1.1 This specification covers aluminum-alloy die castings designated as shown in Table 1.
1.2 This specification is for aluminum-alloy die castings used in general purpose applications. It may not address the mechanical properties, integrity testing, and verification required for highly loaded or safety critical applications.
1.3 Alloy and temper designations are in accordance with ANSI H35.1/H35.1(M).
1.4 Unless the order specifies the “M” specification designation, the material shall be furnished to the inch-pound units.
1.5 For acceptance criteria for inclusion of new aluminum and aluminum alloys and their properties in this specification, see Annex A1 and Annex A2.
1.6 Units—The values stated in either SI units or inchpound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the standard.
1.7 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.8 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
ASTM B85/B85M-18e1 Referenced Document
ASTM B179 Standard Specification for Aluminum Alloys in Ingot and Molten Forms for Castings from All Casting Processes
ASTM B275 Standard Practice for Codification of Certain Nonferrous Metals and Alloys, Cast and Wrought
ASTM B557 Standard Test Methods of Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products
ASTM B557M Standard Test Methods of Tension Testing Wrought and Cast Aluminum- and Magnesium-Alloy Products [Metric]
ASTM B660 Standard Practices for Packaging/Packing of Aluminum and Magnesium Products
ASTM B666/B666M Standard Practice for Identification Marking of Aluminum and Magnesium Products
ASTM B881 Standard Terminology Relating to Aluminum- and Magnesium- Alloy Products
ASTM B985 Standard Practice for Sampling Aluminum Ingots, Billets, Castings and Finished or Semi-Finished Wrought Aluminum Products for Compositional Analysis*, 2024-04-22 Update
ASTM D3951 Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging
ASTM E1251 Standard Test Method for Optical Emission Spectrometric Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by the Argon Atmosphere, Point-to-Plane, Unipolar Self-Initiating Capacitor Discharge
ASTM E23 Standard Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of Metallic Materials
ASTM E29 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
ASTM E34 Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum-Base Alloys
ASTM E505 Standard Reference Radiographs for Inspection of Aluminum and Magnesium Die Castings
ASTM E607 Standard Test Method for Optical Emission Spectrometric Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by the Point-to-Plane Technique, Nitrogen Atmosphere
ASTM E716 Standard Practices for Sampling Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys for Spectrochemical Analysis
ASTM E8/E8M Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials*, 2024-01-01 Update
IEEE/ASTM SI 10 American National Standard for Metric Practice
ASTM B85/B85M-18e1 history
2018ASTM B85/B85M-18e1 Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings
2018ASTM B85/B85M-18 Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings
2014ASTM B85/B85M-14 Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings
2013ASTM B85/B85M-13 Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings
2010ASTM B85/B85M-10e1 Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings
2010ASTM B85/B85M-10 Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings
2009ASTM B85/B85M-09 Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings
2008ASTM B85/B85M-08 Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings
2003ASTM B85-03 Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings
2002ASTM B85-02 Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings
1999ASTM B85-99 Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings
1996ASTM B85-96 Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings
1984ASTM B85-84 Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings