Designation:A752–04(Reapproved2010)StandardSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforWireRodsandCoarseRoundWire,AlloySteel1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA752;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversgeneralrequirementsforalloysteelrodsanduncoatedcoarseroundalloywireincoilsthatarenotrequiredtomeethardenabilitybandlimits.1.2Incaseofconflict,therequirementsinthepurchaseorder,onthedrawing,intheindividualspecification,andinthisgeneralspecificationshallprevailinthesequencenamed.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A370TestMethodsandDefinitionsforMechanicalTestingofSteelProductsA700PracticesforPackaging,Marking,andLoadingMeth-odsforSteelProductsforShipmentA919TerminologyRelatingtoHeatTreatmentofMetals3E29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecificationsE30TestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofSteel,CastIron,Open-HearthIron,andWroughtIron3E112TestMethodsforDeterminingAverageGrainSize2.2AIAGStandard:AIAGB-502.00PrimaryMetalsIdentificationTagApplica-tionStandard43.Terminology3.1DescriptionofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1alloysteel—steelisconsideredtobealloysteelwhenthemaximumoftherangegivenforthecontentofalloyingelementsexceedsoneormoreofthefollowinglimits:manga-nese1.65%,silicon0.60%,copper0.60%;orinwhichadefiniterangeoradefiniteminimumquantityofanyofthefollowingelementsisspecifiedorrequiredwithinthelimitsoftherecognizedfieldofconstructionalalloysteels:aluminum,chromiumupto3.99%,cobalt,columbium,molybdenum,nickel,titanium,tungsten,vanadium,zirconium,oranyotheralloyingelementsaddedtoobtainadesiredalloyingeffect.Notethataluminum,columbium,andvanadiummayalsobeusedforgrainrefinementpurposes.3.1.1.1Borontreatmentofalloysteels...
