ASTM_B_736_-_00_2006.pdf

Designation:B 736 00(Reapproved 2006)Standard Specification forAluminum,Aluminum Alloy and Aluminum-Clad Steel CableShielding Stock1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 736;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 selected aluminum,aluminum-alloy and aluminum clad steel cable shielding stock,bothuncoated and coated,for applications such as electrostatic orelectromagnetic shielding for insulated power,control,instru-mentation and communication cables(including coaxial cable).NOTE1See B 694,Specification for Copper,Copper Alloy,andCopper-Clad Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip for Electrical Cable Shieldingfor related standards for copper-based shielding materials.1.2 The materials covered are the following:Type of MaterialACoatingAluminum 1060noneAluminum 1100noneAluminum 1145noneAluminum 1235noneAlloy3003noneAluminum 1060polyolefinAluminum 1100polyolefinAluminum 1145polyolefinAluminum 1235polyolefinAlloy3003polyolefinAluminum 1060vinyl resinAluminum 1100vinyl resinAluminum 1145vinyl resinAluminum 1235vinyl resinAlloy3003vinyl resinAluminum Clad SteelBnoneAluminum Clad SteelBpolyolefin_AAluminum designations are in accordance with ANSI H35.1.The equivalentUnified Numbering System alloy designations are those shown preceded by A9,for example,A91100 for Aluminum 1100 in accordance with Practice E 527.BCladding ratio must be specified(see 5.4).1.3 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminumand aluminum alloys in this specification,see Annex A2.1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas the standard.The values given in parentheses are forinformation only.1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to thetest method portion,Section 12,of this specification.Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety and healthpractices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-tions prior to use.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:2A 568/A 568M Specification for Steel,Sheet,Carbon,Structural,and High-Strength,Low-Alloy,Hot-Rolled andCold-Rolled,General Requirements forB 193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical ConductorMaterialsB 557 Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and CastAluminum-and Magnesium-Alloy ProductsB 694 Specification for Copper,Copper-Alloy,Copper-Clad Bronze(CCB),Copper-Clad Stainless Steel(CCS),and Copper-Clad Alloy Steel(CAS)Sheet and Strip forElectrical Cable ShieldingD 903 Test Method for Peel or Stripping Strength of Adhe-sive BondsE 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE 34 Test Methods for ChemicalAnalysis ofAluminum andAluminum-Base AlloysE 55 Practice for Sampling Wrought Nonferrous Metals andAlloys for Determination of Chemical CompositionE 227 Test Method for Optical Emission SpectrometricAnalysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by thePoint-to-Plane Technique3E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys(UNS)E 607 Test Method for Atomic Emission Spectrometric1This specification 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 May 1,2006.Published May 2006.Originallyapproved in 1984.Last previous edition approved in 2000 as B 73600.2For 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.3Withdrawn.1Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.Copyright by ASTM Intl(all rights reserved);Thu Apr 16 06:51:28 EDT 2009Downloaded/printed byLaurentian University pursuant to License Agreement.No further reproductions authorized.Analysis Aluminum Alloys by the Point to Plane Tech-nique Nitrogen AtmosphereE 716 Practices for Sampling Aluminum and AluminumAlloys for Spectrochemical AnalysisE 1251 Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Alumi-num Alloys by Atomic Emission Spectrometry2.3American National Standards:H35.1 Alloy and Temper Designation Systems for WroughtAluminumH35.2 Dimensional Tolerances forAluminum Mill ProductsB46.1 Surface Texture43.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 cable shielding stocka rolled product,rectangular incross section and form,of nominal thickness 0.004 in.(0.10mm)through 0.019 in.(0.48 mm)in coils(rolls)or t