ASTM_B_396_-_00.pdf

Designation:B 396 00Standard Specification forAluminum-Alloy 5005-H19 Wire for Electrical Purposes1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 396;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers aluminum alloy 5005-H19(extra hard)round wire for electrical purposes.1.2 The SI values of density and resistivity are to beregarded as standard.For all other properties,the inch-poundvalues are to be regarded as standard,and the SI units may beapproximate.NOTE1The alloy and temper designations conform to ANSI H35.1.Aluminum alloy 5005 corresponds to Unified Numbering System alloyA95005 in accordance with Practice E 527.2.Referenced Documents2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on dateof material purchase form a part of this specification to theextent referenced herein:2.2 ASTM Standards:B 193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical ConductorMaterials2B 354 Terminology Relating to Uninsulated Metallic Elec-trical Conductors2B 531 Specification for Aluminum-Alloy 5005 DrawingStock for Electrical Purposes2B 557 Test Methods of Tension Testing Wrought and CastAluminum-and Magnesium-Alloy Products3E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with Specifications4E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys(UNS)52.3Other Documents:ANSI H35.1 American National Standard for Alloy andTemper Designation Systems for Aluminum6NBSHandbook 100Copper Wire Tables of the NationalBureau of Standards73.Ordering Information3.1 Orders for material under this specification shall includethe following information:3.1.1 Quantity of each size,3.1.2 Wire diameter(see 9.1),3.1.3 When tension tests of wires containing joints shall bemade(see 5.2 and 5.3),3.1.4 Frequency of bending test,when required(see 6.2),3.1.5 Special jointing procedures,if permitted,(see 10.2),3.1.6 Package size and type(see 15.1),3.1.7 Special package marking,if required(see 16.1),and3.1.8 Place of inspection(Section 14).4.Material4.1 The wire shall be made from rod meeting the require-ments of Specification B 531.5.Tensile Requirements5.1 The wire shall be sampled in accordance with Section12 and tested in accordance with Test Methods B 557.The wireshall conform to the requirements as to tensile propertiesprescribed in Table 1(Explanatory Note 1).The elongation ofwire shall be determined as the permanent increase in length,due to the breaking of the wire in tension,measured betweengage marks placed originally 10 in.(250 mm)apart upon thetest specimen.5.2 When requested by the purchaser,tension tests shall bemade on specimens of finished wire containing joints made inthe wire prior to final drawing or in the rod.Such tests shallshow not less than 90%of the minimum strength specified inTable 1 for individual tests.5.3 When requested by the purchaser,tension tests offinished wire specimens containing joints made in the finishedwire or during final drawing,as permitted in 10.2,shall bemade.Such tests shall show the tensile strength to be not less1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B-1 onElectrical Conductors,and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B01.07 onConductors of Light Metals.Current edition approved April 10,2000.Published June 2000.Originallypublished as B 396 63 T.Last previous edition B 396 87(1994).2Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 02.03.3Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 02.02.4Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 14.02.5Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 01.01.6Available from the American National Standards Institute,11 West 42nd St.,13th Floor,New York,NY 10036.7Available from the National Technical Information Service,5285 Port RoyalRd.,Springfield,VA 22161.1Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.NOTICE:This standard has either been superceded and replaced by a new version or discontinued.Contact ASTM International(www.astm.org)for the latest information.than 15 ksi(103 MPa)for electric-butt welds,and not less than90%of the minimum strength specified in Table 1 forindividual tests for cold-pressure welds and for electric-butt,cold-upset welds.6.Bending Requirements6.1 The wire shall be free from brittleness as evidenced byits ability to be coiled or looped around its own diameter eitherwith or without a mandrel.No fracture shall occur.Slightsurface checks shall not constitute cause for rejection.6.2 Unless otherwise agreed upon between the manufacturerand the purchaser at the time of placing an order,the frequencyof production sampling and testing to ensure conformance with6.1 shall be at the manufacturers option.7.Resistivity7.1 Electrical resistivity,determined on samples selected inaccordance with Section 5 and tes