ASTM B908-00 - 10.5.2000
 
1. Scope

1.1 This Standard is published with the following objectives:

1.2 To establish standard color codes for the Zinc Die Casting and Foundry industry, and

1.3 To standardize the use and application of these color codes.

 
2. Referenced Documents

B240-22(2026)

Standard Specification for Zinc and Zinc-Aluminum (ZA) Alloys in Ingot Form for Foundry and Die Castings

B275-14

Standard Practice for Codification of Certain Zinc, Tin and Lead Die Castings (Withdrawn 2020)

B327-21(2026)

Standard Specification for Master Alloys Used in Making Zinc Die Casting Alloys

B792-16(2026)

Standard Specification for Zinc Alloys in Ingot Form for Slush Casting

B793-16(2026)

Standard Specification for Zinc Casting Alloy Ingot for Sheet Metal Forming Dies and Plastic Injection Molds

B899-25

Standard Terminology Relating to Non-ferrous Metals and Alloys

B952-08

Standard Specification for Zinc Alloys in Ingot Form for Spin Casting

E527-23

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

ISO 301

Zinc alloy ingots intended for casting, 1981-05-15 English Version available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.

EN 1774

Zinc and zinc alloys--Alloys for foundry purposes--Ingot and liquid, September 1997 English Version available from Global Engineering Documents, 15 Inverness Way, East Englewood, CO 80112-5704, http://global.ihs.com.

B892-10

Standard Specification for ACuZinc5 (Zinc-Copper-Aluminum) Alloy in Ingot Form for Die Castings