ASTM_B_666_-_B_666M_-_15.pdf

Designation:B666/B666M15Standard Practice forIdentification Marking of Aluminum and MagnesiumProducts1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B666/B666M;the number immediately following the designation indicates the yearof 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()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope*1.1 This practice establishes the physical item markingrequirements for identification purposes for aluminum andmagnesium products.Package marking for shipment andinspection acceptance is not within the scope of this standard.1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.The values stated ineach system may not be exact equivalents;therefore,eachsystem shall be used independently of the other.Combiningvalues from the two systems may result in non-conformancewith the standard.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on thedate of material purchase form a part of this specification to theextent referenced herein:2.2 ASTM Standards:2B361 Specification for Factory-Made Wrought Aluminumand Aluminum-Alloy Welding FittingsB404/B404M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Seamless Condenser and Heat-Exchanger Tubeswith Integral Fins(Withdrawn 2006)3B547/B547M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Formed and Arc-Welded Round TubeB881 Terminology Relating to Aluminum-and Magnesium-Alloy Products2.3 ANSI Standards:H35.1/H35.1(M)Alloy and Temper Designation Systems forAluminum42.4 Military Standards:MIL-STD-409 Alloy Nomenclature and Temper Designa-tion System for Magnesium Base Alloys53.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsRefer to Terminology B881 for definitionsof product terms used in this specification.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 Marking:3.2.2 spot markingmarking the identification only once onthe product.3.2.3 continuous markingrecurring marking of the identi-fication in intervals not greater than 40 in.1000 mmthroughout the length of the product.3.2.4 perimeter markingmarking continuously the identi-fication in one or two rows adjacent to the four edges of theproduct.3.2.5 taggingattaching tags bearing the required identifi-cation markings to coils,bundles,or containers of items whichare too small to mark or whose configuration preclude markingotherwise.4.Basic Marking Requirements and Application4.1 When this practice is required by the material specifi-cation or specified in the contract or purchase order,wroughtaluminum and magnesium mill products shall be marked foridentification purposes only with the following information onthe product or on tags attached to the product:1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B07 on LightMetals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B07.03 onAluminum Alloy Wrought Products.Current edition approved Oct.1,2015.Published October 2015.Originallyapproved in 1980.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as B666/B666M 08.DOI:10.1520/B0666_B0666M-15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from Aluminum Association,Inc.,1400 Crystal Drive,Suite 430Arlington,VA 22202(http:/www.aluminum.org).5Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,DODSSP,Bldg.4,SectionD,700RobbinsAve.,Philadelphia,PA19111-5098(http:/www.dodssp.daps.mil).*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 4.1.1 Name or Registered Trademark of the Company,which performs the final processing or finishing operation suchas rolling,stretching,thermal treatment,etc.,prior to market-ing the product;NOTE1The company that performs nothing more than a simpleshearing or sawing operation may be excluded from marking the productwith its name.4.1.2 Alloy and Temper of the ProductDesignations shallbe in accordance with ANSI H35.1/H35.1M for aluminum andMIL-STD-409 for magnesium;4.1.3 Basic Number of the Specification to which the Prod-uct was ProducedThe basic number does not include therevision indicator;4.1.4 Specified(Ordered)Dimensions of the FollowingProducts:4.1.4.1 Sheet and PlateThickness in inches millimetres,4.1.4.2 Coiled Wire and S