1、Designation: B 609/B 609M 99 (Reapproved 2004)Standard Specification forAluminum 1350 Round Wire, Annealed and IntermediateTempers, for Electrical Purposes1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 609/B 609M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the yearof original
2、 adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defen
3、se.1. Scope1.1 This specification covers aluminum 1350-O (annealed),1350-H12 or -H22 (14 hard), 1350-H14 or -H24 (12 hard),1350-H16 or -H26 (34 hard) and 1350-H142 or -H242 (12hard), suitable for stranding into conductors or for solid singleconductors, either bare or insulated (see Table 1 or Table
4、2).1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units or SI units are tobe regarded separately as standard. The values in each systemare not exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be usedindependently of the other. Combining values from the twosystems may result in nonconformance with the specificat
5、ion.1.2.1 For density, resistivity, and temperature, the valuesstated in SI units are to be regarded as standard.NOTE 1Prior to 1975, aluminum 1350 was designated as EC-aluminum.NOTE 2The aluminum and temper designations conform to ANSIH35.1. Aluminum 1350 corresponds to Unified Numbering SystemA913
6、50 in accordance with Practice E 527.2. Referenced Documents2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on dateof material purchase form a part of this specification to theextent referenced herein.2.2 ASTM Standards:2B 193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical ConductorMaterialsB 233 Spec
7、ification for Aluminum 1350 Drawing Stock forElectrical PurposesB 354 Definition of Terms Relating to Uninsulated MetallicElectrical ConductorsB 557/B 557M Test Methods of Tension Testing Wroughtand Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy ProductsB 682 Specification for Standard Metric Sizes of Electrica
8、lConductorsB 830 Specification for Uniform Test Methods and Fre-quencyE 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)2.3 ANSI Standard:3ANSI H35.1 American National Standard for Alloy andTemper De
9、signation Systems for AluminumANSI H35.1M American National Standard for Alloy andTemper Designation Systems for Aluminum2.4 NIST Standards:4NBS Handbook 100Copper Wire Tables of the NationalBureau of StandardsNBS Handbook 109Aluminum Wire Tables of the Na-tional Bureau of Standards3. Terminology3.1
10、 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 lota group of production units, up to 30 000 lb ofmass, of one type and size of wire, which was produced duringthe same time period, under similar production conditions, andis presented for acceptance at the same time (ExplanatoryNotes 1 and 2).3
11、.1.2 production unita coil, reel, spool, or other packageof wire that represents a single usable length.3.1.3 samplethe production unit or units from which a testspecimen or specimens has been removed, and which isconsidered to have properties representative of the lot.3.1.4 specimena length of wire
12、 removed for test purposes.4. Ordering Information4.1 Orders for material under this specification shall includethe following information:4.1.1 Quantity of each size,1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B01 onElectrical Conductors and is the direct responsibility of Subcom
13、mittee B01.07 onConductors of Light Metals.Current edition approved April 1, 2004. Published April 2004. Originallyapproved in 1977. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as B 609/B 609M 99.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serv
14、iceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,4th Floor, New York, NY 10036.4Available from National Technical Information Service (NTIS),
15、U.S. Depart-ment of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.4.1.2 Wire size; diameter in inches or millimetres (see 11.1),4.1.3 Temper (Section 5),4.1.4 Special tension tes
16、t if required (see 7.2),4.1.5 Special jointing procedures if permitted (see 12.2),4.1.6 Place of inspection (see 15.2),4.1.7 Package size and type (see 16.1), and4.1.8 Special package marking, if required, (see 16.1).5. Materials and Manufacture5.1 The aluminum wire shall be made from drawing stockm
