Sets out designation systems to identify grades of wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys and their tempers. Full chemical compositions are included for wrought grades currently available in Australia.
Table of contents
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PREFACE
1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 DEFINITIONS
2 ALLOY DESIGNATION
2.1 SCOPE
2.2 DESIGNATION SYSTEM
2.2.1 General
2.2.2 Aluminium and aluminium alloy groups
2.2.3 IXXX group
2.2.3.1 Second digit
2.2.3.2 Third and fourth digits
2.2.4 2XXX to 8XXX groups
2.2.4.1 Second digit
2.2.4.2 Third and fourth digits
2.2.5 Modification of original alloys
2.3 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
2.3.1 General
2.3.2 Standard limits
2.3.3 Conformance with standard limits
2.3.4 Aluminium content
2.3.5 Unnamed elements
3 TEMPER DESIGNATION
3.1 SCOPE
3.2 DESIGNATION SYSTEM
3.3 BASIC TEMPER DESIGNATIONS
3.4 STRAIN-HARDENED TEMPERS (H)
3.4.1 General
3.4.2 First digit
3.4.3 Second digit
3.4.4 Third digit
3.5 THERMALLY TREATED TEMPERS (T)
3.5.1 General
3.5.2 First digit
3.5.3 Additional digits
3.5.3.1 Thermally treated tempers
3.5.3.2 Tempers to demonstrate response to heat treatment
