"SCOPE AND APPLICATION: This specification covers the requirements and recommendations for the heat treatment of aluminum alloy rolled@ extruded@ forged@ drawn@ and cast product (See 6.1 and 6.5.1). It does not cover the requirements for the heat treatment of aluminum alloy parts (See 3.4). Subjects covered are: process establishment and re-establishment (previously called ""process qualification"" and ""process requalification""); periodic process surveys; periodic product monitoring; furnaces and operation controls; pyrometric equipment; quenching equipment@ media@ and operation controls; parameters and procedures for solution heat treatment@ quenching@ age hardening@ and annealing (of certain product); requirements for inspections and record keeping; test methods; and limits of product acceptability."