Abstract
This specification covers plain and deformed steel wire and plain and deformed steel welded wire reinforcement with protective epoxy coating for use in concrete, masonry and mechanically stabilized earth applications. The materials under this specification shall be in accordance with other ASTM documents enlisted herein. Tests for coating thickness and continuity shall be made on each size of wire or style of welded wire reinforcement. Bend tests for coating flexibility shall be conducted on at least one wire of each size or style or welded wire reinforcement. If the specimen fails to meet the specified requirements for coating thickness, continuity, or bend test (if applicable), two retests on random specimens shall be conducted for each failed test. If both retests meet the specified requirements, the coated material represented by the specimens shall be accepted.
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1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers plain and deformed steel wire and plain and deformed steel welded wire reinforcement with protective epoxy coating. A Class A minimum coating thickness is required for wire and welded wire reinforcement intended for use in concrete and masonry. A Class B minimum coating thickness is required for wire and welded wire reinforcement intended for use in mechanically stabilized earth applications. A Type 1 coating is a fusion-bonded epoxy coating that has been formulated to be sufficiently flexible to allow bending of the coated wire or welded wire reinforcement. A Type 2 coating is a fusion-bonded epoxy coating that has not been designed to be sufficiently flexible to allow bending of the coated wire or welded wire reinforcement.
Note 1???
The coating applicator is identified throughout this specification as the manufacturer. 1.2 This specification is applicable for orders in either inch-pound units (as Specification A884) or SI units (as Specification A884M).
1.3 The values stated in either inch-pound or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other except as specifically noted in Table 1. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with this specification.
TABLE 1 Best Test Requirements
| Wire Size
No.
W or D | Wire Size No.
MW or MD | Mandrel Diameter | Time to
Complete, s
[maximum] |
| 1.4 to 6 | 9 to 39 | Two times the diameter
of the wire
being tested
(2d)A | 15 |
| | | | |
| >6 | >39 | Four times the
diameter of the
wire being tested
(4d)A | 45 |
1.4 This specification does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this specification to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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
A82/A82M Specification for Steel Wire, Plain, for Concrete Reinforcement
A185/A185M Specification for Steel Welded Wire Reinforcement, Plain, for Concrete
A496/A496M Specification for Steel Wire, Deformed, for Concrete Reinforcement
A497/A497M Specification for Steel Welded Wire Reinforcement, Deformed, for Concrete
A775/A775M Specification for Epoxy-Coated Steel Reinforcing Bars
A934/A934M Specification for Epoxy-Coated Prefabricated Steel Reinforcing Bars
NACE International Standard
NACERP-287-87 Field Measurement of Surface Profile of Abrasive Blast-Cleaned Steel Surface Using a Replica Tape
Society for Protective Coatings Specifications
SSPC-VIS1 Pictorial Surface Preparation Standards for Painting Steel Surfaces
Unified Facilities Guide Specification
NFGS03200A Concrete Reinforcement
American Concrete Institute Specification
ACI301 Specifications for Structural Concrete
Keywords
coating requirements; concrete reinforcement; corrosion resistance; epoxy coating; steel wire; welded wire reinforcement;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 77.140.65 (Steel wire, wir ropes and link chains)
DOI: 10.1520/A0884_A0884M-12
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