ASTM B236-07(2015)
Standard Specification for Aluminum Bars for Electrical Purposes (Bus Bars)

Standard No.

ASTM B236-07(2015)

Release Date

2007

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM B236/B236M-23

Latest

ASTM B236/B236M-23

Scope

1.1 This specification covers Aluminum 1350 bar for electric conductors in the tempers shown in Table 1.

(A) For purposes of determining conformance with this specification, each value for tensile strength and yield strength shall be rounded to the nearest 0.1 ksi in accordance with the rounding method of Practice E29.

(B) See Annex A1.

1.2 Aluminum and temper designations are in accordance with ANSI H35.1/H35.1(M). 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 A complete metric companion to Specification B236 has been developed—B236M; therefore, no metric equivalents appear in this specification.

1.4 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminum and aluminum alloys in this specification, see Annex A2.

ASTM B236-07(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)
• ASTM B557 Standard Test Methods of Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
• 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 B236-07(2015) history

• 2023 ASTM B236/B236M-23 Standard Specification for Aluminum Bars for Electrical Purposes (Bus Bars)
• 2007 ASTM B236-07(2015) Standard Specification for Aluminum Bars for Electrical Purposes (Bus Bars)
• 2007 ASTM B236-07 Standard Specification for Aluminum Bars for Electrical Purposes (Bus Bars)
• 2006 ASTM B236-00(2006) Standard Specification for Aluminum Bars for Electrical Purposes (Bus Bars)
• 2000 ASTM B236-00 Standard Specification for Aluminum Bars for Electrical Purposes (Bus Bars)