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Designation: B 275 02e14

An American National Standard

Standard Practice for

Codication of Certain Nonferrous Metals and Alloys, Cast and Wrought1

This standard is issued under the xed designation B 275; 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. This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.

e1 NOTESummary of Changes was added editorialy in November 2003.

1. Scope* 1.1 This practice covers a system originally adopted for designating light metals and alloys, cast and wrought, and later extended to certain heavier, base-metal die-casting alloys. Those designations, which are currently being used in specications under the jurisdiction of Committees B02 on Nonferrous Metals and Alloys and B07 on Light Metals and Alloys, are listed in Table X2.1. 1.1.1 The alloy designations now being used in Committee B07 specications for aluminum and aluminum-alloy wrought and cast products conform to ANSI H35.1. Alloys formerly codied by this practice and the corresponding ANSI designations are shown in Tables X3.1 and X3.2. 1.2 This practice also provides a system for designating magnesium alloys that has have been used commercially since 1952, and thus is intended to be the registration source for new magnesium alloys. A record of designations along with the established compositions is given in Table X4.1. 1.3 The equivalent Unied Numbering System (UNS) alloy designations shown in the appendixes are in accordance with Practice E 527. 2. Referenced Documents 2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date of material purchase form a part of this practice to the extent referenced herein:

1 This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B07 on Light Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B07.03 on Aluminum Alloy Wrought Products. Current edition approved Apr. 10, 2002. March 1, 2004. Published June 2002. March 2004. Originally published as B 275 62 T. approved in 1962. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as B 275 9602e1 .

*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.

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2.2 ASTM Standards: 2 B 37 Specication for Aluminum for Use in Iron and Steel Manufacture B 80 Specication for Magnesium-Alloy Sand Castings B 86 Specication for Zinc and Zinc-Aluminum (ZA) Alloy Foundry and Die Castings B 93/B93M Specication for Magnesium Alloys in Ingot Form for Sand Castings, Permanent Mold Castings, and Die Castings B 94 Specication for Magnesium-Alloy Die Castings B 102 Specication for Lead- and Tin-Alloy Die Castings B 240 Specication for Zinc and Zinc-Aliminum (ZA) Alloys in Ingot Form for Foundry and Die Castings B 327 Specication for Aluminum-Alloy Hardeners Master Alloys Used in Making Zinc Die- Casting Alloys E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS) 2.3 ANSI Standard:3 H35.1 Alloy and Temper Designation Systems for Aluminum 3. Basis of Codication 3.1 The designations for alloys and unalloyed metals are based on their chemical composition limits.
NOTE 1For aluminum and magnesium alloys, cast and wrought, standard limits for alloying elements and impurities are expressed to the following places:
Less than 0.0001 % (used only for magnesium alloys) 0.0001 to 0.001 % 0.001 to 0.01 % 0.01 to 0.10 % Unalloyed aluminum made by a rening process Alloys and unalloyed aluminum or magnesium not made by a rening process 0.10 through 0.55 % Over 0.55 % 0.0000X 0.000X 0.00X 0.0XX 0.0X 0.XX 0.X,X.X,XX.X

3.2 Designations shall be assigned, revised, and cancelled by Subcommittee B07.07 of ASTM Committee B07 on Light Metals and Alloys on written requests to its chairman. Complete chemical composition limits shall be submitted with request for assignment or revision of designations. Arbitrary assignments by other subcommittees or committees will not be recognized. 3.3 The temper designation, which is used for all metal forms, except ingot, follows the alloy designation and is separated therefrom by with a dash. 4. Alloys 4.1 Designation for alloys shall consist of not more than two letters representing the alloying elements (Note 2) specied in the greatest amount, arranged in order of decreasing percentages, or in alphabetical order if of equal percentages, followed by the respective percentages rounded off to whole numbers and a serial letter (Notes 3 and 4). The full name of the base metal precedes the designation, but it is omitted for brevity when the base metal being referred to is obvious.
NOTE 2For codication, an alloying element is dened as an element (other than the base metal) having a minimum content greater than zero either directly specied or computed in accordance with the percentages specied. NOTE 3The serial letter is arbitrarily assigned in alphabetical sequence starting with A (omitting I and O) and serves to differentiate otherwise identical designations. A serial letter is necessary to complete each designation. NOTE 4The designation of a casting alloy in ingot form is derived from the composition specied for the corresponding alloy in the form of castings. Thus, a casting ingot designation may consist of an alloy designation having one or more serial letters, one for each product composition, or it may consist of one or more alloy designations.

