Designation:B211M−12´1StandardSpecificationforAluminumandAluminum-AlloyRolledorCold-FinishedBar,Rod,andWire(Metric)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB211M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.ε1NOTE—Table1wascorrectededitoriallyinJune2012.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversrolledorcold-finishedbar,rod,andwireinalloys(Note1)andtempersasshowninTable2.NOTE1—Throughoutthisspecificationuseofthetermalloyinthegeneralsenseincludesaluminumaswellasaluminumalloy.NOTE2—Thetermcoldfinishedisusedtoindicatethetypeofsurfacefinish,sharpnessofangles,anddimensionaltolerancesproducedbydrawingthroughadie.NOTE3—SeeSpecificationB221Mforaluminumandaluminum-alloyextrudedbars,rods,wire,shapes,andtubes;andSpecificationB316/B316Mforaluminumandaluminum-alloyrivetandcold-headingwireandrods.1.2AlloyandtemperdesignationsareinaccordancewithANSIH35.1M.TheequivalentUnifiedNumberingSystemalloydesignationsarethoseofTable1precededbyA9,forexample,A91100foraluminum1100inaccordancewithPracticeE527.1.3ThisspecificationisthemetriccounterpartofSpecifi-cationB211.1.4Foracceptancecriteriaforinclusionofnewaluminumandaluminumalloysinthisspecification,seeAnnexA2.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1Thefollowingdocumentsoftheissueineffectondateofmaterialprocurementformapartofthisspecificationtotheextentreferencedherein.2.2ASTMStandards:2B221MSpecificationforAluminumandAluminum-AlloyExtrudedBars,Rods,Wire,Profiles,andTubes(Metric)B316/B316MSpecificationforAluminumandAluminum-AlloyRivetandCold-HeadingWireandRodsB557MTestMethodsforTensionTestingWroughtandCastAluminum-andMagnesium-AlloyProducts(Metric)B594PracticeforUltrasonicInspectionofAluminum-AlloyWroughtProductsB660PracticesforPackaging/PackingofAluminumandMagnesiumProdu...
