ASTM B247-00 - 10.5.2000
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers aluminum-alloy (Note 1) die forgings, hand forgings, and rolled ring forgings as shown in Tables 2, 3, and 4 and in Section 10 for heat-treatable alloy forgings supplied in the F and 01 tempers. The maximum thicknesses for forgings within the scope of this specification are as indicated in those tables.

Note 1-Throughout this specification use of the term alloy in the general sense includes aluminum as well as aluminum alloy. Note 2-For forging stock supplied as rolled or cold-finished bar or rod see Specification B211. For forging stock supplied as extruded bar or rod see Specification B221.

1.2 Alloy and temper designations are in accordance with ANSI H35.1. The equivalent Unified Numbering System alloy designations are those of Table 1 preceded by A9, for example, A91100 for aluminum 1100 in accordance with Practice E527.

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

1.4 A complete metric standard to Specification B247 has been developed-Specification B247M; therefore, no metric equivalents are presented in this specification.

 
2. Referenced Documents

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Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)

B918-01

Standard Practice for Heat Treatment of Wrought Aluminum Alloys

B594-19(2025)

Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Inspection of Aluminum-Alloy Wrought Products

B557-15(2023)

Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products

B221-21

Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Extruded Bars, Rods, Wire, Profiles, and Tubes

CEN EN 14242

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NAS 410

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E1004-23

Standard Test Method for Determining Electrical Conductivity Using the Electromagnetic (Eddy Current) Method

E716-16(2021)e2

Standard Practices for Sampling and Sample Preparation of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry (Includes all amendments and changes 9/7/2022).

E607-02

Standard Test Method for Atomic Emission Spectrometric Analysis Aluminum Alloys by the Point to Plane Technique Nitrogen Atmosphere

E527-23

Standard Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)

B881-25a

Standard Terminology Relating to Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products (Includes all amendments and changes 1/8/2026).

B211-12

Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Rolled or Cold Finished Bar, Rod, and Wire

MIL-STD-129

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G47-26

Standard Test Method for Determining Susceptibility to Stress-Corrosion Cracking of 2XXX and 7XXX Aluminum Alloy Products

E1251-25

Standard Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry

E165-09

Standard Practice for Liquid Penetrant Examination for General Industry

E34-11

Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum-Base Alloys

E29-22

Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

E10-23

Standard Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials

B985-24

Standard Practice for Sampling Aluminum Ingots, Billets, Castings and Finished or Semi-Finished Wrought Aluminum Products for Compositional Analysis

B660-23

Standard Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and Magnesium Products