4.2 The letters used to represent alloying elements shall be those in Table 1. 4.3 In rounding percentages, the nearest whole number shall be used. If two choices are possible as when the decimal is followed by a 5 only, or a 5 followed only by zeros, the nearest even whole number shall be used. 4.4 When a range is specied for the alloying element, the rounded mean shall be used in the designation. 4.5 When only a minimum percentage is specied for the alloying element, the rounded minimum percentage shall be used in the designation. 5. Unalloyed Metals 5.1 Designations for unalloyed metals consist of the specied minimum purity, all digits retained but dropping the decimal point, followed by a serial letter (Note 3). The full name of the base metal precedes the designation, but it is omitted for brevity when the base metal being referred to is obvious.

2 For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.02. volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page on the ASTM website. 3 Available in the Related Materials section (gray pages) of the Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.042.

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TABLE 1 Letters Representing Alloying Elements
AAluminum AAluminum BBismuth BBismuth CCopper CCopper DCadmium DCadmium ERare earths ERare earths FIron FIron GMagnesium GMagnesium HThorium JStrontium KZirconium LLithium MManganese MManganese NNickel NNickel PLead PLead QSilver QSilver RChromium RChromium SSilicon SSilicon TTin TTin VGadolinium WYttrium XCalcium YAntimony ZZinc

6. Keywords 6.1 aluminum; lead; magnesium; tin; UNS designations; zinc

APPENDIXES
(Nonmandatory Information) X1. EXAMPLES OF CODIFICATION

X1.1 Example 1For Alloy CG181A in Specication B 327, C represents copper, the alloying element specied in the greatest amount; G represents magnesium, the alloying element specied in the second greatest amount; 18 indicates that the rounded mean copper percentage lies between 17 and 19; 1 signies the nearest whole number for magnesium percentage; and A as the nal letter indicates that this is the rst alloy qualied and assigned under the designation CG181. X1.2 Example 2For Alloys AZ91A, B, and C, in Specication B 93/B 93M, A represents aluminum, the alloying element specied in the greatest amount; Z represents zinc, the alloying element specied in the second greatest amount; 9 indicates that the rounded mean aluminum percentage lies between 8.6 and 9.4; 1 signies that the rounded mean of the zinc lies between 0.6 and 1.4; and A as the nal letter indicates that this is the rst alloy whose composition qualied assignment of the designation AZ91. The nal serial letters B and C signify alloys subsequently developed whose specied compositions differ slightly from the rst and from one another but do not differ sufficiently to effect a change in the basic designation.

X2. DESIGNATIONS FOR METALS AND ALLOYS ASSIGNED IN CONFORMANCE WITH PRACTICE B 275, FOR CODIFICATION OF CERTAIN NONFERROUS METALS AND ALLOYS

X2.1 Designations for metals and alloys assigned in conformance with Practice B 275, and the ASTM specications in which they are used, are shown in Table X2.1.

X3. DESIGNATIONS FOR METALS AND ALLOYS FORMERLY ASSIGNED IN CONFORMANCE WITH PRACTICE B 275

X3.1 Designations assigned in conformance with this practice were used for wrought aluminum and wrought aluminum alloys in ASTM specications prior to 1960 and for cast aluminum and aluminum alloys and ingot prior to 1974 but now designations conforming to the American National Standard Alloys and Temper Designation Systems for Aluminum (ANSI H35.1) are standard with the Unied Numbering System, UNS, Practice E 527 for information only. The former ASTM designations and the corresponding ANSI and UNS designations for wrought alloys are as shown in Table X3.1. Cast alloys and ingot are as shown in Table X3.2.

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TABLE X2.1 Designations Assigned for Nonferrous Metals and Alloys in Conformance with Practice B 275
Designation ASTMPractice B 275 Aluminum Alloy Aluminum alloy 850A 900A 920A 950A 980A 990A CG181A G1C ZG71A Lead Alloy Lead alloy Y10A YT155A Tin Alloy Tin alloy CY44A PY1815A YC135A Zinc Alloy Zinc alloy AC41A AG40A AC41A AG40A AC43A AG40B AC43A AG40B UNS B 37 ASTM Specications B 102 B 86 B 240 B 327

* * * * * * ... ... ...

