Designation:B211−12´1StandardSpecificationforAluminumandAluminum-AlloyRolledorColdFinishedBar,Rod,andWire1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB211;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.ε1NOTE—Table1wascorrectededitoriallyinJune2012.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecification2coversrolledorcold-finishedbar,rod,andwireinalloys(Note1)andtempersasshowninTable2.NOTE1—Throughoutthisspecificationuseofthetermalloyinthegeneralsenseincludesaluminumaswellasaluminumalloy.NOTE2—Thetermcoldfinishedisusedtoindicatethetypeofsurfacefinish,sharpnessofangles,anddimensionaltolerancesproducedbydrawingthroughadie.NOTE3—SeeSpecificationB221foraluminumandaluminum-alloyextrudedbars,rods,wire,shapes,andtubes;andSpecificationB316/B316Mforaluminumandaluminum-alloyrivetandcold-headingwireandrods.1.2AlloyandtemperdesignationsareinaccordancewithANSIH35.1.TheequivalentUNSalloydesignationsarethoseofTable1precededbyA9,forexample,A91100foraluminum1100inaccordancewithPracticeE527.1.3AcompletemetriccompaniontoSpecificationB211hasbeendeveloped—B211M;therefore,nometricequivalentsarepresentedinthisspecification.1.4Foracceptancecriteriaforinclusionofnewaluminumandaluminumalloysinthisspecification,seeAnnexA2.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocumentsoftheissueineffectondateofmaterialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentreferencedherein:2.2ASTMStandards:3B221SpecificationforAluminumandAluminum-AlloyEx-trudedBars,Rods,Wire,Profiles,andTubesB316/B316MSpecificationforAluminumandAluminum-AlloyRivetandCold-HeadingWireandRodsB557TestMethodsforTensionTestingWroughtandCastAluminum-andMagnesium-AlloyProductsB594PracticeforUltrasonicInspectionofAluminum-AlloyWroughtProductsB660PracticesforPackaging/PackingofAluminum...
