Designation:A368−95a(Reapproved2013)StandardSpecificationforStainlessSteelWireStrand1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA368;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversstainlesssteelwirestrandcomposedofamultiplicityofroundwiresandsuitableforuseasguywires,overheadgroundwires,andsimilarpurposes.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A555/A555MSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforStainlessSteelWireandWireRodsA751TestMethods,Practices,andTerminologyforChemi-calAnalysisofSteelProducts3.OrderingInformation3.1Itistheresponsibilityofthepurchasertospecifyallrequirementsthatarenecessaryformaterialorderedunderthisspecification.Suchrequirementsmayinclude,butarenotlimitedto,thefollowing:3.1.1Quantity(lengthofstrandorweightofquantityordered,orboth;see13.1andTable1),3.1.2Nameofmaterial(stainlesssteel),3.1.3Form(wirestrandincoilsoronreels),3.1.4Applicabledimensions(fornominalstranddiameter,seeTable1),3.1.5Numberofwiresperstrand(Table1),3.1.6Minimumbreakingstrength(mediumorhighstrength),3.1.7Typedesignation(seeSection7),3.1.8ASTMdesignation,anddateofissue,and3.1.9Specialrequirements,ifany.NOTE1—Atypicalorderingdescriptionisasfollows:1000ft,stainlesssteel7-wirestrand,7⁄16-in.diameter,mediumstrength,onreel,Type302,ASTMA368dated_____.4.GeneralRequirementsforDelivery4.1Inadditiontotherequirementsofthisspecification,allrequirementsofthecurrenteditionofSpecificationA555/A555Mshallapply.FailuretocomplywiththegeneralrequirementsofSpecificationA555/A555Mconstitutesnon-conformancewiththisspecification.5.Stranding5.1Three-wirestrandshallhavealeftlaywithau...
