ASTM_B_313_-_B_313M_-_09.pdf

Designation:B313/B313M09Standard Specification forAluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Round Welded Tubes1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B313/B313M;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.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers aluminum and aluminum-alloytubes made from formed sheet and seam welded by continuousmethods.1.2 Alloy(Note 1)and temper designations are in accor-dance with ANSI H35.1/H35.1(M).The equivalent UnifiedNumbering System alloy designations are those of Table 1preceded by A9,for example,A91100 for aluminum 1100 inaccordance with Practice E527.NOTE1Throughout this specification use of the term alloy in thegeneral sense includes aluminum as well as aluminum alloy.NOTE2For the requirements for sheet see Specification B209.1.3 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminumand aluminum alloys in this specification,see A1.2.1.4 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.1.4.1 SI UnitsThe SI units are shown either in brackets orin separate tables.1.5 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:2B209 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-AlloySheet and PlateB557 Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and CastAluminum-and Magnesium-Alloy ProductsB557M Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and CastAluminum-and Magnesium-Alloy Products(Metric)B660 Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum andMagnesium ProductsB666/B666M Practice for Identification Marking of Alumi-num and Magnesium ProductsB881 Terminology Relating to Aluminum-and Magnesium-Alloy ProductsB918 Practice for Heat Treatment of Wrought AluminumAlloysE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE34 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Aluminum andAluminum-Base AlloysE227 Test Method for Optical Emission SpectrometricAnalysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by thePoint-to-Plane Technique(Withdrawn 2002)3E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in theUnified Numbering System(UNS)E607 Test Method for Atomic Emission SpectrometricAnalysis Aluminum Alloys by the Point to Plane Tech-nique Nitrogen Atmosphere(Withdrawn 2011)3E716 Practices for Sampling and Sample Preparation ofAluminum and Aluminum Alloys for Determination ofChemical Composition by Spectrochemical AnalysisE1251 Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Alumi-num Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry2.3 ANSI Standards:H35.1/H35.1(M)Alloy and Temper Designation Systemsfor Aluminum41This specification is under the jurisdiction of the ASTM Committee B07 onLight Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B07.03 onAluminum Alloy Wrought Products.Current edition approved Nov.1,2009.Published December 2009.Originallyapproved in 1956.Last previous edition approved in 2002 as B313/B313M021.DOI:10.1520/B0313_B0313M-09.2For 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.,1525 Wilson Blvd.,Suite 600,Arlington,VA 22209,http:/www.aluminum.org.*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 H35.2 Dimensional Tolerances for Aluminum Mill Prod-ucts4H35.2M Dimensional Tolerances for Aluminum Mill Prod-ucts(Metric)42.4 Military Standard:MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage52.5 AMS Specification:AMS 2772 Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloy Raw Mate-rials62.6 Federal Standard:Fed.Std.No.123 Marking for Shipment(Civil Agencies)52.7 Other Standards:EN 14242 Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys ChemicalAnalysis Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical EmissionSpectral Analysis73.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsDefinitions:Refer to Terminology B 881for definitions of product terms used in this specification.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.