Designation:B317/B317M−07(Reapproved2015)´1StandardSpecificationforAluminum-AlloyExtrudedBar,Rod,Tube,Pipe,StructuralProfiles,andProfilesforElectricalPurposes(BusConductor)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB317/B317M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.ε1NOTE—Table2wasreformattededitoriallyinNovember2016.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcovers6101aluminum-alloyextrudedbar,rod,tube,pipe,(Schedules40and80),structuralprofiles,andprofilesinselectedtempersforuseaselectricconductorsasfollows:1.1.1TypeB—Hot-finishedbar,rod,tube,pipe,structuralprofilesandprofilesinT6,T61,T63,T64,T65,andH111temperswithTypeBtolerances,asshowninthe“ListofANSITablesofDimensionalTolerances.”1.1.2TypeC—Hot-finishedrectangularbarinT6,T61,T63,T64,T65,andH111temperswithTypeCtolerancesaslistedinthetolerancesandpermissiblevariationstables.1.2AlloyandtemperdesignationsareinaccordancewithANSIH35.1.TheequivalentUnifiedNumberingSystemalloydesignationinaccordancewithPracticeE527isA96101forAlloy6101.NOTE1—TypeAmaterial,lastcoveredinthe1966issueofthisspecification,isnolongeravailable;therefore,requirementsforcold-finishedrectangularbarhavebeendeleted.1.3Foracceptancecriteriaforinclusionofnewaluminumandaluminumalloysinthisspecification,seeAnnexA2.1.4ThevaluesstatedineitherSIorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;thereforeeachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocumentsoftheissueineffectonthedateofmaterialpurchaseformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentreferencedherein:2.2ASTMStandards:2B193TestMethodforResistivityofElectricalC...
