ANSI H35.

4-2003
Revision of H35.4-2000

American National Standard

designation system
for unalloyed aluminum
Approved March 1O, 2003 Secretariat: The Aluminurn Association, Inc.

1. Scope 2.1.1 Each basic unalloyed aluminum

designation is identified by the letter A
1.1 This standard provides a system for following the numencal designation, i.e.,
designating unalloyed aluminum not made by a PXXYYA.
refining process and used primarily for
remelting. 2.1.2 Variations of a basic unalloyed
aluminum, i.e., having the same individual
1.2 Unalloyed wrought aluminum designations silicon and iron limits but having different
(1Oxx series with specified minimum individual limits for elements other than
aluminum and limits for natural impurities), silicon and iron are identified by substituting a
are assigned and registered in accordance with serial letter in place of the letter A. The serial
ANSI H35.1. letters are assigned in alphabetical sequence
2. Unalloyed Aluminum Designation System 0 starting with B but omitting I, O, and Q.
2.1 This system consists of four digit 2.2 Maximum limits for the following,
numerical designations prefixed by the letter P expressed as a multiple of 0.01 percent are
and suffixed by a serial letter. The first two registered for each designation: Silicon; Iron;
numerical digits, XX, indicate the two digits to Other Elements, Each O; Other Elements,
the right of the decimal place in the limit for Total O; Aluminum, remainder@.Maximum
maximum silicon, O.m.The last two limits for individual elements other than
numerical digits, W, indicate the two digits to silicon and iron may be registereda.
the right of the decimal place in the limit for
maximum iron, 0.YY.

OChemical composition limits and designations @Thealuminum content for unalloyed aluminum not
conforming to this standard may be registered with the made by a refining process is the difference between
Aluminum Association provided (a) the unalloyed 100.00 percent and the sum of silicon and all the other
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aluminum is offered for sale currently and shall have
been sold within the 12 months immediately preceding
the date of registration request, in both cases in
commercial quantities, (b) the complete chemical
composition limits are registered, (c) the composition is
different from that of any other unalloyed aluminum for
which a numerical designation already has been
assigned.
@Excluding aluminum and other element(s), singly or
in combination, that have a specified limit.
analyzed metallic elements present in the amounts of
0.0 1 O percent or more each expressed to the second
decimal before determining the sum. When an element's
specified maximum limit is O.=, an observed value or
a calculated value greater than 0.005 but less than
0.01 0% is rounded off and shown as "less than 0.01."
@Standard limits for impurities are arranged in the
following sequence: Silicon; Iron; Zinc; Gallium;
Vanadium; Additional specified elements in
alphabetical order of their chemical symbols; Other
Elements, Each; Other Elements, Total; Aluminum,
remainder.

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