Designation:B396–00StandardSpecificationforAluminum-Alloy5005-H19WireforElectricalPurposes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB396;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversaluminumalloy5005-H19(extrahard)roundwireforelectricalpurposes.1.2TheSIvaluesofdensityandresistivityaretoberegardedasstandard.Forallotherproperties,theinch-poundvaluesaretoberegardedasstandard,andtheSIunitsmaybeapproximate.NOTE1—ThealloyandtemperdesignationsconformtoANSIH35.1.Aluminumalloy5005correspondstoUnifiedNumberingSystemalloyA95005inaccordancewithPracticeE527.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocumentsoftheissueineffectondateofmaterialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentreferencedherein:2.2ASTMStandards:B193TestMethodforResistivityofElectricalConductorMaterials2B354TerminologyRelatingtoUninsulatedMetallicElec-tricalConductors2B531SpecificationforAluminum-Alloy5005DrawingStockforElectricalPurposes2B557TestMethodsofTensionTestingWroughtandCastAluminum-andMagnesium-AlloyProducts3E29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecifications4E527PracticeforNumberingMetalsandAlloys(UNS)52.3OtherDocuments:ANSIH35.1AmericanNationalStandardforAlloyandTemperDesignationSystemsforAluminum6NBSHandbook100—CopperWireTablesoftheNationalBureauofStandards73.OrderingInformation3.1Ordersformaterialunderthisspecificationshallincludethefollowinginformation:3.1.1Quantityofeachsize,3.1.2Wirediameter(see9.1),3.1.3Whentensiontestsofwirescontainingjointsshallbemade(see5.2and5.3),3.1.4Frequencyofbendingtest,whenrequired(see6.2),3.1.5Specialjointingprocedures,ifpermitted,(see10.2),3.1.6Packagesizeandtype(see15.1),3.1.7Specialpackagemarking,ifrequired(see16.1),and3.1.8Placeofinspection(Section14).4.Material4.1Thewireshallbem...
