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Cast Aluminum Alloy Railing Posts: Standard Specification For

This document provides specifications for cast aluminum alloy railing posts for bridges. It outlines requirements for chemical composition, mechanical properties, sampling procedures, quality inspections, and reporting. The aluminum alloy must meet composition limits in Table 1. Mechanical testing is required on specimens machined from the post tension flange, which must meet minimum properties in Table 2. Radiographic inspection is also required to check for defects based on acceptance levels in Table 3. Each shipment must include a report certifying compliance with all specifications.

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Cast Aluminum Alloy Railing Posts: Standard Specification For

This document provides specifications for cast aluminum alloy railing posts for bridges. It outlines requirements for chemical composition, mechanical properties, sampling procedures, quality inspections, and reporting. The aluminum alloy must meet composition limits in Table 1. Mechanical testing is required on specimens machined from the post tension flange, which must meet minimum properties in Table 2. Radiographic inspection is also required to check for defects based on acceptance levels in Table 3. Each shipment must include a report certifying compliance with all specifications.

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M 193 SPECIFICATIONS FOR MATERIALS

Standard Specification for

Cast Aluminum Alloy Railing Posts

AASHTO DESIGNATION: M 193-801

1. SCOPE1 be analyzed to determine conformance castings for their intended use. Castings
with the requirements of Table 1. shall be smooth and well cleaned before
inspection.
1.1 This specification covers permanent
mold cast aluminum alloy for bridge 6. SAMPLING FOR MECHANICAL 8.2 Castings shall be produced under
railing posts as designated in the material PROPERTY TESTS radiographic control, which control shall
section of this specification. Finishing is consist of the following: Castings shall be
not covered by this document and must X-ray inspected until a foundry technique
be specified separately by the purchaser. 6.1 One tensile specimen shall be has been established for each mold which
machined from the designated area of the will assure production of castings which
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be tension flange (see Section 3) of one are commercially free from harmful
regarded as the standard. casting from each lot of castings, and defects. When an acceptable foundry
shall be tested to determine conformance technique has been established, the
2. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION with requirements of Table 2. bottom 360 mm (14 in.) of tension and
6.2 Specimens machined from the compression flanges, and the casting base
castings shall be as shown in Figure 6 or of each production lot of castings shall be
2.1 The chemical composition of the 7 (or other sheet type specimen X-ray inspected.
castings shall conform to the limits listed acceptable to the procuring agency) of
in Table 1. NOTE-One X-ray exposure which will cover
AASHTO T 68. The largest possible these three areas shall be considered sufficient.
round specimen shall be used, and flat
3. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES (sheet type) specimens shall be used only 8.3 Radiographic acceptance levels for
when the casting thickness will not critical areas shall be based on ASTM E
permit the extraction of at least 6 mm (¼ 155, Reference Radiographs for
3.1 Minimum mechanical properties of in.) diameter specimen. Inspection of Aluminum and Magnesium
test bars machined either vertically or Castings (Series II), as shown in Table 3
horizontally from the highly stressed area of this specification. Non-critical areas do
of the post tension flange 360 mm (14 TABLE 2 Mechanical Properties of Casting not require production X-ray inspection.
in.), but not at the junction of the rib and Tension Flange
Ultimate tensile strength, min, 140 (20000)
tension flange), as designated on the part
MPa (psi) 9. INSPECTION
drawing, shall be as shown in Table 2. Elongation, in 50 mm (2 in.) 20
or 4D, min percent
4. LOT 9.1 Inspection shall normally be done at
the manufacturer's works or at an
6.3 All testing shall be performed in inspection laboratory chosen by the
4.1 A lot of castings, for the purpose of accordance with the requirements of T manufacturer. Inspection may be perfor-
this specification, shall consist of not 68, and shall be certified by an approved med at the point where the castings are
more than 450 kg (1000 lb) of trimmed laboratory or witnessed by a received if so specified by the purchaser.
castings when produced from batch type representative of the procuring agency.
9.2 Each casting shall be visually
furnaces, or 900 kg (2000 lb) of trimmed inspected to determine compliance with
castings when produced from a 7. RETESTS the general requirements under "Quality
continuous furnace during a period not Requirements" and to determine
exceeding 8 consecutive hours. conformance with such visual standards
TABLE 1 Composition Limits 7.1 If any test specimen fails to meet the as may have been established. Inspection
cm Fe Si Mn Mg requirements shown in Table 2, two
shall also be performed as required to
0.10 0.20 6.5-7.5 0.10 0.05 additional specimens shall be selected to determine conformance with dimensional
replace each specimen which failed. The
requirements as provided by applicable
Zn Ti Other (Each) Other (Total) average values for the three specimens part drawings.
0.10 0.20 0.05 0.15 must meet the requirements shown in
* All values maximum unless shown as a Table 2 or the lot of castings which they
range. represent shall be rejected. 10. REPORTS

5. SAMPLING FOR CHEMICAL 8. QUALITY REQUIREMENTS 10.1 A report certifying compliance


ANALYSIS with all requirements of this specification
shall be furnished with each shipment of
8.1 Castings shall be uniform quality and castings.
5.1 A minimum of one sample condition, free of cracks, shrinks,
representative of each lot of castings shall porosity blowholes or other defects
which, due to their nature or extent, will
1 detrimentally affect the suitability of the
Aluminum Association Alloy Number A 444.0-T4.

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M 193 SPECIFICATIONS FOR MATERIALS

TABLE 3 Radiographic Acceptance Standards 11. NOTE


Reference Radiograph Thickness
Type of Defect 6 mm (¼ in.) 6 mm (¼ in.)
Gas holes 1.1 2 3 11.1 Achievement of the high level of
Gas porosity (round) 1.21 3 2 ductility required by this specification
Gas porosity (elongated) 1.22 2 2 may require effective modification of the
Shrinkage cavity 2.1 2 - silicon constituent. This may be achieved
Shrinkage-sponge 2.2 2 2 by the addition of a controlled amount of
Foreign material (less dense) 3.11 3 3 sodium or by some other means that may
Foreign material (more dense) 3.12 2 1 be practical.
NOTE--(1) Presence of one or more defects greater than indicated by the above acceptance
standards shall be cause for rejection of the casting.
(2) Presence of defects equal to but not greater than shown in the acceptance standards shall be
limited to a total of two each of all types, or three of any one type.

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