1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers magnesium alloys in ingot form for remelting for the manufacture of sand castings, permanent mold castings, investment castings, and die castings.

Supplementary information pertaining to the alloys covered by this specification when used in the form of castings is given in Specifications B 80, B 94, B 199 and B 403.

1.2 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other.

1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

B80 Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Sand Castings

B94 Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Die Castings

B199 Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Permanent Mold Castings

B403 Specification for Magnesium-Alloy Investment Castings

B951 Practice for Codification of Unalloyed Magnesium and Magnesium-Alloys, Cast and Wrought

E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

E35 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys

E88 Practice for Sampling Nonferrous Metals and Alloys in Cast Form for Determination of Chemical Composition

E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)

Keywords

composition; die casting; high pressure die cast alloy ; magnesium; permanent mold casting; sand casting;composition; die casting; high pressure die cast alloy ; magnesium; permanent mold casting; sand casting; Investment castings--specifications; Magnesium alloys--specifications; Die casting magnesium alloys--specifications; Permanent mold castings--magnesium alloy; Sand castings (magnesium alloy); UNS M10100 (magnesium alloy, casting); UNS M10410 (magnesium alloy, casting); UNS M10600 (magnesium alloy, casting); UNS M11630 (magnesium alloy, casting); UNS M11800 (magnesium alloy, casting); UNS M11910 (magnesium alloy, casting); UNS M11912 (magnesium alloy, casting); UNS M11914 (magnesium alloy, casting); UNS M11920 (magnesium alloy, casting);

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 77.150.20 (Magnesium products)

DOI: 10.1520/B0093_B0093M-06

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