Abstract
This specification covers metallic-coated carbon steel wire for the manufacture of chain-link fence fabric and marcelled tension wire. Three coating types, namely: Type I (aluminized), Type II (galvanized), and Type III (zinc-aluminum-mischmetal alloy-coated), and five coating classes, namely: Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 60, and Class 100, are covered. This specification does not cover the wire for chain-link fence when the coating is to be applied after the weaving process. The steel rod from which the wire is to be drawn shall be manufactured by the open-hearth, electric-furnace, or basic-oxygen process. The wire shall be cold-drawn, then metallic-coated at finished size to produce the specified mechanical properties such as breaking strength. Type I and Type III coatings shall be produced by a hot-dip process and Type II coating by either a hot-dip or an electrolytic process. The ingot or pig aluminum to be used for Type I coating shall conform to the impurity limits specified for copper and iron. Requirements for coated wire diameter, coating weight, coating adherence, and methods of chemical analysis and breaking strength test are detailed.
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1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers metallic-coated carbon steel wire used in the manufacture of chain-link fence fabric and marcelled tension wire. Three types of coatings are covered:
1.1.1 Type I???Aluminum-coated (aluminized),
1.1.2 Type II???Zinc-coated (galvanized), and
1.1.3 Type III???Zinc-5 % Aluminum-Mischmetal (Zn-5Al-MM) alloy-coated.
1.2 The chain-link fabric woven from wire in this specification is covered separately by Specifications A491 for Type I, A392 for Type II, and F1345 for Type III.
1.3 The marcelled tension wire manufactured from wire in this specification is covered separately in Specifications A824 and F1664.
1.4 This specification does not cover the wire used for Specification A392 when the chain-link fence producer applies the coating after the weaving process.
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are provided for information only.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) 
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
A90/A90M Test Method for Weight [Mass] of Coating on Iron and Steel Articles with Zinc or Zinc-Alloy Coatings
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
A392 Specification for Zinc-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
A428/A428M Test Method for Weight [Mass] of Coating on Aluminum-Coated Iron or Steel Articles
A491 Specification for Aluminum-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
A700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment
A824 Specification for Metallic-Coated Steel Marcelled Tension Wire for Use With Chain Link Fence
A902 Terminology Relating to Metallic Coated Steel Products
B6 Specification for Zinc
B750 Specification for GALFAN (Zinc-5 % Aluminum-Mischmetal) Alloy in Ingot Form for Hot-Dip Coatings
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E47 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Zinc Die-Casting Alloys
E536 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Zinc and Zinc Alloys
F1345 Specification for Zinc-5 % Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloy-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
F1664 Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) and Other Conforming Organic Polymer-Coated Steel Tension Wire Used with Chain-Link Fence
International Lead Zinc Research Organization
GF-1 Standard Practice for Determination of Cerium and Lanthanum Compositions in Galfan Alloy (5 % Al-0.04 % La-0.04 % Ce Bal SHG Zn)
Keywords
chain-link fencing materials; fence fabric; fencing material; metallic-coated steel wire; steel wire; tension wire; wire;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 77.140.65 (Steel wire, wir ropes and link chains)
DOI: 10.1520/A0817-12
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