Aluminum Association Casting Standards

A welcome update to the second edition, published in 1993, the updated Aluminum Casting Technology will feature the latest information on aluminum casting alloys, melting practices and furnaces, chemical and physical characteristics, design, casting processes,...

1.1 This specification covers aluminum-alloy castings, produced by Squeeze Casting, and the Semi-Solid Thixocast and Rheocast casting processes, designated as shown in Table 1. (A) When single units are shown, they indicate the maximum amounts permitted. (B) Analysis...

This specification covers aluminum-alloy die castings of all compositions. Unless otherwise specified, only aluminum alloy conforming to the requirements of Specification B 179 or producer's foundry scrap shall be used in the remelting furnace from which molten metal is taken...

This standard provides systems for designating wrought aluminum and wrought aluminum alloys, aluminum and aluminum alloys in the form of castings and foundry ingot, and the tempers in which aluminum and aluminum alloy wrought products and...

This specification covers aluminum-alloy investment castings. Unless otherwise specified, only aluminum alloy conforming to the requirements shall be used in the remelting furnace from which molten metal is taken for pouring directly into castings. The castings...

1.1 This specification covers aluminum-alloy castings, produced by the thixocast, rheocast, semi-solid, and squeeze casting processes shown in Table 1. (A) When single units are shown, they indicate the maximum amounts permitted. (B) Analysis shall be made for the elements for...

This specification covers the standard for aluminum-alloy centrifugal castings. This specification does not cover aluminum-alloy centrifugal castings used in aerospace applications. The castings shall be in accordance to the prescribed chemical composition....

This specification covers aluminum-alloy permanent mold castings. The responsibility of furnishing castings that can be laid out and machined to the finished dimensions within the permissible variations specified shall rest with the producer, except where mold equipment is...

This standard provides systems for designating wrought aluminum and wrought aluminum alloys, aluminum and aluminum alloys in the form of castings and foundry ingot, and the tempers in which aluminum and aluminum alloy wrought products and...

5.1 Products covered by this practice are unwrought aluminum ingots, billets, and castings and unclad wrought aluminum sheet, plate, rolled or cold finished extrusions, extruded profiles, wire, rod and bar. Machined wrought products (finished or semi-finished) are excluded (see...

This specification covers basic metallurgical requirements for : 1) Permanent mold castings made from a) Gravity, b) low pressure and c) squjeeze cast processes, and 2) forged aluminum wheels. Material Description. Aluminum Association (AA) AI-SI7Mg for cast wheels, (AA)...

Material Description. The specification covers the requirements for wrought aluminum alloy sheet for use as automotive closure panels produced by the quick plastic forming (QPF) process. This specification is applicable to AA5083-H175 wrought aluminum alloy sheet (with 74% or greater...

1.1 This specification covers aluminum-alloy castings, produced by the thixocast, rheocast, semi-solid, and squeeze casting processes, shown in Table 1. (A) When single units are shown, these indicate the maximum amounts permitted. (B) Analysis shall be made for the elements...

5.1 Products covered by this practice are unwrought aluminum ingots, billets, and castings and unclad wrought aluminum sheet, plate, rolled or cold finished extrusions, extruded profiles, wire, rod and bar. Machined wrought products (finished or semi-finished) are excluded (see...

FOREWORD Listed in this booklet are the tempers for aluminum and aluminum alloy products registered with The Aluminum Association but not contained in The Association's Aluminum Standards and Data. Some of the registered tempers may be the subject of U.S. patents...

This practice describes procedures for sampling unwrought aluminum ingots, billets, castings and finished or semi-finished wrought aluminum products to obtain a representative sample for determining chemical composition. Chemical compositions determined from samples obtained in...

FOREWORD Listed in this booklet, in metric units only, are the tempers for aluminum and aluminum alloy products registered with The Aluminum Association but not contained in The Association's Aluminum Standards and Data Metric SI. This is the third publication of...

This standard provides systems for designating wrought aluminum and wrought aluminum alloys, aluminum and aluminum alloys in the form of castings and foundry ingot, and the tempers in which aluminum and aluminum alloy wrought products and...

This standard provides systems for designating wrought aluminum and wrought aluminum alloys, aluminum and aluminum alloys in the form of castings and foundry ingot, and the tempers in which aluminum and aluminum alloy wrought products and...