in annealed or intermediate tempers suitable for stranding into conductors or for solid single conductors, usually to be insulated.  
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard with the exception of resistivity. The units given in parentheses are for information only. Note 1-Aluminum alloys capable of meeting the requirements of this specification are listed in Table 1. Note 2-The alloy and temper designations conform to ANSI H35.1. Unified Numbering System alloy designations are listed in Table 1 in accordance with Practice E527. Note 3-Certain aluminum alloys may be subject to patent rights. U.S. patents numbers are shown in Table 1.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-May-2000
• ICS: 29.060.10 - Wires
• Technical Committee: B01 - Electrical Conductors
• Drafting Committee: B01.07 - Conductors of Light Metals

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM B800-05 - Standard Specification for 8000 Series Aluminum Alloy Wire for Electrical Purposes-Annealed and Intermediate Tempers
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2005
• Referred By: ASTM B786/B786M-08(2018) - Standard Specification for 19 Wire Combination Unilay-Stranded Aluminum Conductors for Subsequent Insulation
• Effective Date: 10-May-2000
• Referred By: ASTM B258-18 - Standard Specification for Standard Nominal Diameters and Cross-Sectional Areas of AWG Sizes of Solid Round Wires Used as Electrical Conductors
• Effective Date: 10-May-2000
• Referred By: ASTM B193-20 - Standard Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials
• Effective Date: 10-May-2000
• Referred By: ASTM B986-13(2019) - Standard Test Method for Determination of Tensile Strength by Mass Method for Stranded Conductors Intended for use in Electronic Application
• Effective Date: 10-May-2000
• Referred By: ASTM F626-14(2023) - Standard Specification for Fence Fittings
• Effective Date: 10-May-2000
• Referred By: ASTM B901-04(2021) - Standard Specification for Compressed Round Stranded Aluminum Conductors Using Single Input Wire Construction
• Effective Date: 10-May-2000
• Referred By: ASTM B836-00(2021) - Standard Specification for Compact Round Stranded Aluminum Conductors Using Single Input Wire Construction
• Effective Date: 10-May-2000
• Referred By: ASTM B801-18 - Standard Specification for Concentric-Lay-Stranded Conductors of 8000 Series Aluminum Alloy for Subsequent Covering or Insulation
• Effective Date: 10-May-2000

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: B 800 – 00
Standard Specification for
8000 Series Aluminum Alloy Wire for Electrical Purposes—
Annealed and Intermediate Tempers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 800; 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.
TABLE 1 Aluminum Alloys
1. Scope
Alloy Designation U.S. Patent Number
1.1 This specification covers 8000 series aluminum alloys
ANSI-H35.1 UNS
fabricatedintoroundwiresinannealedorintermediatetempers
8017 A98017 .
suitable for stranding into conductors or for solid single
8030 A98030 3711339
conductors, usually to be insulated.
8076 A98076 3697260
8130 A98130 .
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound or SI units are to be
8176 A98176 RE 28419
regarded separately as the standard. The values in each system
RE 30465
are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used
8177 A98177 .
independently of the other. Combining values from the two
systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.
1.2.1 For density, resistivity and temperature, the values
2.3 ANSI Standard:
stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
ANSI H35.1, American National for Alloy and Temper
Designation Systems for Aluminum
NOTE 1—Aluminum alloys capable of meeting the requirements of this
specification are listed in Table 1.
2.4 NIST Document:
NOTE 2—The alloy and temper designations conform to ANSI H35.1.
NBS Handbook 100—Copper Wire Tables of the National
Unified Numbering System alloy designations are listed in Table 1 in 7
Bureau of Standards
accordance with Practice E 527.
NBS Handbook 109—Aluminum Wire Tables of the Na-
NOTE 3—Certain aluminum alloys may be subject to patent rights. U.S.
tional Bureau of Standards
patents numbers are shown in Table 1.
2.5 Aluminum Association Document:
2. Referenced Documents
Registration Record ofAluminumAssociation Designations
and Chemical Composition Limits for Wrought Alumi-
2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on the
num andWroughtAluminumAlloys. (The foreward in the
dateofmaterialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtothe
documentdescribestheprocedureforregisteringchemical
extent referenced herein.
compositions of alloys with the Aluminum Association)
2.2 ASTM Standards:
B 193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor
3. Ordering Information
Materials
3.1 Orders for material under this specification shall include
B 557 Test Methods of Tension Testing Wrought and Cast
the following information:
Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
3.1.1 Quantity of each size,
B 830 Specification for Uniform Test Methods and Fre-
3.1.2 Wire size, diameter in inches (See 9.1),
quency
3.1.3 Alloy Designation (See Table 1),
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
3.1.4 Temper (See 4.2),
Determine Conformance with Specifications
3.1.5 Special tension test, if required (See 6.2),
E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
3.1.6 Special jointing procedures, if permitted (See 10.2),
3.1.7 Place of inspection (See 13.2),
3.1.8 Package size and type (See 14.1), and
This specification is under the jurisdiction of Committee B01 on Electrical
Conductors and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B01.07 on Conductors
of Light Metals.
