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  • BS 1470:1987

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    Specification for wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys for general engineering purposes: plate, sheet and strip

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  15-04-1995

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-01-1987

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Committees responsible
    Specification
    1 Scope
    2 Definitions
    3 General requirements
    4 Chemical composition
    5 Tempers
    6 Mechanical properties
    7 Tolerances on dimensions
    8 Freedom from defects
    9 Selection of test samples
    10 Test methods
    11 Retests
    12 Certificate of conformity
    Appendices
    A Information to be supplied by the purchaser
    B Details of the international alloy designations and
        chemical composition limits for wrought aluminium
        alloys
    C Alloy and temper designation cross-references
    D Temper designation system
    E The rounding of numbers rule
    Tables
    1 Chemical composition limits and mechanical
        properties of unalloyed aluminium plate, sheet and
        strip
    2 Chemical composition limits and mechanical
        properties of aluminium alloy plate, sheet and
        strip (non-heat-treatable)
    3 Chemical composition limits and mechanical
        properties of aluminium alloy plate, sheet and
        strip (heat-treatable)
    4 Thickness tolerances for hot and cold rolled plate,
        sheet and strip
    5 Width tolerances for hot and cold rolled plate and
        sheet
    6 Width tolerances for coiled strip
    7 Length tolerances for hot and cold rolled plate and
        sheet
    8 Squareness tolerances for plate and sheet
    9 Lateral curvature tolerances for plate and sheet
    10 Flatness tolerances (transverse arch and
        longitudinal arch)
    11 Alloy and temper designation cross-references
    Figures
    1 Lateral curvature of plate or sheet of length L
    2 Transverse arch
    3 Longitudinal arch
    4 Buckles
    5 Edge waves

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    Chemical composition, mechanical properties, dimensional tolerances, selection of test samples and test methods for three grades of unalloyed aluminium and 10 aluminium alloys in various tempers and conditions.

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