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AS/NZS 1573:1995 Copper and copper alloys - Wire for engineering purposes
AS/NZS 1734:1997 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Flat sheet, coiled sheet and plate
AS/NZS 1865:1997 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Drawn wire, rod, bar and strip
AS/NZS 1866:1997 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Extruded rod, bar, solid and hollow shapes
AS 1444-2007 Wrought alloy steels—Standard, hardenability (H) series and hardened and tempered to designated mechanical properties
AS 1566-1997 Copper and copper alloys - Rolled flat products
AS 1572-1998 Copper and copper alloys - Seamless tubes for engineering purposes
AS 1774.1-2000 Refractories and refractory materials— Physical test methods
AS 1774.6-2001 Refractories and refractory materials - Physical test methods, Method 6: Determination of true density
AS 1947-1976 Metric units for use in mechanical engineering and related fields
AS 2331.0-2006 Methods of test for metallic and related coatings Part 0: Method selection guide
AS 2453-2004 Electroplated coatings - Chromium for engineering applications

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