This standard specifies terms and definitions, designation expression method and example of cast nonferrous metals and their alloys.
This standard is applicable to cast nonferrous metals such as aluminum, magnesium, titanium, copper, zirconium, nickel, cobalt, zinc, tin, and lead as well as their alloys.
2 Normative References
The following document for the application of this document is essential. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For the undated reference, the latest edition (including any amendment) applies.
GB/T 8170 Rules of Rounding Off for Numerical Values & Expression and Judgment of Limiting Values
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
alloying element
metal or nonmetal element added or reserved in base metal in order to obtain alloy with specific performance
3.2
rare earth element
a general term of 17 special elements, lanthanide in periodic table - La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Y and Sc