Designation:B316/B316M−15StandardSpecificationforAluminumandAluminum-AlloyRivetandCold-HeadingWireandRods1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB316/B316M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoverswireandrodinthealloys(Note1)showninTable1andthetempersshowninTable2[Table3]andTable4[Table5],suitableformanufacturingrivetsandothersimilaritemsbycold-headingoperations.NOTE1—Throughoutthisspecificationtheuseofthetermalloyinthegeneralsenseincludesaluminumaswellasaluminumalloy.NOTE2—Forrolledorcold-finishedwireandrod,seeSpecificationB211,andforextrudedwireandrod,seeSpecificationB221.1.2AlloyandtemperdesignationsareinaccordancewithANSIH35.1/H35.1M.TheequivalentUnifiedNumberingSystemalloydesignationsarethoseofTable1precededbyA9,forexample,A91100foraluminum1100inaccordancewithPracticeE527.1.3Foracceptancecriteriaforinclusionofnewaluminumandaluminumalloysinthisspecification,seeAnnexA2.1.4ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.4.1TheSIunitsareshowneitherinbracketsorinseparatetables.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocumentsoftheissueineffectondateofmaterialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentreferencedherein:2.2ASTMStandards:2B211SpecificationforAluminumandAluminum-AlloyRolledorColdFinishedBar,Rod,andWireB221SpecificationforAluminumandAluminum-AlloyEx-trudedBars,Rods,Wire,Profiles,andTubesB557TestMethodsforTensionTestingWroughtandCastAluminum-andMagnesium-AlloyProductsB557MTestMethodsforTensionTestingWroughtandCastAl...
