Designation:B899−16StandardTerminologyRelatingtoNon-ferrousMetalsandAlloys1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB899;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Topromotepreciseunderstandingandinterpretationofstandards,reports,andothertechnicalwritingspromulgatedbyCommitteeB02.1.2Tostandardizetheterminologyusedinthesedocuments.1.3Toexplainthemeaningsoftechnicaltermsusedwithinthesedocumentsforthosenotconversantwiththem.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2B6SpecificationforZincB29SpecificationforRefinedLeadB32SpecificationforSolderMetalB39SpecificationforNickelB69SpecificationforRolledZincB86SpecificationforZincandZinc-Aluminum(ZA)AlloyFoundryandDieCastingsB160SpecificationforNickelRodandBarB161SpecificationforNickelSeamlessPipeandTubeB163SpecificationforSeamlessNickelandNickelAlloyCondenserandHeat-ExchangerTubesB164SpecificationforNickel-CopperAlloyRod,Bar,andWireB165SpecificationforNickel-CopperAlloy(UNSN04400)SeamlessPipeandTubeB166SpecificationforNickel-Chromium-IronAlloys(UNSN06600,N06601,N06603,N06690,N06693,N06025,N06045,andN06696),Nickel-Chromium-Cobalt-MolybdenumAlloy(UNSN06617),andNickel-Iron-Chromium-TungstenAlloy(UNSN06674)Rod,Bar,andWireB167SpecificationforNickel-Chromium-IronAlloys(UNSN06600,N06601,N06603,N06690,N06693,N06025,N06045,andN06696),Nickel-Chromium-Cobalt-MolybdenumAlloy(UNSN06617),andNickel-Iron-Chromium-TungstenAlloy(UNSN06674)SeamlessPipeandTubeB240SpecificationforZincandZinc-Aluminum(ZA)Al-loysinIngotFormforFoundryandDieCastingsB327SpecificationforMasterAlloysUsedinMakingZincDieCastingAlloysB333SpecificationforNickel-MolybdenumAlloyPlate,Sheet,andStripB339SpecificationforPigTinB407SpecificationforNickel-Iron-ChromiumAlloySeam-lessPipeandTubeB408SpecificationforNickel-Iron-ChromiumAlloyRodandBarB418Specific...