17、eeting the requirements of Specification B 233.5.2 Unless otherwise specified, the manufacturer shall havethe option of producing the intermediate tempers by eitherstrain-hardening only (H12, H14, H16, H142) or by strain-hardening and partial annealing (H22, H24, H26, H242)(Explanatory Note 1 and AN
18、SI H35.1 or ANSI H35.1M).5.2.1 When the manufacturer is to be given the option in5.2, the intermediate tempers should be specified as H12 orH22, H14 or H24, H16 or H26, or H142 or H242.5.2.2 When the manufacturer is not to be given the option in5.2, the specific temper must be specified, for example
19、, H12,H22, and so forth.6. Workmanship, Finish and Appearance6.1 The wire shall be free of imperfections not consistentwith good commercial practice.TABLE 1 Standard Nominal Diameters, Cross-Sectional Areas, and Mass Per Unit Length of Solid Round Aluminum Wires andConductors at 20C AWG or cmil Size
20、sNOTE 1Metric values listed as follows represent a soft conversion and as such they may not be the same as those metric mass per unit length whichare calculated from the basic metric density.Conversion factors:1 lb/1000 ft = 1.488 ft + 00 kg/km1 in. = 25.4 mmSize cmilor AWGDiameter Cross-Sectional A
21、rea Mass Per Unit Lengthmils mm cmil in.2mm2lb/1000 ft kg/km500 000 707.1 17.960 500 000 0.3927 253.3 459.4 683.7450 000 670.8 17.040 450 000 0.3534 228.0 413.5 615.3400 000 632.5 16.070 400 000 0.3142 202.7 367.6 547.0350 000 591.6 15.030 350 000 0.2749 177.3 321.6 478.6300 000 547.7 13.910 300 000
22、 0.2356 152.0 275.7 410.2250 000 500.0 12.700 250 000 0.1963 126.7 229.7 341.80000 460.0 11.680 211 600 0.1662 107.2 194.4 289.3000 409.6 10.4000 167 800 0.1318 85.01 154.2 229.400 364.8 9.2660 133 100 0.1045 67.43 122.3 182.00 324.9 8.2520 105 600 0.08291 53.49 97.00 144.31 289.3 7.3480 83 690 0.06
23、573 42.41 76.91 114.42 257.6 6.5430 66 360 0.05212 33.62 60.98 90.733 229.4 5.8270 52 620 0.04133 26.67 48.36 71.964 204.3 5.1890 41 740 0.03278 21.15 38.35 57.075 181.9 4.6200 33 090 0.02599 16.77 30.40 45.246 162.0 4.1150 26 240 0.02061 13.30 24.12 35.887 144.3 3.6650 20 820 0.01635 10.55 19.13 28
24、.478 128.5 3.2640 16 510 0.01297 8.67 15.17 22.589 114.4 2.9060 13 090 0.01028 6.631 12.03 17.8910 101.9 2.5880 10 380 0.008455 5.261 9.542 14.2011 90.7 2.3040 8 226 0.006461 4.168 7.559 11.2512 80.8 2.0520 6 529 0.005128 3.308 5.999 8.92713 72.0 1.8290 5 184 0.004072 2.627 4.764 7.08814 64.1 1.6280
25、 4 109 0.003227 2.082 3.776 5.61815 57.1 1.4500 3 260 0.002561 1.652 2.996 4.45816 50.8 1.2900 2 581 0.002027 1.308 2.371 3.52917 45.3 1.1510 2 052 0.001612 1.040 1.886 2.80618 40.3 1.0240 1 624 0.001276 0.8229 1.492 2.22119 35.9 0.9119 1 289 0.001012 0.6531 1.184 1.76220 32.0 0.8128 1 024 0.0008042
26、 0.5189 0.9410 1.40021 28.5 0.7239 812.2 0.0006379 0.4116 0.7464 1.11122 25.3 0.6426 640.1 0.0005027 0.3243 0.5882 0.875223 22.6 0.5740 510.8 0.0004011 0.2588 0.4693 0.698424 20.1 0.5105 404.0 0.0003173 0.2047 0.3713 0.554225 17.9 0.4547 320.4 0.0002516 0.1624 0.2944 0.438126 15.9 0.4039 252.8 0.000
27、1986 0.1281 0.2323 0.345727 14.2 0.3607 201.6 0.0001589 0.1022 0.1853 0.275728 12.6 0.3200 158.8 0.0001247 0.08045 0.1459 0.217129 11.3 0.2870 127.7 0.0001003 0.06470 0.1173 0.174630 10.0 0.2540 100.0 0.00007854 0.05067 0.09189 0.1367B 609/B 609M 99 (2004)27. Tensile Properties7.1 Tensile StrengthTh
28、e wire shall conform to the tensilerequirements prescribed in Table 3 (Explanatory Note 2).7.2 When requested by the purchaser, tension tests of jointsas permitted in 12.2 shall be made and the joints shall complywith the minimum tensile requirements shown in Table 3.Sampling shall be as agreed upon
29、 between the purchaser andthe manufacturer.8. Bending Properties8.1 Annealed and intermediate tempers of aluminum wiresare ductile due to the processing required. No bending tests arespecified.9. Resistivity9.1 The electrical resistivity shall not exceed the followingvalues in Table 4 (Explanatory N
30、ote 3):10. Density10.1 For the purpose of calculating mass, mass per unitlength, cross sections, and so forth, the density of aluminum1350 shall be taken as 2705/kg/m3(0.0975 lb/in.3) at 20C.11. Diameter11.1 The diameter of the wire shall be expressed in decimalfractions of an inch to the nearest 0.
