ASTM B547/B547M-00 - 10.5.2000
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers aluminum and aluminum-alloy (Note 1) formed and arc-welded round tube in diameters 9 to 60 in. [230 to 1520 mm], made from formed sheet or plate, butt welded by gas-tungsten or gas-metal arc-welding methods with or without the use of filler metal.

Note 1-Throughout this specification use of the term alloy in the general sense includes aluminum as well as aluminum alloy. Note 2-The requirements for the sheet and plate used are the same as in Specifications B209 or B209M.

1.2 Alloy and temper designations are in accordance with ANSI H35.1 [H35.1M]. 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 The values stated in either inch-pound or SI units are to be regarded separately as standards. The SI units are shown either in brackets or in separate tables. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems will result in nonconformance with the specification.

 
2. Referenced Documents

B881-25a

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

B918-01

Standard Practice for Heat Treatment of Wrought Aluminum Alloys

E527-23

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

E607-02

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

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).

E1251-25

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

H35.1/H35.1M

Alloy and Temper Designation Systems for Aluminum

Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code; Section VIII, Div. 1

and 2, Pressure Vessels

A5.10

Aluminum and Aluminum Alloy Welding Rods and Bare Electrodes

Fed. Std. No. 123

Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)

MIL-STD-129

Marking for Shipment and Storage

AMS 2772

Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloy Raw Materials

EN 14242

Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys - Chemical Analysis - Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectral Analysis

B947-14(2020)e1

Standard Practice for Hot Rolling Mill Solution Heat Treatment for Aluminum Alloy Plate (Includes all amendments and changes 10/5/2020).

E29-22

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

E34-11

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

E227-90(1996)

Standard Test Method for Optical Emission Spectrometric Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by the Point-to-Plane Technique (Withdrawn 2002)

B209-14

Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate

B209M-14

Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate (Metric) (Withdrawn 2021)

B557-15(2023)

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

B557M-15(2023)

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

B660-23

Standard Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and Magnesium Products

B666/B666M-20

Standard Practice for Identification Marking of Aluminum and Magnesium Products