ASTM A529 Specification

Scope

This specification<sup>2</sup> covers five grades of zirconium strip, sheet, and plate. Unless a single unit is used, for example corrosion mass gain in mg/dm2 , the values stated in either inch-pound or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore each system must be used independently of the other. SI values cannot be mixed with inch-pound values.

Chemical Composition


Element
Composition, %
Grades
R60700R60702R60704R60705R60706
Zirconium + hafnium, min99.299.297.595.595.5
Hafnium, max4.54.54.54.54.5
Iron + chromium0.2 max0.2 max0.2 to 0.40.2 max0.2 max
Tin1.0 to 2.0
Hydrogen, max0.0050.0050.0050.0050.005
Nitrogen, max0.0250.0250.0250.0250.025
Carbon, max0.050.050.050.050.05
Niobium2.0 to 3.02.0 to 3.0
Oxygen,max0.100.160.180.180.16

Note :

A. By agreement between the purchaser and the manufacturer, analysis may be required and limits established for elements and compounds not specified in the table of chemical composition