Current edition approved May 10, 2000. Published July 2000. Originally Available from the American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd St.,
published as B 800 – 88. Last previous edition B 800 – 94. 13th Floor, New York, NY 10036.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02. Registration Record available from the Aluminum Association, Inc., 900 19th
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B 800
3.1.9 Special package marking, if required (See 15.1 ). 9. Diameter
9.1 The diameter of the wire shall be expressed in decimal
4. Materials and Manufacture
fractions of an inch to the nearest 0.1 mil (0.0001 in.) (0.003
4.1 The wire shall be made from drawing stock meeting the
mm). The wire shall not vary from the specified diameter by
chemical composition limits for alloys shown in Table 2 that
more than the amounts shown in Table 5.
are presently registered with Registration Record or for such
9.2 Standard nominal diameters of wire used for solid
other alloys which may become available and will meet the
conductors are shown in Table 6. Diameters of wires used for
requirements of this specification.
stranded conductor shall be as agreed upon between the
4.1.1 This specification applies to alloys that are recognized
purchaser and the manufacturer.
by Underwriters Laboratories, as “aluminum conductor mate-
rial.”
10. Joints
4.2 Unless otherwise specified, the manufacturer shall have
10.1 Joints may be made in drawing stock and in the wire
the option of producing the intermediate temper by either
prior to final drawing in accordance with good commercial
strain-hardening only (H1X) or by strain-hardening and partial
practice.
annealing(H2X)beforeorafterstranding.(ExplanatoryNote1
10.2 If agreed upon between the manufacturer and the
and ANSI H35.1.)
purchaser, joints may be made during final drawing or in the
5. Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance finished wire by electrical-butt welding, by cold-pressure
welding, or by electric-butt, cold-upset welding with the
5.1 The wire shall be free of imperfections not consistent
following provisions:
with good commercial practice.
10.2.1 Forsizes0.0500to0.0105in.(1.270to0.267mm)in
6. Tensile Properties
diameter,notmorethanthreesuchjointsshallbepresentinany
reel, spool, or coil of the specified nominal mass.
6.1 Tensile Strength and Elongation—The wire shall con-
10.2.2 For sizes larger than 0.0500 in. (1.270 mm) in
formtotensilestrengthandelongationrequirementsprescribed
diameter not more than 10 % of the reels, spools, or coils shall
in Table 3. (Explanatory Note 2.)
contain such joints and no such joints shall be closer than 50 ft.
6.2 When requested by the purchaser, tension tests of joints
(15 m) to another or to either end of the wire and not more than
so permitted in 10.2 shall be made and the joints shall comply
two such joints shall be present in any reel, spool, or coil of the
with the minimum tensile requirements shown in Table 3.
specified nominal mass.
Sampling shall be as agreed upon between the purchaser and
the manufacturer.
11. Sampling
7. Resistivity
11.1 Determine the conformance of the material to the
7.1 The electrical resistivity shall not exceed the values
requirements of Sections 6, 7, 9, 10, and 5, by statistical
shown in Table 4. (Explanatory Note 3.)
sampling and inspection of each lot of wire presented for
inspection in accordance with Specification
8. Density
B 830.(Explanatory Note 4.)
8.1 For the purpose of calculating linear density, cross
11.2 Conformance Criteria:
sections, etc., the density of aluminum alloys listed in Table 1
11.2.1 Failure of a specimen to conform to the applicable
3 3
shall be taken as 0.098 lb/in. (2710 kg/m ) at 20°C.
requirements of Sections 6, 7, 9, 10, and 5 shall constitute
failure of the production unit from which the specimen was
NOTE 4—The metric density forAlloy 8177 is 2700 kg/m even though
the customary value is 0.098 lb/in. . taken.
TABLE 2 Chemical Composition Requirements
NOTE 1—When single units are shown, these indicate the maximum amounts permitted.
NOTE 2—Analysis shall regularly be made only for the elements specifically mentioned in this table. If however, the presence of other elements is
suspected or indicated in the course of routine analysis, further analysis shall be made to determine that the total of these other elements is not present
in excess of the limits specified in the last column of the table.
NOTE 3—The following applies to all specified limits in this table. For purposes of acceptance and rejection, an observed value or a calculated value
obtainedfromanalysisshouldberoundedofftothenearestunitinthelastright-handplaceoffiguresusedinexpressingthespecifiedlimit(PracticeE 29).
Alloys Composition,% by Mass Others
ANSI UNS Aluminum Silicon Iron Copper Magnesium Zinc Boron Each Other
A
8017 A98017 Remainder 0.10 0.55 to 0.8 0.10 to 0.20 0.01–0.05 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.10
8030 A98030 Remainder 0.10 0.30 to 0.8 0.15 to 0.30 0.05 0.05 0.001 to 0.04 0.03 0.10
8076 A98076 Remainder 0.10 0.6 to 0.9 0.04 0.08–0.22 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.10
B B
8130 A98130 Remainder 0.15 0.40 to 1.0 0.05 to 0.15 . 0.10 . 0.03 0.10
C
8176 A98176 Remainder 0.03–0.15 0.40 to 1.0 . . 0.10 . 0.05 0.15
8177 A98177 Remainder 0.10 0.25 to 0.45 0.04 0.04 to 0.12 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.10
A
0.003 max lithium.
B
1.0 max silicon and iron.
C
0.03 max gallium.
B 800
TABLE 3 Tensile Property Limits
NOTE 1—For purposes of determining conformance with this specification, each calculated value of tensile strength shall be rounded to the nearest 0.1
ksi, (1 MPa) and each value for elongation to the nearest 0.5 % in accordance with the rounding method of Practice E 29.
NOTE 2—The elongation shall be not less than 10 % in 10 in. (250 mm).
Tensile Strength of Wire Tensile Strength of Joints, min
Temper
ksi MPa ksi MPa
−0 8.5 to 16.0 59 to 111 8.5 59
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