Designation:B531–90(Reapproved1998)e1StandardSpecificationforAluminum-Alloy5005DrawingStockforElectricalPurposes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB531;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.e1NOTE—7.1wasupdatededitoriallyinJune1998.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversaluminum-alloy5005Drawingstock,0.375in.(9.52mm)indiameter,inthetempersshowninTable1,fordrawingintowireforelectricalconduc-tors(ExplanatoryNote1andNote1).1.2TheSIvaluesfordensityandresistivityareregardedasthestandard.Forallotherpropertiestheinch-poundvaluesaretoberegardedasstandardandtheSIunitsmaybeapproxi-mate.NOTE1—ThealloyandtemperdesignationsconformtoANSIH35.1.Aluminum-alloy5005correspondstounifiednumberingsystemalloyA95005inaccordancewithPracticeE527.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocumentsoftheissueineffectondateofmaterialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentreferencedherein:2.2ASTMStandards:B193TestMethodforResistivityofElectricalConductorMaterials2B354TerminologyRelatingtoUninsulatedMetallicElec-tricalConductors2B557TestMethodsofTensionTestingWroughtandCastAluminum-andMagnesium-AlloyProducts3E34TestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofAluminumandAluminum-BaseAlloys4E55PracticeforSamplingWroughtNonferrousMetalsandAlloysforDeterminationofChemicalComposition4E101TestMethodforSpectrographicAnalysisofAlumi-numandAluminumAlloysbythePoint-to-PlaneTech-nique4E227TestMethodforOpticalEmissionSpectrometricAnalysisofAluminumandAluminumAlloysbythePoint-to-PlaneTechnique4E527PracticeforNumberingMetalsandAlloys(UNS)52.3AmericanNationalStandard:ANSIH35.1AmericanNationalStandardAlloyandTem-perDesignationSystemsforAluminum62.4NationalBureauofStandards:NBSHandbook100—CopperWireTables73.OrderingInformation3.1Ordersformaterialunderthisspecificationshallincludethefollowinginformation:...
