Standard Specification for Anodic Oxide Coatings on Aluminum

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English

Published date

01-04-2019

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American Society for Testing and Materials

1.1This specification covers requirements for electrolytically formed porous oxide coatings on aluminum and aluminum alloy parts in which appearance, abrasion resistance, electrical properties, and protection against corrosion are important. Nonporous, barrier layer anodic coatings used for electrical capacitors are not covered. Seven types of coatings as shown in Table 1 are provided. Definitions and typical examples of service conditions are provided in Appendix X1.

Note 1:It is recognized that uses exist in which modifications of the coatings covered by this specification may be required. In such cases the particular properties desired by the purchaser should be the subject of agreement between the purchaser and the manufacturer.

1.2The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.3This 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.

Committee	B 08
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	3
PublisherName	American Society for Testing and Materials
Status	Current
Supersedes	ASTM B 580 : 1979 : R2014

ASTM B 244 : 2009 : R2014	Standard Test Method for Measurement of Thickness of Anodic Coatings on Aluminum and of Other Nonconductive Coatings on Nonmagnetic Basis Metals with Eddy-Current Instruments
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ASTM B 136 : 1984 : R2018	Standard Method for Measurement of Stain Resistance of Anodic Coatings on Aluminum
ASTM B 602 : 1988 : R2016	Standard Test Method for Attribute Sampling of Metallic and Inorganic Coatings
ASTM B 602 : 2021	Standard Guide for Attribute Sampling of Metallic and Inorganic Coatings
ASTM B 137 : 1995 : R2021	Standard Test Method for Measurement of Coating Mass Per Unit Area on Anodically Coated Aluminum
ASTM B 117 : 2019	Standard Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus
ASTM B 368 : 2021	Standard Test Method for Copper-Accelerated Acetic Acid-Salt Spray (Fog) Testing (CASS Test)
ASTM B 136 : 2023	Standard Test Method for Measurement of Stain Resistance of Anodic Coatings on Aluminum
ASTM E 429 : 1978 : R1991 : EDT 1	Test Method for Measurement and Calculation of Reflecting Characteristics of Metallic Surfaces Using Integrating Sphere Instruments (Withdrawn 1996)
ASTM B 137 : 1995 : R2014	Standard Test Method for Measurement of Coating Mass Per Unit Area on Anodically Coated Aluminum
ASTM B 110 : 1945 : R1973	Method of Dielectric Strength of Anodically Coated Aluminum (Withdrawn 1981)
ASTM D 658 : 1991	Standard Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Organic Coatings by Air Blast Abrasive (Withdrawn 1996)
ASTM B 244 : 2009 : R2021	Standard Test Method for Measurement of Thickness of Anodic Coatings on Aluminum and of Other Nonconductive Coatings on Nonmagnetic Basis Metals with Eddy-Current Instruments