1.1 This specification covers Aluminum 1350 bar for electric conductors in the tempers shown in Table 1.
1.2 Aluminum and temper designations are in accordance with ANSI H35.1M. The equivalent Unified Numbering System designation is A91350 in accordance with Practice E527. NOTE 1—For Alloy 6101 bus conductors, refer to Specification B317/ B317M. NOTE 2—Prior to 1975, Aluminum 1350 was designated as EC aluminum.
1.3 This specification is the metric counterpart of Specification B236.
1.4 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminum and aluminum alloys in this specification, see Annex A1.
ASTM B236M-07(2015) Referenced Document
ASTM B193 Standard Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical Conductor Materials
ASTM B317/B317M Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bar, Rod, Tube, Pipe, Structural Profiles, and Profiles for Electrical Purposes (Bus Conductor)*, 2023-11-01 Update
ASTM B557M Standard Test Methods of Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products [Metric]
ASTM B660 Standard Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and Magnesium Products
ASTM B666/B666M Standard Practice for Identification Marking of Aluminum and Magnesium Products
ASTM B881 Standard Terminology Relating to Aluminum- and Magnesium- Alloy Products
ASTM E1004 Standard Practice for Determining Electrical Conductivity Using the Electromagnetic (Eddy-Current) Method
ASTM E1251 Standard Test Method for Optical Emission Spectrometric Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by the Argon Atmosphere, Point-to-Plane, Unipolar Self-Initiating Capacitor Discharge
ASTM E29 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
ASTM E290 Standard Test Methods for Bend Testing of Material for Ductility
ASTM E34 Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum-Base Alloys
ASTM E527 Standard Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
ASTM E55 Standard Practice for Sampling Wrought Nonferrous Metals and Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition
ASTM E607 Standard Test Method for Optical Emission Spectrometric Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by the Point-to-Plane Technique, Nitrogen Atmosphere
ASTM E716 Standard Practices for Sampling Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys for Spectrochemical Analysis
ASTM B236M-07(2015) history
2023ASTM B236/B236M-23 Standard Specification for Aluminum Bars for Electrical Purposes (Bus Bars)
2015ASTM B236M-07(2015) Standard Specification for Aluminum Bars for Electrical Purposes (Bus Bars) (Metric)
2007ASTM B236M-07 Standard Specification for Aluminum Bars for Electrical Purposes (Bus Bars) [Metric]
2000ASTM B236M-00(2006) Standard Specification for Aluminum Bars for Electrical Purposes (Bus Bars) [Metric]
2000ASTM B236M-00 Standard Specification for Aluminum Bars for Electrical Purposes (Bus Bars) [Metric]