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

... ... ... ... ... ... * * *

... ...

* *

... ...

... ...

... ...

... ... ...

* * *

... ... ...

... ... ...

... ... ...

Z35531 Z35520 Z35530 Z33521 Z35541 Z33523 Z35540 Z33522

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

* * ... ... * * ... ...

... ... * * ... ... * *

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

* Alloys appear in applicable specications which are found in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.02.

TABLE X3.1 Wrought Aluminum Alloys

Designations ANSI H35.1 1060 1100 2011 2014 2017 2018 2024 2117 3003 3004 4032 5005 5050 5052 Former B 275 63 996A 990A CB60A CS41A CM41A CN42C CG42A CG30A M1A MG11A SG121A G1B G1A GR20A UNS A91060 A91100 A92011 A92014 A92017 A92018 A92024 A92117 A93003 A93004 A94032 A95005 A95050 A95052 ANSI H35.1 5056 5083 5086 5154 5254 5454 5456 5652 6053 6061 6063 6101 7075 Designations Former B 275 63 GM50A GM41A GM40A GR40A GR40B GM31A GM51A GR20B GS11B GS11A GS10A GS10B ZG62A UNS A95056 A95083 A95086 A95154 A95254 A95454 A95456 A95652 A96053 A96061 A96063 A96101 A97075

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TABLE X3.2 Cast Aluminum Alloys and Aluminum Alloys in Ingot FormA
Designations ANSI H35.1 201.0 201.2 ... 208.0 208.1 ... 222.0 222.1 ... ... 238.0E 238.1F 242.0 242.1 295.0 295.1 ... ... ... 319.0 319.1 328.0 328.1 332.0 332.1 ... 333.0 333.1 336.0 336.1 354.0 354.1 355.0 355.1 355.2 C355.0 C355.2 356.0 356.1 356.2 A356.0 A356.2 A357.0 359.0 359.2 360.0 360.2 A360.0 A360.1
A B

Designations UNS A02010 A02012 ... A02080 A02081 ... A02220 A02221 ... ... A02380 A02381 A02420 A02421 A02950 A02951 ... ... ... A03190 A03191 A03280 A03281 A03320 A03321 ... A03330 A03331 A03360 A03361 A03540 A03541 A03550 A03551 A03552 A33550 A33552 A03560 A03561 A03562 A13560 A13562 A03570 A03590 A03592 A03600 A03602 A13600 A13601 ANSI H35.1 380.0 380.2 A380.0 A380.1 383.0 383.1 384.0 384.1 ... ... 413.0 413.2 A413.0 A413.1 443.0 443.1 443.2 A443.0E A443.1F B443.0 C443.0 C443.1 A444.0 A444.2 512.0E 512.2F ... 513.0 513.2 514.0 514.1 518.0 518.1 520.0 520.2 535.0 535.2 705.0 705.1 707.0 707.1 710.0 710.1 711.0 711.1 712.0 712.2 713.0 713.1 Former B 275 63 SC84B SC84C SC84A SC84A-B SC102A SC102A SC114A SC114A SC122AC SF101AD S12B S12C S12A S12A-B S5B S5B S5A S5B S5B S5A S5C S5C S7A S7A GS42A GS42A GS31AD GZ42A GZ42A G4A G4A G8A G8A G10A G10A GM70B GM70B ZG32A ZG32A ZG42A ZG42A ZG61B ZG61B ZG60A ZG60A ZG61A ZG61A ZC81A ZC81B UNS A03800 A03802 A13800 A13801 A03830 A03831 A03840 A03841 ... ... A04130 A04132 A14130 A14131 A04430 A04431 A04432 A14430 A14431 A24430 A34430 A34431 A14440 A14442 A05120 A05122 ... A05130 A05132 A05140 A05141 A05180 A05181 A05200 A05202 A05350 A05352 A07050 A07051 A07070 A07071 A07100 A07101 A07110 A07111 A07120 A07122 A07130 A07131

