1.1 This specification covers aluminum and aluminum-alloy tubes made from formed sheet and seam welded by continuous methods.

1.2 Alloy (Note 1) 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 E 527.

Note 1—Throughout this specification use of the term alloyin the general sense includes aluminum as well as aluminum alloy.

Note 2—For the requirements for sheet see Specification B 209.

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 two systems will result in nonconformance with the specification.

ASTM Standards

B209 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate
B557 Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
B557M Test Methods for Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products (Metric)
B660 Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and Magnesium Products
B666/B666M Practice for Identification Marking of Aluminum and Magnesium Products
B881 Terminology Relating to Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
B918 Practice for Heat Treatment of Wrought Aluminum Alloys
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E34 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum-Base Alloys
E227 Test Method for Optical Emission Spectrometric Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by the Point-to-Plane Technique
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
E607 Test Method for Atomic Emission Spectrometric Analysis Aluminum Alloys by the Point to Plane Technique Nitrogen Atmosphere
E716 Practices for Sampling and Sample Preparation of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition by Spectrochemical Analysis
E1251 Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry

ANSI Standards

H35.2M Dimensional Tolerances for Aluminum Mill Products (Metric)

Military Standard

MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage

AMS Specification

AMS 2772 Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloy Raw Materials

Federal Standard

Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)

Other Standards

EN 14242 Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys - Chemical Analysis - Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectral Analysis