Abstract

This specification covers aluminum 1350 bar for electric conductors in the tempers. The products covered by this specification shall be produced by extruding or rolling, at the option of the producer, provided that the production method results in material that meets all requirements of this specification. Samples for chemical analysis shall be taken from the specimen by drilling, sawing, milling, turning, or clipping a representative piece or pieces to obtain a prepared sample. One tension test per specimen shall be taken from a random bar representing a specified weight of bar, or fraction thereof, of the same temper, thickness, and width in the shipment. The tempers shall be capable of being bent flatwise at room temperature, through a given angle around a pin or mandrel having a radius equal to the thickness of the specimen, without cracking or evidence of slivers or other imperfections. Unless otherwise specified, bar shall be furnished with square corners. The bars shall be supplied with as-sawed square ends. The edges of sawed plate bus bar shall be as sawed. The material shall be packaged to provide adequate protection during normal handling and transportation and each package shall contain only one size and temper of material unless otherwise agreed.

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1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers Aluminum 1350 bar for electric conductors in the tempers shown in .

1.2 Aluminum and temper designations are in accordance with ANSI H35.1/H35.1(M). The equivalent Unified Numbering System designation is A91350 in accordance with Practice E 527. Note 1 - For Alloy 6101 bus conductors, refer to Specification B 317/B 317M.

Prior to 1975, Aluminum 1350 was designated as EC aluminum.

1.3 A complete metric companion to Specification B 236 has been developed-B 236M; therefore, no metric equivalents appear in this specification.

1.4 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminum and aluminum alloys in this specification, see Annex A2.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

B193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials

B317/B317M Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bar, Rod, Tube, Pipe, Structural Profiles, and Profiles for Electrical Purposes (Bus Conductor)

B557 Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products

B660 Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and Magnesium Products

B666/B666M Practice for Identification Marking of Aluminum and Magnesium Products

B881 Terminology Relating to Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products

E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

E34 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum-Base Alloys

E55 Practice for Sampling Wrought Nonferrous Metals and Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition

E290 Test Methods for Bend Testing of Material for Ductility

E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)

E607 Test Method for Atomic Emission Spectrometric Analysis Aluminum Alloys by the Point to Plane Technique Nitrogen Atmosphere

E716 Practices for Sampling and Sample Preparation of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition by Spectrochemical Analysis

E1004 Test Method for Determining Electrical Conductivity Using the Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Method

E1251 Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry

ANSI Standards

Military Standard

Keywords

aluminum; bus bars; electrical;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 77.150.10 (Aluminium products)

DOI: 10.1520/B0236-07

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