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Designation:B36116Standard Specification forFactory-Made Wrought Aluminum and Aluminum-AlloyWelding Fittings1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B361;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()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers only factory-made wroughtaluminum and aluminum-alloy welding fittings in contrast tofield-made fittings.The term“welding fittings”applies tobutt-welding or socket-end parts,such as 45 elbows,180return bends,90 short radius elbows,and other types made tothe dimensional standards specified by ASME B16.9 andB16.11.NOTE1Throughout this specification use of the term alloy in thegeneral sense includes aluminum as well as aluminum-alloy.1.2 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminumand aluminum alloys in this specification,see Annex A1.1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.4 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 heal practices and determine the applicabilityof regulatory limitations 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:2B209 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-AlloySheet and PlateB210 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-AlloyDrawn Seamless TubesB211 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-AlloyRolled or Cold Finished Bar,Rod,and WireB221 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Ex-truded Bars,Rods,Wire,Profiles,and TubesB234 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-AlloyDrawn Seamless Tubes for Condensers and Heat Ex-changersB241/B241M Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Seamless Pipe and Seamless Extruded TubeB247 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy DieForgings,Hand Forgings,and Rolled Ring ForgingsB660 Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum andMagnesium ProductsB881 Terminology Relating to Aluminum-and Magnesium-Alloy ProductsD3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging2.3 ANSI Standards:H35.1/H35.1(M)Alloy and Temper Designation Systemsfor Aluminum32.4 ASME Standards:B16.9 Factory-Made Wrought Butt-Welding Fittings4B16.11 Forged Fittings,Socket-Welding and Threaded4Section VIII Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code4Section IX Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code42.5 AWS Standards:AWS D10.7M/D10.7 Recommended Practices for GasShielded-Arc Welding ofAluminum andAluminum-AlloyPipe52.6 Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve andFittings Industry:MSS SP 25 Standard Marking System for Valves,Fittings,Flanges and Unions61This 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 1,2016.Published May 2016.Originallyapproved in 1960.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as B361 08.DOI:10.1520/B0361-16.2For 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.3Available from Aluminum Association,Inc.,1400 Crystal Drive Suite 430,Arlington,VA 22202,http:/www.aluminum.org.4Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME),ASMEInternational Headquarters,Three Park Ave.,New York,NY 10016-5990,http:/www.asme.org.5Available from American Welding Society(AWS),550 NW LeJeune Rd.,Miami,FL 33126,http:/www.aws.org.6Available from Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and FittingsIndustry(MSS),127 Park St.,NE,Vienna,VA 22180-4602,http:/www.mss-.*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 2.7 Federal Standards:Fed.Std.No.123 Marking for Shipment(Civil Agencies)72.8 American Society for Nondestructive Testing Standard:ASNT Recommended Practice No.SNT-TC-1A PersonnelQualification and Certification in Nondestructive Testing83.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsDefinitions:Refer to ASTM TerminologyB881 for definitions of product terms used in this specification.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 capable ofThe term capable of as used in thisspecification means that the test need not be performed by theproducer of the material.However,should testing by thepurchaser establish that the material does not meet theserequirements,the material sha