Former B 275 63 CQ51A CQ51A CS42AB CS43A CS43A CS66AC CG100A CG100A CS72AD CS74AC CS104A CS104A CN42A CN42A C4A C4A SC64AG SC64BG SC64CC SC64D SC64D SC82A SC82A SC103A SC103A SC104AH SC94A SC94A SN122A SN122A SC92A SC92A SC51A SC51A SC51C SC51B SC51B SC70A SC70A SC70C SC70B SC70B SG71A SC91A SG91A SG100B SG100C SG100A SG100A-B

Alloys appear in applicable specications in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.02, except as otherwise noted. Last appeared in B179 63. C Last appeared in B179 72. D Last appeared in B179 64. E Last appeared in B108 80. F Last appeared in B179 78. G Last appeared in B179 58. H Last appeared in B179 65.

X4. MAGNESIUM-ALLOY REGISTRATION

X4.1 A registration record of magnesium alloys with established designations and chemical composition is shown in Table X4.1.

TABLE X4.1 Magnesium-Alloy Registration Record

NOTE 1These are cast or wrought product compositions (except M19xxx) M19XXX) casting ingot compositions may be different.
Designation ASTMPractice B275 9980A 9980B 9990A 9995A 9998AA UNS M19980 M19981 M19990 M19995 M19998 0.003 0.010 0.004 Aluminum Lithium Manganese 0.10 0.10 0.004 0.004 0.002 Rare Earths Zinc Chemical Composition, % max unless shown as a range or as min Other Elements Zirconium Calcium Copper 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.003 0.002 0.005 0.005 0.003 Iron Silicon Silver Yttrium Nickel Specic 0.01 Sn, 0.01 Pb 0.005 0.01 Sn, 0.01 Pb 0.001 0.00007B, 0.0001 Cd 0.001 0.00003B 0.0005 0.01Ti, 0.00005 Cd, 0.00003B, 0.001 Pb 0.002 0.03 0.002 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.002 0.002 0.005 0.005 0.03 0.005 0.01 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.005 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.002 0.0010 0.01 0.005 0.00020.0008 Be 0.01 0.01 0.005 Na 0.05 4.06.0 Sn 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.005 0.005 0.001 Each 0.05 0.05 0.01 0.005 0.005 Total Magnesium 99.80 min 99.80 min 99.90 min 99.95 min 99.98 min

0.0005

AM50A AM60AC AM60B AM100A AM100BD AS41AC AS41B AZ21AC AZ31AD AZ31B AZ31C AZ61A AZ63A AZ63B AZ63C AZ63D AZ80A AZ81A AZ91AE AZ91B AZ91C AZ91D AZ91E AZ92A AZ101AC,D EQ21A EZ33A K1A LA141A M1A M1CC TA54AE QE22A WE54A WE43A WE43A WE43B WE43B ZC63A ZE10A
G

M10500 M10600 M10602 M10100 M10102 M10410 M10412 M11210 M11310 M11311 M11312 M11610 M11630 M11632 M11634 M11636 M11800 M11810 M11910 M11912 M11914 M11916 M11919 M11920 M11101 M18330 M12330 M18010 M14141 M15100 M15102 M18540 M18220 M18410 M18430 M18430 M18432 M18432 M16331 M16100

4.45.4 5.56.5 5.56.5 9.310.7 9.410.6 3.55.0 3.55.0 1.62.5 2.53.5 2.53.5 2.43.6 5.87.2 5.36.7 5.36.7 5.36.7 5.07.0 7.89.2 7.08.1 8.39.7 8.39.7 8.19.3 8.39.7 8.19.3 8.39.7 9.510.5

0.260.6B 0.130.6 0.240.6B 0.100.35 0.130.35 0.200.50 0.350.7C 0.15 0.201.0 0.201.0 0.151.0 0.150.5 0.150.35 0.150.7 0.150.7 0.150.7 0.120.5 0.130.35 0.130.50 0.130.50 0.130.35 0.150.50B 0.170.35 0.100.35 0.130.05 1.53.0 2.54.0
H

0.22 0.22 0.22 0.30 0.12 0.12 0.81.6 0.61.4 0.61.4 0.501.5 0.401.5 2.53.5 2.53.5 2.53.5 2.04.0 0.200.8 0.401.0 0.351.0 0.351.0 0.401.0 0.351.0 0.401.0 1.62.4 0.751.25 0.401.0 0.501.0 0.401.0I 0.30 0.30 1.82.5 1.54.0J 2.44.4J 2.44.4J 2.44.4 2.44.4
H

