ASTM_A_809_-_08_2013.pdf

Designation:A80908(Reapproved 2013)Standard Specification forAluminum-Coated(Aluminized)Carbon Steel Wire1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A809;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers soft,medium,and hard tempercarbon steel wire coated with aluminum by a hot-dip process,supplied in coils for general use.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testingof Steel ProductsA428/A428M Test Method for Weight Mass of Coating onAluminum-Coated Iron or Steel ArticlesA700 Practices for Packaging,Marking,and Loading Meth-ods for Steel Products for ShipmentE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with Specifications2.2 U.S.Military Standards:3MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and StorageMIL-STD-1188 Commercial Packaging of Supplies andEquipment2.3 U.S.Federal Standard:Fed.Std.No.123 Marking for Shipment(Civil Agencies)33.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 carbon steelsteel is considered to be carbon steel(1)when no minimum content is specified or required foraluminum,chromium,cobalt,columbium,molybdenum,nickel,titanium,tungsten,vanadium,or zirconium or any otherelement is added to obtain a desired alloying effect;(2)whenthe specified minimum copper content does not exceed 0.40%;or(3)when the maximum specified content for any of thefollowing elements does not exceed these percentages:man-ganese 1.65,silicon 0.60,or copper 0.60.3.1.2 aluminum-coated(aluminized)wirealuminum-coated(aluminized)wire is produced by passing individualwires through a bath of molten aluminum,after first beingproperly preheated,cleaned,and pickled.3.1.3 temperas applied to aluminum-coated(aluminized)wire,pertains to stiffness or resistance to bending.It hascustomarily been expressed by tensile strength as shown in thethree ranges given in Table 1.The temper of a given chemicalcomposition can be controlled by the use of a different thermaltreatment for each temper.Different properties can also beobtained by varying the chemical composition for a giventhermal treatment.A thorough understanding of the end use ofthe wire,which involves both tensile strength and ductility,should be reached between the user and the manufacturer of thealuminum-coated(aluminized)wire.Requirements for bothchemical composition and mechanical properties may betechnologically impracticable.4.Ordering Information4.1 Orders for material under this specification shouldinclude the following information:4.1.1 Quantity(weight in pounds(kilograms),4.1.2 Coated wire diameter,expressed to 0.001 in.(0.025mm),4.1.3 Name of material(aluminum-coated carbon steelwire),4.1.4 Temper(soft,medium,or hard)(Table 1),4.1.5 Packaging requirements,and4.1.6 ASTM designation and year of issue.NOTE1A typical ordering description is as follows:40 000 lb,0.148-in.aluminum-coated carbon steel wire,medium temper,in 500-to600-lb catch-weight coils on tubular carriers to ASTM A80988.5.Materials and Manufacture5.1 The steel rod from which the wire is produced shall bemanufactured by any commercially accepted steel makingpractice.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A05 onMetallic-Coated Iron and Steel Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcom-mittee A05.12 on Wire Specifications.Current edition approved April 1,2013.Published April 2013.Originallyapproved in 1983.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as A809 08.DOI:10.1520/A0809-08R13.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,Bldg.4,Section D,700 Robbins Ave.,Philadelphia,PA 19111-5094,Attn:NPODS.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 5.2 The ingot or pig aluminum used for coating shallconform to the following impurity limits:max,%CopperIron0.100.506.Mechanical Properties6.1 The aluminum-coated wire shall meet the tensilestrength in accordance with Table 1 when tested in accordancewith Test Methods and Definitions A370.6.2 Test specimens containing a weld or an obvious defectshall be discarded and another test specimen obtained to verifyc