31、0001 in. (0.003 mm).11.2 The actual wire diameter shall not vary from thespecified diameter by more than the values shown in Table 5.12. Joints12.1 Joints may be made in drawing stock and in the wireprior to final drawing in accordance with good commercialpractice.12.2 If agreed upon between the man
32、ufacturer and thepurchaser, joints may be made during final drawing or in thefinished wire by electric-butt welding, by cold-pressure weld-ing, or by electric-butt, cold-upset welding, with the followingprovisions:12.2.1 For sizes 0.0100 to 0.0500 in. (0.254 to 1.270 mm),in diameter, not more than t
33、hree such joints shall be present inany reel, spool, or coil of the nominal specified mass, and12.2.2 For sizes larger than 0.0500 in. (1.270 mm) indiameter, not more than 10 % of the reels, coils, or spools shallcontain such joints, and no such joint shall be closer than 50 ft(15 m) to another or t
34、o either end of the wire. In addition, thereshall be no more than two such joints present in any reel, coil,or spool of the specified size and nominal mass.13. Sampling13.1 SamplingFour test specimens shall be obtained. Onefrom each of four production units (Explanatory Note 4) or inaccordance with
35、Specification B 830.14. Test Methods14.1 Tensile StrengthDetermine the tensile strength inaccordance with Test Methods B 557/B 557M. Calculate thetensile strength by dividing the maximum load carried by thespecimen during the tension test by the original cross-sectionalarea of the specimen (Explanat
36、ory Note 2).14.1.1 If any part of the fracture takes place in the jaws ofthe tensile machine, or if an examination of the specimenindicates that there was external damage, the value obtainedmay not be representative of the material. In such cases discardthe test and make a new test.14.2 ResistivityD
37、etermine the electrical resistivity of thewire in accordance with Test Method B 193 (Explanatory Note3 and Table 4).TABLE 2 Standard Nominal Diameters, Cross-Sectional Areas,and Mass per Unit Length of Solid Round Aluminum Wires andConductors at 20CNOTE 1The data in Table 2 were extracted in part fr
38、om SpecificationB 682.Diameter, mmCross-Sectional Area,mm2Mass per Unit Length,kg/km18.0 255.0 702.016.0 201.0 555.014.0 154.0 425.012.5 123.0 339.011.2 98.5 272.010.0 78.5 217.09.00 63.6 176.08.00 50.3 139.07.10 39.6 109.06.30 31.2 86.05.60 24.6 68.05.00 19.6 54.24.50 15.9 43.94.00 12.6 34.73.55 9.
39、90 27.33.15 7.79 21.52.80 6.16 17.02.50 4.91 13.52.24 3.94 10.92.00 3.14 8.671.80 2.55 7.021.60 2.01 5.551.40 1.54 4.251.25 1.23 3.391.12 0.985 2.721.00 0.785 2.170.900 0.636 1.760.800 0.503 1.390.710 0.396 1.090.630 0.312 0.8600.560 0.246 0.6800.500 0.196 0.5420.450 0.159 0.4390.400 0.126 0.3470.35
40、5 0.0990 0.2730.315 0.0779 0.2150.280 0.0616 0.1700.250 0.0491 0.135TABLE 3 Tensile Property LimitsNOTE 1For purposes of determining conformance with this specifi-cation, each calculated value of tensile strength shall be rounded to thenearest 0.1 ksi, in accordance with the rounding method of Pract
41、ice E 29.TemperTensile Strength of WiresTensile Strength of Joints,minksi MPa ksi MPa1350-O 8.5 to 14.0 60 to 95 8.5 601350-H12 or -H22 12.0 to 17.0 85 to 120 11.0 751350-H14 or -H24 15.0 to 20.0 100 to 135 11.0 751350-H142 or -H242 15.0 to 22.0 100 to 150 11.0 751350-H16 or -H26 17.0 to 22.0 115 to
42、 150 11.0 75B 609/B 609M 99 (2004)314.3 Diameter MeasurementsMeasure the diameter witha micrometer caliper graduated in 0.0001 in. (0.003 mm).Make measurements on each specimen selected for this test.Measure the diameter of the wire at two points, spacedapproximately 90 apart, around the circumferen
43、ce of thespecimen. Take the average of the two readings as the meandiameter of the specimen. Should the measured diameter ofany specimen vary from the specified diameter by an amountgreater than the tolerance permitted by Table 5, the lot shall beconsidered to not meet the diameter requirements.14.4
44、 FinishMake a surface-finish inspection with theunaided eye (normal corrective lenses acceptable). The surfacefinish shall meet the requirements of 6.1. Should any specimenbe found unacceptable, the lot shall be considered to not meetthe surface finish requirements.14.5 Test ResultsA numerical avera
45、ge for the tensilestrength, elongation, and resistivity of the four specimens shallbe calculated and shall be considered the lot average.14.6 Conformance CriteriaTo be considered in conform-ance, the lot average test results shall meet the average for a lotrequirements of Tables 3 and 4, and the tes
46、t results of eachspecimen shall meet the individual tests requirements of Tables3 and 4 unless otherwise specified.14.6.1 If the lot average results are in conformance, and allof the individual specimen results are in conformance, the lotshall be considered in conformance.14.6.2 If the lot average r
47、esult for one or more of the testedproperties is not in conformance and one or more of theindividual specimen results is also not in conformance, the lotshall be considered not in conformance.14.6.3 If the lot average results are in conformance, but oneor more of the individual specimen results are
48、not in conform-ance, the lot shall be considered in conformance except that theproduction unit or units represented by the non-conformingspecimen or specimens shall be rejected.14.6.4 If the lot average results for one or more of the testedproperties is not in conformance, but all the individual spe
49、ci-men results are in conformance, then additional test specimensand tests shall be required as follows:14.6.4.1 An additional six test specimens shall be obtained,one each from six production units other than the fouroriginally sampled. Tests shall be run on the six additionalspecimens, and a numerical average of the ten tested specimensshall be calculated and considered the lot average.14.6.4.2 If the ten specimen lot average results are inconformance, and all ten of the individual specimen results arein conformance, the lot shall be considered in c
