Designation:B792−16StandardSpecificationforZincAlloysinIngotFormforSlushCasting1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB792;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1ThisspecificationcoverscommercialzincalloysiningotformforremeltingforthemanufactureofcastingsfromthealloysasspecifiedanddesignatedasshowninTable1.1.2Slushcastingalloysareusedprimarilyforthemanufac-tureofhollowcastingssuchaslightingfixtures,lampbases,andsmallstatues.1.3Thisspecificationcoverstwozincalloyswhicharespecifiedanddesignatedasfollows:UNSASTMZ34510SlushCastingAlloyAZ30500SlushCastingAlloyB1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.ItistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtobecomefamiliarwithallhazardsincludingthoseidentifiedintheappropriateSafetyDataSheet(SDS)forthisproduct/materialasprovidedbythemanufacturer,toestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpractices,anddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimi-tationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocumentsoftheissueineffectondateoforderacceptanceformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentreferencedherein:2.2ASTMStandards:2B899TerminologyRelatingtoNon-ferrousMetalsandAl-loysB908PracticefortheUseofColorCodesforZincCastingAlloyIngotB949SpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforZincandZincAlloyProductsE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecificationsE88PracticeforSamplingNonferrousMetalsandAlloysinCastFormforDeterminationofChemicalCompositionE527PracticeforNumberingMetalsandAlloysintheUnifiedNumberingSystem(UNS)E536TestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofZincandZin...
