Designation:B852−16StandardSpecificationforContinuousGalvanizingGrade(CGG)ZincAlloysforHot-DipGalvanizingofSheetSteel1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationB852;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversgradesofzincalloys,com-monlyknownasContinuousGalvanizingGrade(CGG)alloysthatcontainaluminum,oraluminumandlead,thatareusedincontinuoushot-dipgalvanizingofsteelsheet.Thecomposi-tionsforCGGgradesmadefromprimaryzincareshowninTable1.ExceptionsforgradesmadefromsecondaryzincarefoundinfootnoteC.1.2CGGalloysspecifiedinSpecificationB852areusedincontinuoushot-dipgalvanizingofsteelsheettoproduceproduct,asspecifiedinSpecificationA653/A653M.1.3OtheralloycompositionsnotincludedinB852,andasmaybeagreeduponbetweentheproducerandtheuser,maybeusedforcontinuousgalvanizing.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.ItistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtobecomefamiliarwithallhazardsincludingthoseidentifiedintheappropriateSafetyDataSheet(SDS)forthisproduct/materialasprovidedbythemanufacturer,toestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpractices,anddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimi-tationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A653/A653MSpecificationforSteelSheet,Zinc-Coated(Galvanized)orZinc-IronAlloy-Coated(Galvannealed)bytheHot-DipProcessB897SpecificationforConfigurationofZincandZincAlloyJumbo,Block,HalfBlock,andSlabIngotB899TerminologyRelatingtoNon-ferrousMetalsandAl-loysB949SpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforZincandZincAlloyProductsE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermin...
