Designation:B236−07(Reapproved2015)StandardSpecificationforAluminumBarsforElectricalPurposes(BusBars)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB236;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1ThisspecificationcoversAluminum1350barforelec-tricconductorsinthetempersshowninTable1.1.2AluminumandtemperdesignationsareinaccordancewithANSIH35.1/H35.1(M).TheequivalentUnifiedNumber-ingSystemdesignationisA91350inaccordancewithPracticeE527.NOTE1—ForAlloy6101busconductors,refertoSpecificationB317/B317M.NOTE2—Priorto1975,Aluminum1350wasdesignatedasECaluminum.1.3AcompletemetriccompaniontoSpecificationB236hasbeendeveloped—B236M;therefore,nometricequivalentsappearinthisspecification.1.4Foracceptancecriteriaforinclusionofnewaluminumandaluminumalloysinthisspecification,seeAnnexA2.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocumentsoftheissueineffectondateoforderacceptanceformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentreferencedherein:2.2ASTMStandards:2B193TestMethodforResistivityofElectricalConductorMaterialsB317/B317MSpecificationforAluminum-AlloyExtrudedBar,Rod,Tube,Pipe,StructuralProfiles,andProfilesforElectricalPurposes(BusConductor)B557TestMethodsforTensionTestingWroughtandCastAluminum-andMagnesium-AlloyProductsB660PracticesforPackaging/PackingofAluminumandMagnesiumProductsB666/B666MPracticeforIdentificationMarkingofAlumi-numandMagnesiumProductsB881TerminologyRelatingtoAluminum-andMagnesium-AlloyProductsE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecificationsE34TestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofAluminumandAluminum-BaseAlloysE55PracticeforSamplingWroughtNonferrousMetalsandAlloysforDeterminationofChemicalCompositionE290TestMethodsforBendTestingofMaterialforDuctil-ityE5...
