ASTM B209 -04

Designation:B209–04StandardSpecificationforAluminumandAluminum-AlloySheetandPlate1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB209;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecification2coversaluminumandaluminum-alloyflatsheet,coiledsheet,andplateinthealloys(Note1)andtempersshowninTables2and3,andinthefollowingfinishes:1.1.1Plateinallalloysandsheetinheat-treatablealloys:millfinish.1.1.2Sheetinnonheat-treatablealloys:millfinish,one-sidebrightmillfinish,standardone-sidebrightfinish,andstandardtwo-sidesbrightfinish.NOTE1—Throughoutthisspecification,useofthetermalloyinthegeneralsenseincludesaluminumaswellasaluminumalloy.NOTE2—SeeSpecificationB632/B632Mfortreadplate.NOTE3—SeeSpecificationB928/B928Mformarinesheetandplate.Duetoadditionalcorrosiontestingrequired,itisnotintendedthatSpecificationB209beusedformarinesheetandplate.1.2AlloyandtemperdesignationsareinaccordancewithANSIH35.1.TheequivalentUnifiedNumberingSystemalloydesignationsarethoseofTable1precededbyA9,forexample,A91100foraluminum1100inaccordancewithPracticeE527.1.3AcompletemetriccompaniontoSpecificationB209hasbeendeveloped—SpecificationB209M;therefore,nometricequivalentsarepresentedinthisspecification.1.4Foracceptancecriteriaforinclusionofnewaluminumandaluminumalloysinthisspecification,seeAnnexA2.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocumentsformapartofthisspecifica-tiontotheextentreferencedherein:2.2ASTMStandards:3B548MethodforUltrasonicInspectionofAluminum-AlloyPlateforPressureVesselsB557TestMethodsofTensionTestingWroughtandCastAluminum-andMagnesium-AlloyProductsB594PracticeforUltrasonicInspectionofAluminum-AlloyWroughtProductsforAerospaceApplicationsB632/B632MSpecificationforAluminum-AlloyRolledTreadPlateB660PracticesforPackaging/PackingofAluminumandMagnesiumProductsB666/B666MPracticeforIdentificationMarkingofAlu-minumandMagnesiumProductsB881TerminologyRelatingtoAluminum-andMagnesium-AlloyProductsB918PracticeforHeatTreatmentofWroughtAluminumAlloysB928/B928MSpecificationforHighMagnesiumAluminum-AlloySheetandPlateforMarineServiceE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecificationsE34TestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofAluminumandAluminum-BaseAlloysE55PracticeforSamplingWroughtNonferrousMetalsandAlloysforDeterminationofChemicalCompositionE290TestMethodsforBendTestingofMaterialforDuctilityE527PracticeforNumberingMetalsandAlloys(UNS)E607TestMethodforOpticalEmissionSpectrometricAnalysisofAluminumandAluminumAlloysbythePoint-to-PlaneTechnique,NitrogenAtmosphereE716PracticesforSamplingAluminumandAluminumAlloysforSpectrochemicalAnalysisE1004PracticeforDeterminingElectricalConductivityUsingtheElectromagnetic(Eddy-Current)MethodE1251TestMethodforOpticalEmissionSpectrometricAnalysisofAluminumandAluminumAlloysbytheArgonAtmosphere,Point-to-Plane,UnipolarSelf-InitiatingCa-pacitorDischarge1ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeB07onLightMetalsandAlloysandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeB07.03onAluminumAlloyWroughtProducts.CurrenteditionapprovedMarch1,2004.PublishedMarch2004.Originallyapprovedin1946.Lastpreviouseditionapprovedin2002asB209–02a.2ForASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCodeapplicationsseerelatedSpecifi-cationSB-209inSectionIIofthatCode.3ForreferencedASTMstandards,visittheASTMwebsite,@astm.org.ForAnnualBookofASTMStandardsvolumeinformation,refertothestandard’sDocumentSummarypageontheASTMwebsite.1*ASummaryofChangessectionappearsattheendofthisstandard.Copyright©ASTMInternational,100BarrHarborDrive,POBoxC700,WestConshohocken,PA19428-2959,UnitedStates.CopyrightbyASTMInt'l(allrightsreserved);ReproductionauthorizedperLicenseAgreementwithVictoriaBoyer();TueFeb115:20:27EST2005G34TestMethodforExfoliationCorrosionSusceptibilityin2xxxand7xxxSeriesAluminumAlloys(EXCOTest)4G47TestMethodforDeterminingSusceptibilitytoStress-CorrosionCrackingof2xxxand7xxxAluminumAlloyProducts2.3ANSIStandards:5H35.1AlloyandTemperDesignationSystemsforAlumi-numH35.2DimensionalTolerancesforAluminumMillProducts2.4AMSSpecification:6AMS2772HeatTreatmentofAluminumAlloyRawMate-rials3.Terminology3.1Definitions—RefertoTerminologyB881fordefinitionsofproducttermsusedinthisspecification.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.2.1capableof—Thetermcapableof,asusedinthisspecification,meansthatthetestneednotbeperformedbytheproducerofthematerial.However,shouldtestingbythepurchaserestablishthatthematerialdoesnotmeettheserequirements,thematerialshallbesubjecttorejection.4.OrderingInformation4.1Ordersformaterialtothisspecificationshallincludethefollowinginformation:4.1.1Thisspecificationdesignation(whichincludesthenumber,theyear,andtherevisionletter,ifapplicable),4.1.2Quantityinpiecesorpounds,4.1.3Alloy(7.1),4.1.4Temper(9.1),4.1.5Finishforsheetinnonheat-treat