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•    Author: Ladan Bulookbashi

•    Author's Company: The Aluminum Association

•    Title:  Celebrating 60 Years of Aluminum Standards

•    Volume: Vol. 73, No. 2

•    Year: 2015

•    No. Pages:  2

•    Description: In 2014, the Aluminum Association donated the original 1954 booklet, which established the numerical designation system for wrought aluminum and wrought aluminum alloys to the Smithsonian Institution during the “Aluminum: History, Technology and Conservation” conference in Washington, D.C. This document is now housed in the archives of the Air and Space Museum, recognizing the significant role the aluminum industry has played in American history. This article looks at how the Aluminum Association first established the original wrought alloy designation system through its Technical Committee on Product Standards more than 60 years ago and the development of the standards since then.

•    Companies Mentioned:  Smithsonian Institution, Aluminum Association, American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Alcoa, Aleris, Constellium, Kaiser, Novelis, Rio Tinto Alcan

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