0.100.25 0.30 0.04

0.010 0.35 0.010 0.10 0.08 0.06 0.02 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.10 0.05 0.25 0.02 0.05 0.10 0.05 0.10 0.10 0.35 0.10 0.030 0.015 0.25 0.05 0.050.10 0.10 0.005 0.05 0.02 0.05 0.10 0.03 0.03 0.03

0.004B 0.005
B

0.0035C 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.005

0.005B 0.005F 0.005

0.10 0.50 0.10 0.30 1.0 0.501.5 0.501.5 0.05 0.30 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.30 0.10 0.30 0.30 0.10 0.30 0.50 0.50 0.30 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.05 1.31.7

0.02 0.02 0.30 ... 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 ... 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30

0.02

0.02 0.02 0.02

remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder

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2.03.1

1.01.5 0.01 3.04.0

13.015.0

0.15 1.22.0 0.501.3 0.200.7 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.03 0.03 0.250.75

0.005 0.03

0.004 0.10 0.30 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.010 0.010 0.20

0.20 0.20 0.2 0.18 0.2

0.120.22

0.20 0.20 0.10 0.10 5.56.5 1.01.5

0.401.0 0.401.0 0.401.0 0.401.0

K K

0.31.0 0.401.0 2.43.0

0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02

0.005 0.01 0.001 0.01 2.03.0 0.01 4.755.5 0.005 3.74.3 0.005 3.74.3 0.005 K 0.01 0.10 K 0.01 0.10 0.01

3.74.3 3.74.3

remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder 0.01 remainder 0.01 remainder 0.30 remainder 0.30 remainder

TABLE X4.1 Continued

Chemical Composition, % max unless shown as a range or as min Other Elements Zinc 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 Zirconium Calcium Copper Iron Silicon Silver Yttrium Nickel Specic 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 Each Total Manganese 0.15 0.751.75 2.13.0 Rare Earths Magnesium

Designation

ASTMPractice B275

UNS

Aluminum

Lithium

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ZE41A ZE63AG ZK40AL ZK51A ZK60A ZK60BE ZK61A 0.10

M16410 M16630 M16400 M16510 M16600 M16601 M16610

3.55.0 5.56.0 3.54.5 3.65.5 4.86.2 4.86.8 5.56.5

0.401.0 0.401.0 0.45 min 0.501.0 0.45 min 0.45 min 0.61.0

0.01

0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30

remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder remainder

Registered by Domal (Dominium Magnesium Limited). B For alloys AS41B, AM50A, AM60B, and AZ91D, if either the minimum manganese or maximum iron content is not met, then the permissible iron to manganese ratio shall not exceed 0.010, 0.015, 0.021, and 0.032, respectively. C Registered by Dow Chemical Co. D No longer in active use. E Designations were assigned for use by the producer or by the International Magnesium Association but are not in ASTM specications. F If the iron content exceeds 0.005 %, then the permissible iron to manganese ratio shall not exceed 0.032 for AZ91E alloy. G Magnesium Elecktron Inc., registered. H Rare earth elements are in the form of didymium, with not less than 70 % neodymium and remainder substantially praesodymium. I Zirconium range for sheet and plate shall be 0.451.0. J Rare earths consist of 2.0 to 2.5 % and 1.5 to 2.0 % neodymium for WE43A and WE54A, respectively, the remainder being principally heavy rare earths. K Zinc + Silver content shall not exceed 0.20 % in WE43B. L Chromasco Limited, registered.

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES Committee B07 has identied the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue e1 (B 275 9602 ) that may impact the use of this standard. (1) Addition of V as the designated letter for Gadolinium (2) Corrected errors in Table X4.1, Magnesium-Alloy Registration Record on Alloys WE43A and WE43B, and made them consistent with B80, Standard Specication for Magnesium-Alloy Sand Castings. (3) Corrected the notes associated with Table X4.1, Magnesium-Alloy Registration Record on alloys WE43A and WE43B (note J), and made them consistent with B80, Standard Specication for Magnesium-Alloy Sand Castings. (4) Corrected spelling of Elektron in note G.

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