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BS 1470:1987

Superseded

Superseded

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

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-01-1987

Superseded date

15-04-1995

$531.66
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Summarise this standard

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

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.

Committee
NFE/35
DevelopmentNote
Replaces BS 4300/6: 1969, BS 4300/7: 1969 and BS 4300/8: 1969.
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
24
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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