Reading ASTM Standards
Reading ASTM Standards
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Hi,
I am a fresh graduate and am just starting off to understand the ASTM standards. For example, I am currently working on an Al part which will be machined out of an extruded bar. I can figure out which heat treatment is to be used. But how do I start to figure out which standard is the right one. Do I have to find a UNS number before anything else?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
I am a fresh graduate and am just starting off to understand the ASTM standards. For example, I am currently working on an Al part which will be machined out of an extruded bar. I can figure out which heat treatment is to be used. But how do I start to figure out which standard is the right one. Do I have to find a UNS number before anything else?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike





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RE: Reading ASTM Standards
RE: Reading ASTM Standards
Regards,
Cory
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RE: Reading ASTM Standards
You should use this as a starting point for further studies or investigations.
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RE: Reading ASTM Standards
http://www.astm.org/BOOKSTORE/BOS/index.html
If you click on any section you can see the contents of each section.
But, let's go back a step. How did you decide that you need to use an extruded bar product? Seems like something is out of order.
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Now I think the next step is to find a UNS number which gives a list of applicable ASTM standards. Then we need to look at the details of each of those standards and select the right one, which is ASTM B221 in this case.
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